Radha Modgil is a

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and

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Biography

Modgil studied at

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

gaining an MA and qualified as a doctor at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

. She worked for five years in hospital medicine in

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and then trained for a further two years to qualify as a general practitioner. Modgil continues to practice as an NHS GP, as well as teaching and working in health promotion. Modgil is the co-host for

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

's ''

The Surgery ''The Surgery'' was a British radio show that aired on BBC Radio 1 weekly from 1999 to 2017. It was most recently hosted by Katie Thistleton and Doctor Radha Modgil, prior to its merger in November 2017 with a new show entitled '' Radio 1's ...

''. She was the resident GP for ''Live with Gabby'' on Channel 5 and also for Newsround CBBC. She appeared as the medical reporter & presenter for ''The Sex Education Show'' Channel 4 (series 1–5) and ''Make My Body Younger'' BBC3 (Series 1–2).

Filmography

Television

* City Hospital, BBC One (2004) *Make My Body Younger, BBC Three Series 1, (2008) *Make My Body Younger, BBC Three Series 2, (2009) *

ITV News at Ten ''ITV News at Ten'' (or more commonly ''News at Ten'') is the flagship evening news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and founded by news editor Geoffrey Cox in July 1967. The bulletin was the first permanent 30-min ...

(2010) * The Sex Education Show, Channel 4 **Series 1 (2008) **Series 2: "The Sex Education Show vs Pornography" (2009) **Series 3: "Am I Normal?" (2010) **Series 4: "Stop Pimping Our Kids" (2011) **Series 5: "Britain's Sex Survey" (2012) *

The Vanessa Show ''The Vanessa Show'' is a British chat show presented by Vanessa Feltz which was broadcast on BBC One from January to July 1999. It was cancelled following a scandal revealed by the ''Daily Mirror'' newspaper, in which the programme was found to ...

, Channel Five, (2011) *Live with Gaby, Channel Five, (2011–2012) *Dying for Clear Skin, BBC Three, (2012) *

Chasing the Saturdays ''Chasing the Saturdays'' is an American reality documentary television series that follows the British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The series premiered on January 20, 2013, at 10 pm ET/PT on E!. On June 1, 2013, 4Music revealed an adver ...

, E!, (2013) *

BBC Breakfast ''BBC Breakfast'' is the BBC television Breakfast television, breakfast news programme. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News (TV channel), BBC News channel. The simulcast is presented live, originally from ...

, Online Safety/Bullying,BBC One (2013) * This Morning, Health Alert- Women's Health, ITV, (2013) *Channel 5 News - Older People & The NHS (2014) *ITV Tonight - Fuel Poverty & Health (2014) *

Newsround ''Newsround'' (stylised as ''newsround'', and originally called ''John Craven's Newsround'' before his departure in 1989) is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972. It was one of the world's first televi ...

- Resident GP and Expert for Food Week & Diabetes Special, CBBC, (2015) *Feeling Better, CBeebies (2018)

Radio

*''The Surgery with Katie and Dr Radha'', Co-presenter, BBC Radio One *Interviews and medical broadcasting, LBC 2013 *Interviews and Q & A, BBC Oxford 2012 *Radio Europe 2012

Podcast

*''The Richard Nicholls Podcast'' (2020) *''Blank Podcast'' (2020)

References

External links

Official website''Radio 1's Life Hacks''
(BBC Radio 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Modgil, Radha Living people 21st-century English medical doctors English television presenters 1979 births