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Blake, Heidi. "BBC in decency row over obscene joke by Sandi Toksvig". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved 13 April 2015. Sandi Toksvig admitted to hospital with bronchial pneumonia". the Guardian. 3 December 2022 . Retrieved 6 December 2022.

Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI in 2016 (series 'N'), having been a guest a number of times and she spent ten years hosting The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. From 2017 to 2020 she was co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, alongside comedian Noel Fielding. In 2020, she stepped down and was replaced by Matt Lucas. [3] [4]Heroines & Harridans – A Fanfare of Fabulous Females. The Robson Press. ISBN 978-1849-54-3385. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Sandi Toksvig made Portsmouth University Chancellor". BBC. 31 October 2012 . Retrieved 21 June 2020. a b Reporters, Telegraph (1 August 2016). "Sandi Toksvig: 'Coming out was terrifying. We had death threats and had to go into hiding with the children for two weeks' ". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 17 January 2019. Exclusive – Watch the first trailer for Sandi Toksvig's travel series Extraordinary Escapes". radiotimes.com . Retrieved 7 February 2021. The President". Women of the Year. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015 . Retrieved 7 May 2015.

Toksvig first came to wider public prominence in 1994 because the charity Save the Children dropped her services as compere of its 75th anniversary celebrations after she came out. [13] The decision led to a direct action protest by the Lesbian Avengers, [47] and the charity apologised. [48] [49] Sandi Toksvig to embark on a second series of Extraordinary Escapes". channel4.com/press . Retrieved 20 December 2021. Toksvig presented Channel 4's four-part travel series Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig, which premiered on 10 February 2021. [43] In December 2021, Channel 4 renewed the series for a second series, [44] which premiered on 17 February 2022. [45] Series three premiered on 7 June 2023. [46] Politics and activism [ edit ]a b Topping, Alexandra (30 April 2015). "Sandi Toksvig reveals she quit Radio 4 to set up women's rights political party". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 April 2015. Poignant, respectful, and historically accurate while pulsating with emotional turmoil, adventure, and suspense. Moorhead, Joanna (20 February 2016). "Jesse Toksvig-Stewart: My two mums were trailblazers". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 November 2018. In late 2022, Toksvig was hospitalised in Australia with bronchial pneumonia, and was forced to cancel her upcoming New Zealand tour dates. [84] On 6 December 2022, she announced that she had left hospital, but was still not well enough to travel. [85] On 15 December, it was reported that she had returned to the UK. [86] Honours and awards [ edit ] Sandi Toksvig Praises New Gay Marriage Legislation On 'This Morning': 'It's About Love And Equality' ". Huffington Post. 1 April 2014 . Retrieved 1 April 2014.