Victoria Darbyshire's Career in Radio and TV

Victoria Darbyshire started her career in the 90s as a reporter in local and commercial radio. She then moved to BBC local radio, where she pitched an idea for a show and eventually became a presenter of news shows. In the late 90s, she joined Radio 5 Live and hosted the breakfast show and later the mid-morning show. She and her editor, Louisa Compton, developed a TV version of the radio show, which ran for five years. Victoria also worked on the news channel during COVID and became the presenter of Newsnight after Emily Maitlis left. She is currently working on two podcasts, one about breast cancer and another about the conflict in Ukraine.