Sandi Toksvig

Danish-born broadcaster and author who began comedy career at Cambridge Footlights. Started television career in children's programming (Number 73) and progressed to panel shows and quizzes. Took over as host of QI from Stephen Fry in 2016 and co-hosted The Great British Bake Off with Noel Fielding from 2017. For a decade chaired The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, leading to her induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Prolific writer with over 20 fiction and non-fiction books; became president of the Writers' Guild in 2019. Has written for theatre including adaptations and original pieces.