Dharshini David.

Film, television and radio
Broadcaster and economist

A highly experienced broadcaster and economist, Dharshini is a familiar face to BBC News audiences. She started her career as a government economist before moving to HSBC Investment Bank. She subsequently joined the BBC to cover financial stories, going on to present for Panorama. There followed a successful period at Sky News, where she presented business, political and general news programmes, including the flagship Sky News Tonight.

In January 2020, she was appointed the BBC’s first Global Trade Correspondent, covering all areas from Brexit to US/China relations. Dharshini is the author of The Almighty Dollar (Elliott & Thompson 2018), which explains globalisation and the foundations that underpin the world economy in accessible terms.

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Marcus Brigstocke

Comedian, actor and playwright

Marcus Brigstocke is a multi-award-winning comedian, actor, writer, playwright, director and satirist. His TV credits include ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘QI’, ‘Live At The Apollo’, and ‘Question Time’.

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Rachel Parris.

Comedian, musician and improviser

Rachel Parris is a Bafta Award-nominated comedian, musician and improviser. She recently gained global attention for her satirical segments on BBC2's The Mash Report, garnering over 55 million views to date. She has performed on Live At ...

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Clare Balding

Television presenter and author

Clare Balding is an award winning presenter. Since starting out in radio at University in 1994, Clare has worked her way up to become one of Britain’s leading broadcasters across sport and factual entertainment.

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