Ritula Shah

Ritula Shah
Shah at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2011
Born1967 (age 56–57)
EducationHaberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree
University of Warwick
Occupation(s)Journalist and broadcaster
Notable credit(s)The World Tonight
PM

Ritula Harakchand Shah /rɪtəˈlɑː ˈʃɑː/ (born 1967) is a presenter on Classic FM. She was formerly a news presenter on BBC Radio, serving as the main presenter of The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4. Previously, Shah presented Woman's Hour on Radio 4 and was a launch presenter for The World Today on the BBC World Service.[1]

Shah joined The World Tonight as Deputy Presenter and also presented the Saturday edition of PM. From the departure of Robin Lustig until 27 February 2023, Shah was the lead presenter of The World Tonight. It was announced on 13 April 2023 that Shah was to join Classic FM from BBC Radio 4 to present Calm Classics on weekdays between 10pm and 1am. She made her debut on the music station on 17 April 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC – Radio 4 – Presenter – Ritula Shah". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Margherita Taylor to host Classic FM’s More Music Drive, and Ritula Shah to present Calm Classics", Classic FM, 13 April 2023.