Victoria Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Derbyshire in 2011 | |
| Born | Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire 2 October 1968 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Education | Bury Grammar School for Girls |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool Preston Polytechnic |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, newsreader, television presenter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Television | BBC News at Nine BBC News at One BBC News at Five BBC World News BBC News The Victoria Derbyshire Show Newsnight BBC Weekend News Central Weekend |
| Spouse |
Mark Sandell (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Nick Derbyshire (brother) |
Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020.[1][2] She has also presented Newsnight and BBC Panorama.
She was one of eight women to appear in ITV's The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night – an entertainment documentary to raise awareness of breast cancer. She previously presented the morning news, current affairs and interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday. She left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty.
- ^ Waterson, Jim (17 March 2020). "BBC to broadcast Question Time without an audience". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Victoria Derbyshire Show to come off air". BBC News. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.