Joan Bakewell
Joan Bakewell has been a presence on Britain鈥檚 television since the 1960s when she co-presented the nightly 大象传媒 2 show Late Night Line Up.
In the 1970鈥檚 she went to Granada television, and pioneered the interactive audience programme Reports Action.
In the late 1980s she became reporter/presenter of 大象传媒 1鈥檚 The Heart of the Matter, which dealt with ethical issues arising from current affairs. Since 2000 she has presented two personal series of her own: My Generation, and Taboo.
Her books include 鈥淭he Centre of the Bed鈥 (autobiography), 鈥淏elief鈥, and 鈥淭he View From Here: Life at Seventy鈥, published in September 2006.
She is currently the presenter of Belief for Radio 3 and a columnist for the Guardian.
