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Joan Bakewell is an English journalist, TV presenter and Labour Party peer. She has worked for BBC and Granada, presented arts and ethics programmes, and received a Humanist of the Year award.
Learn about Joan Bakewell's books, radio, television and journalism work, as well as her roles as President of Birkbeck College and member of the House of Lords. Find out her latest contributions, awards, interviews and opinions on various topics.
28 de mar. de 2023 · Joan Bakewell, 90 in April, lives in a complex of artists’ studios with the feel of a Victorian almshouse: cottages with small gardens and walls over which, during the early days of lockdown, people would drop bags of food for the older residents suddenly judged too much at risk to go out alone.
Joan Bakewell presenting Late Night Line Up in 1967, the show that launched her career. Her later work would explore issues of ethics and religion, including Radio 4’s Heart of the...
Learn about the life and career of Dame Joan Bakewell, a veteran broadcaster and journalist who received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2019. She has covered arts, current affairs and ethical issues for six decades, and interviewed Nelson Mandela among others.
17 de abr. de 2023 · The Labour peer and TV presenter revealed she had colon cancer in January and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. She said dying was on the agenda at her age and she did not feel her age despite turning 90.
Baroness Bakewell is receiving the Bafta Fellowship - the highest accolade in British broadcasting - on Sunday, after more than 50 years on the airwaves.
