8 May 2025

Punam Krishan

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(6 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

 

Punam Krishan is a Scottish doctor, TV personality and author. Born in Glasgow, she married Sandesh Gulhane and took a post at a medical partnership but left after burning out and became a locum general practitioner (GP). She has presented the BBC Scotland series Laid Bare, appeared on Morning Live and The Weakest Link, and written a Glasgow Times medical column and children’s book. In 2024, she placed eleventh on the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dance partner Gorka Márquez.

In October 2019, Punam Krishan began presenting Laid Bare for BBC Scotland, in which patients were given a comprehensive medical check-up and then given a dressing down by Punam Krishan. Writing that month, Swarbrick described her interrogations as “a living post-mortem”. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, she wrote for the Glasgow Times each week about health and her experiences as a doctor. By October 2021, she had begun making appearances on Morning Live and on BBC Radio Scotland. In June 2022, she published a children’s book, How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs. She appeared on The Weakest Link that December. In April 2024, Dorling Kindersley commissioned Krishan to write a further two children’s books intended for publication the following year; these comprised a flap board book about human anatomy, You and Your Body, and a first aid book, A Superhero’s First Aid Manual.

4 May 2025

Amy Garcia

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(166 votes, average: 4.98 out of 5)

 

Amy Garcia is an English journalist and broadcaster. She is currently the main anchor of the BBC Yorkshire regional magazine programme Look North.

Amy Garcia moved to London aged 19, working on interactive TV services Chase-It.TV and ITV Play’s Play DJ. She also worked on programmes for CBBC, CITV, and The Disney Channel.

Amy Garcia joined BBC Look North as a broadcast journalist in 2009, then moving to BBC South Today in 2012. During this time, she was also a newsreader for 60 Seconds on BBC Three, before moving back to Yorkshire and re-joining BBC Look North, but as a presenter, replacing the then newly-dismissed Christa Ackroyd. She co-presented with Harry Gration until his retirement in 2020.

30 Apr 2025

Kaye Forster

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(11 votes, average: 4.73 out of 5)

 

Kaye Forster is a freelance weather presenter based at BBC East Midlands weather hub. Her usual role is providing weekday breakfast and lunchtime and weekend forecasts for the East Midlands, West Midlands and North West regions following budget cuts as part of the BBC’s Delivering Quality First in England program.

Kaye Forster took a BSc in Geography at Brunel University where her final year dissertation was on the effect of global warming on Atlantic hurricanes. In 2001 she started Met. Office training at ‘several RAF airfields’. She became a regular weather presenter at BBC South East Today before leaving to become freelance; she then spent a spell covering for a leave of absence for Dianne Oxberry at BBC North West Tonight.

Kaye Forster joined a ladies’ football team at university and has since played for Wycombe Wanderers, Exeter City and Ebbsfleet United.

27 Apr 2025

Elizabeth Rizzini

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(741 votes, average: 4.96 out of 5)

 

Elizabeth Rizzini is a British journalist working as a weather forecaster for BBC London. She works alongside BBC weather female presenters Wendy Hurrell and Kate Kinsella. Elizabeth Rizzini has previously worked with the Met Office as a weather news presenter.

The BBC London journalist presents the morning and lunchtime weather news for the BBC South East and Look East. At one point, Elizabeth Rizzini presented The Sky at Night show, expressing her interest in astronomy and space weather. Elizabeth Rizzini has also participated in several marathons before. In September 2015, she participated in the Great North Run to help raise funds for the Save the Children group.

The following year, Elizabeth Rizzini was one of the Vіrgin Money London Marathon Media Presenters, along with famous people in the international media industry.

25 Apr 2025

Katerina Christodoulou

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(718 votes, average: 4.97 out of 5)

 
Katerina Christodoulou is a prominent BBC weather presenter who has been delivering forecasts across the North of England and London.

Known for her engaging on-air presence and expert weather analysis, Katerina Christodoulou has built a loyal following among viewers across the UK. With a degree in television and broadcasting and over a decade of experience in the industry, she provides accurate and insightful weather updates that help viewers plan their daily activities. Christodoulou’s passion for her craft and commitment to keeping the public informed about changing weather patterns have made her a trusted voice in the field of broadcast meteorology.

25 Apr 2025

Katherine Downes

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(323 votes, average: 4.93 out of 5)

 

Katherine Downes is an English television presenter who formerly worked on the BBC News Channel and BBC Breakfast, specialising in sports coverage.

In 2009, Katherine Downes was working at BBC South East for which she won Best Newcomer at the Royal Television Society Southern Centre Awards in 2010.

Katherine Downes joined the BBC Sport team in 2012 when it moved to Salford. She had previously worked as a reporter and occasional presenter on BBC South East Today, as well as reporting on a variety of news stories as a correspondent for BBC Breakfast and the BBC News Channel during 2011.

On 1 June 2013, she married Tim Sleap at All Hallows Church in Sutton-on-the-Forest near York. She had allowed readers of Brides magazine to choose her wedding dress from a selection of five.

In November 2021, Katherine Downes announced she was leaving the BBC after 14 years with the corporation.

In 2022, Katherine Downes was part of BBC Sport’s presentation and interview team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

24 Apr 2025

Christina Trevanion

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(908 votes, average: 4.96 out of 5)

 
Christina Helen Johanne Trevanion is a British auctioneer and television presenter.

Christina Trevanion is a partner in the firm of Trevanion & Dean, auctioneers and valuers, based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Trevanion founded the firm with Aaron Dean, having previously worked at Christie’s.

Christina Trevanion has appeared on a number of BBC daytime television programmes as an expert in antiques and as an auctioneer, including Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Flog It!.

Christina Trevanion has also presented along with Will Kirk and JJ Chalmers a new series titled The Travelling Auctioneers.

22 Apr 2025

Nina Warhurst

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(738 votes, average: 4.94 out of 5)

 

Nina Louise Warhurst is an English journalist, newsreader, television presenter and actress. She is currently a business and consumer presenter on BBC Breakfast.

Nina Warhurst begin her on-screen career in an acting role in the Christmas special of Casualty in 1997, Heartbeat in 1998, and Butterfly Collectors in 1999. She began her broadcasting career on Russia Today in Moscow. In April 2007, she joined Guardian Media Group’s regional television channel Channel M, presenting on Channel M Breakfast. In 2009, she moved to Channel M’s weekday news programme Channel M Today, after cutbacks at station required the cancelation of Channel M Breakfast.

In 2010, Nina Warhurst joined BBC East Midlands regional news presenting East Midlands Today. Later in 2010, she joined BBC North West regional news presenting BBC North West Tonight and Sunday Politics North West. In June 2014, she covered the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for BBC Sport. In September 2016, Nina Warhurst was appointed political editor at BBC North West.

In 2018, Warhurst begin reporting for BBC Breakfast on a freelance basis, and became a relief presenter when regular hosts were unavailable. In October 2020, she was appointed as BBC Breakfast’s main business presenter, succeeding Steph McGovern.