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Sophie Jane Raworth () (born 15 May 1968) is an English

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, newsreader and broadcaster working for the

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. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of

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(mainly ''

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'' and ''

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''). She can often be found presenting state occasions. She also presents the BBC's Election Night coverage alongside various other presenters. In 2015, she became the new presenter of consumer affairs programme ''

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'' and in 2016, began presenting ''

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'', both for

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Early life

Sophie Jane Raworth was born on 15 May 1968 in Surrey to a florist mother and a businessman father. She grew up in

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and attended the independent Putney High and St Paul's Girls' schools. After completing a degree in French and German at the

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, Raworth spent a year teaching English to teenagers in

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before studying for a

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course in broadcasting and

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Career

Raworth joined the

...
in 1992 as a news reporter, first for Greater Manchester Radio and then, in April 1994, as BBC Regions correspondent in

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. In May 1995, she became the regular joint presenter of BBC's '' Look North'' programme in

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. Raworth moved to national television in 1997, to co-present the BBC's ''

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'' programme on

, initially with

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, and in later years, with

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. Raworth then joined the BBC's early morning news programme '' Breakfast'' at its launch in 2000, which she presented alongside

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and in later years,

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, on Monday–Thursdays, and sometimes with regular relief presenters such as

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and Michael Peschardt. She then moved to the ''BBC Six O'Clock News'' in January 2003 which she presented alongside

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; she was a presenter on this bulletin until October 2005 when she went on maternity leave, and was replaced by

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. In March 2006 Raworth was named as the main presenter of the ''BBC News at One'', replacing

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on Monday-Thursdays. She took up the position in June 2006 after returning from maternity leave. She also can occasionally be seen presenting relief shifts on the rolling news channel

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. Raworth has presented several BBC specials, including coverage of the Queen's Golden Jubilee and ''Our Monarchy – the Next 50 Years'', both alongside

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. In addition, she has appeared on ''

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'' and, in the early 2000s, entertainment programmes such as ''Dream Lives'' and the quiz show ''Judgemental''. In 2004, Raworth appeared on the BBC fashion show '' What Not to Wear'', in which she was given a makeover by style advisors

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and

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. In 2006 she was part of the television coverage of the

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, an event to celebrate the

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's 80th birthday. Along with

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, she presented some fake news updates for the programme, which led to many complaints from viewers. Raworth had a cameo role as a newsreader in the last series of the BBC comedy series '' My Hero''. At the end of the ''One O'Clock News'' on 31 January 2008, she announced that she would be leaving the programme until the summer, and confirmed

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as presenting the bulletin during her absence. Raworth returned on 25 August 2008, after the birth of her third child, with the presentation of the Bank Holiday edition of the BBC News at One, BBC News at Six and

. Raworth ran the

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on 5 October 2008. Since early 2009, Raworth has been the main relief presenter on the ''

'' and a regular relief presenter on the ''

'', often presenting when regular presenters

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and

are not available. She has also appeared in place of

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on ''

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'', and presented on the ''

'' (formerly known as ''BBC News 24''). In May 2009, she presented ''The Trouble with Working Women'' with reporter and father-of-three Justin Rowlatt on the BBC. The programme looked at the role of the working woman. In 2009, she presented ''

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'' on

on weekday mornings. In 2013, Raworth had a cameo appearance at the start of the film ''

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'' as herself. On 16 July 2013, Raworth was given an Award of Doctor of Arts ''honoris causa'' by

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. Raworth presented '' Watchdog Daily'' in 2012 and ''

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'' in 2014 and 2015, before landing the role of main presenter on ''

'' in September 2015. She replaced

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. In February 2016, Raworth replaced

Kirsty Young Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter. From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's ''Desert Island Discs''. She presented ''Crimewatch'' on BBC One from 2008 to 2015. Early ...

as main anchor of ''

''. She previously guest presented the programme in 2012. In 2018, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the

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, Raworth presented a documentary called ''RAF 100: Into the Blue'', where she talked about her grandfather, Captain Edwin Raworth, who was a pilot in the

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. On 3 December 2021, the BBC announced that Raworth will be the interim presenter on

's ''Sunday Morning'' (currently

) from 9 January 2022.

Personal life

Raworth married Richard Winter in 2003 and they live in London with their two daughters and one son. In March 2017, the genealogy programme, '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' on

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television, featured Raworth's family story. It revealed that she was descended from non-conformist ancestors who were members of the New Jerusalem Church. They lived in

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at a time when the city was rocked by religious riots in 1791 with people like her ancestors being the targets. In the aftermath of the riots, Raworth's ancestors, William and Martha Mott, took a great risk by uprooting their young family to move to North America. However, within two years of arriving, the parents had died of

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and the children were sent back to England. Raworth discovers in the programme that she was not descended from noted piano maker Henry Isaac Robert Mott as the family had believed, but from his cousin, Samuel Mott, who was sacked from the piano company and ended up taking his own life. Investigating another branch of her paternal family tree, she found a long line of

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heritage stretching back to the 1700s, and beginning with her great-grandfather Edgar Cussons Crowder, who once worked in the Palm House at

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. Further research reveals that her five-times great-grandfather, Abraham Crowder, grew and sold

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plants in the 18th century, at a time when the fruit was a prestigious luxury.

Running

On 17 April 2011, Raworth completed the

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, despite collapsing two miles from the finish line. By 2017, she had completed all six World Marathon Majors. In April 2018, Raworth completed the

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, a six-day,

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in the

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. In October 2022, Raworth completed her 10th

Filmography

;Film *''

'' (2013) – Cameo, herself *'' Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'' (2016) – Cameo, herself ;TV *'' Breakfast'' (2000–2002) – Presenter *''

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'' (1999–2000) – Newscaster *''

'' (2003–present) – Newscaster *''

BBC News at One The ''BBC News at One'' is the afternoon/lunchtime news bulletin from the BBC. Produced by BBC News, the programme is broadcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel (via British Sign Language) from Monday to Sunday at 1:00pm for 30 minutes, alth ...

'' (2006–present) – Newscaster *''

'' (2009) – Presenter *''Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph'' (2009–present) – Reporter *'' Watchdog Daily'' (2012) – Presenter *

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

(2013) – Cameo, herself *''

'' (2012, 2016) – Guest presenter *''

'' (2013) – Guest presenter *''

'' (2014–2015) – Co-presenter *''

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'' (2014–present) – Presenter *''

'' (2015–2016) – Presenter *'' Bodyguard'' (2018) – Cameo, herself *'' The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh'' (2021) – Reporter *''Sunday Morning'' (2022–present) – Presenter *''Our Next Prime Minister'' (2022) – Presenter *''The Proclamation of HM the King'' (2022) – Presenter *''Scotland: The Vigil'' (2022) – Presenter *'' HM the Queen: The Journey to London'' (2022) – Presenter *'' HM the Queen: The Procession to Lying-in-State'' (2022) – Reporter

References

External links

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