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Oct 2023
40m 12s

Sara Cox

ANNIE MACMANUS
About this episode

Our guest this week is the beloved Bolton broadcaster Sara Cox! 


Currently BBC Radio 2's drive time host , Sara started out as a model before turning to TV.  In the 90s she was on Channel 4 presenting the Girlie Show. She went on to work on Channel 5, presented MTV Hot and became a regular on the hugely popular programme The Big Breakfast. 


Sara was in her early twenties, incredibly beautiful, effortless funny and deliciously northern. An irresistible booking for Radio 1, who put her in charge of the Radio 1 breakfast show, following on from Chris Evans and Zoe Ball. 


Radio 1 is where Annie and Sara met and became friends.


Since then, Sara started at Radio 2 and continued working in television including hosting the Great Pottery Throwdown and her own book show called Between the Covers on BBC 2. She is also the author of a best selling memoir and novel and is currently writing her second novel. 


Sara came round to Annie’s house after her show armed with a miniature bottle of red wine and ready to talk all things Change…


You can get copies of Sara’s best selling memoir Till The Cows Come Home and novel Throne here.


Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes


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