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Mariella Frostrup

b. 1963

Born in Norway, Mariella Frostrup, 60, grew up in Ireland and moved to London at 16. She worked in music PR and made her presenting debut on Channel 4’s Big World Cafe in 1989. She went on to host TV and radio shows on arts and current affairs, including Radio 4’s Open Book and Panorama. She co-founded the campaign group Menopause Mandate, and wrote Cracking the Menopause – While Keeping Yourself Together (2021). Her new podcast, with Peter Fincham, is Have You Seen?. She is married with two children and lives in Somerset.

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Question What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

The music journalist Paul Morley described me as bland.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?

I am mortified that we went into Afghanistan, promised to liberate the female population and, 20 years later, dumped them in a situation as bad, robbing girls of their futures.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 November 2023 source ↗

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