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Fiona Susannah Grace "Fi" Glover (born 27 February 1969) is a British

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and presenter who formerly presented the ''Fortunately'' podcast, '' The Listening Project'' for

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and ''My Perfect Country'' for the BBC World Service. ''Fortunately'', which has been downloaded 23 million times, was the 2018 winner of the ARIAS ( Audio and Radio Industry Awards) Funniest Show and won Silver at the 2019

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. It is currently No. 5 in the

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’s most popular podcasts and has been No. 1 in the Apple podcast charts. From January 2021, it will be broadcast on a regular slot on

. Glover worked at BBC Radio 5 Live for seven years, presenting ''Sunday Service'', with

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and

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, ''Late Night Live'', the ''Afternoon Show'' and the mid-morning phone-in programme. In 2004 she moved to

as the host of '' Broadcasting House'', before launching Radio 4's '' Saturday Live'', in March 2006. Her television presenting roles include hosting

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's reality history show; ''

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'', in 2014. She has made films for ''

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'', and was the presenter of the BBC Two ''

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'' from 1997 to 2000. In 2010, '' Radio Times'' readers voted Glover the 9th Most Powerful Voice on Radio and in 2014 she was awarded a fellowship of the

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, "to recognise individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the industry and/or the Academy."

Career

Radio

In 1993, Glover began her

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career as a filing clerk on various local radio stations including BBC Somerset Sound,

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and Northampton. She joined GLR in London, as a junior reporter and went on to present the Breakfast Show with

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three years later, winning a silver

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in 1995. In 1996, she moved to BBC Radio 5 Live, where she spent seven years as a key broadcaster in news and political coverage, presenting shows such as ''Sunday Service'', with

and

, ''Late Night Live'', the ''Afternoon Show'' and the mid-morning phone in programme. In 2004, Glover took over from

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as host of Sunday morning news analysis programme '' Broadcasting House'', winning a Silver

in the same year. She became the host of

's '' Saturday Live'' from its inception in 2006 until 2011. In May 2008, ''Saturday Live'' won Best UK Speech Programme at the

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. In 2010 '' Radio Times'' readers voted Glover 9th Most Powerful Voice on Radio. Glover returned to BBC Radio 4 with '' The Listening Project'', a joint initiative by the

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and the

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, which started on 29 March 2012, aiming "to capture the nation in conversation". In 2013 '' The Listening Project'' won a Bronze

in the Best Speech Programme category. In 2014 she was made a Fellow of the

. In 2015 and Glover presented two series of ''Shared Experience'' on Radio Four, a programme which interviews people who have had similar, and frequently traumatic, experiences, such as being bullied at school, coping with addiction or being held hostage. In Autumn 2015, she launched ''My Perfect Country'' on the BBC World Service, a current affairs show made in partnership with the Institute of Global Prosperity at UCL. Co-presented with

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and

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, it became the first ever radio show to be recorded during a sitting session of the UN. It opened the UN

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session of 2016 in New York City at the invitation of the

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. ''My Perfect Country'' ran for 3 series and was followed by two series of ''My Perfect City'', presented with Ellie Cosgrave and Greg Clark. During 2015 and 2016 Glover also hosted ''Two Rooms'' for

, a discussion programme using the notion of the focus group. It puts two different groups of people in separate rooms to discuss the same topic e.g.

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or immigration and then brings them together to see if they have changed their positions. On 29 March 2017, Glover, together with broadcaster Jane Garvey started a weekly podcast series on BBC Radio 4, ''Fortunately: A frank look behind the scenes with broadcasters Jane Garvey and Fi Glover as guests from Radio, TV and podcasting share stories they probably shouldn't.'' Fortunately, which has been downloaded 4.5 million times, is currently No.5 in the

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’s most popular podcasts and has been No.1 in the Apple podcast charts. From Jan 2021, it will be broadcast in a regular slot on

. In addition to winning silver at the 2017

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, ''Fortunately'' also won Funniest Show at the 2018

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, and Bronze in the Spotlight Award at the British Podcast Awards 2019. Guests on the show include

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Ruth Jones Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones (born 22 September 1966) is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the award-winning BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2007–2010, 2019). Jones has also appeared in various ...

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, and

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. In April 2017, Glover launched a new BBC Radio Four series, ''Glass Half Full'', chairing debates between optimists and pessimists on key issues such as health care, population growth and gender equality. Glover has also made a series of occasional documentaries on different aspects of parenting, for BBC Radio 4 with producer Sarah Cuddon: ''Listen Without Mother'' in July 2014, ''The Great Egg Freeze'' July 2014,''The Expressing Room'' March 2018 and ''Dads and The Delivery Room'' in December 2019. 10th October 2022. Fi launched a new show on Times Radio with co-presenter Jane Garvey. (Mon-Thurs between 3 and 5pm)

Television

Between 1997 and 2000 Glover presented ''

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'' on BBC Two. In 2012 she was a participant in the

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’s ''

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Does Bake Off'' and in 2015 she hosted

's six part reality history show, ''

'' where celebrities travel back in time to try living like Victorians. Glover has also presented several editions of ''

'' and two films for the programme in 2013; ''The Rise of Digital Feminism'', and ''Legal Highs''.

Writing

In 2000, Glover travelled the world visiting notable radio stations, which resulted in the book ''Travels with my Radio: I am an Oil Tanker'' (). The title reflected the hazards of live broadcasting with

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's opening statement "I am an oil tanker, Dickie Arbiter is on fire in the Gulf." The radio stations documented in the book include a temporary

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station for the

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football tournament, run from a café in Belgium, an English-language station in

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, a station run by Irish UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, and Montserrat Radio which broadcast throughout the 1996

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eruption. Glover has written a weekly column for ''

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Weekend'' since 2012. It went online in 2020.

Other activities

Glover was the Chair of the

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in 2009 and is a Founder of ''Sound Women'', a lobby group set up to campaign for parity in the broadcasting industry. Glover is also the patron of Adfam, a national charity working to improve life for families affected by drugs or alcohol. In 2016 the

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awarded Glover an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of her success in broadcasting.

Awards

1995, Silver - GLR ''Breakfast show'' *

2004, Silver - '' Broadcasting House'' *

2008, Gold - '' Saturday Live'' Best Speech Programme *

2008, Silver - '' Saturday Live'' Listener Participation Award *

2013, Bronze - The Listening Project *Audio Production Awards 2016 - Presenter of the Year *British Podcast Awards 2017, Silver - ''Fortunately'' *

2018, Funniest Show Winner - ''Fortunately'' * British Podcast Awards 2019, Silver - ''Fortunately''

Personal life

Glover was born in

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, but grew up in

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, with her mother Priscilla (Cilla) and sister Isabella (Izi), while her father was in

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establishing a business. Her parents eventually separated. She attended St Swithun's School, an independent girls' school in

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. She studied

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and philosophy at the

from 1987 to 1990. Glover was briefly married to Mark Sandell, then a producer at

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. Glover married Rick Jones, a

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executive, in April 2014. They have two children. The couple separated in 2017.

References

External links

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''Fortunately... with Fi and Jane''
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