Sandra Birgitte Toksvig , Sandra Toksvig , born May 3, 1958, is a British writer, actress, radio and television presenter, comedian, producer and political activist of Danish descent. The holder of the Order of the British Empire .
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She was the host of The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 from 2006 to June 2015. She also hosted the 1001 Things You Should Know Channel 4 quiz show in 2012-13, and on April 5, 2014, she became the host of the returned Fifteen to one show on the same television channel. In 2016, she replaced Stephen Fry as the leading QI television show on the BBC .
He is one of the founders of , formed in March 2015. In October 2012, she was appointed Honorary Rector of the University of Portsmouth . He is also the current chairman of the charity event.
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The early years
Toxwig was born in Denmark, but since her father, Klaus Toxvi, was a journalist and foreign correspondent for Danish television, she spent most of her childhood abroad, mainly in New York. Her mother, Julie Ann Toxvy (nee Brett), was of British descent [4] . When her father worked in London, she attended Tormead School 's private girls ' school . Her first job was to be a lighting director in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at the age of 18. [5] [6]
She studied law, archeology and anthropology at Cambridge , which she graduated with a diploma with honors, as well as two awards for outstanding achievements. [7] One of her university law professors was . [eight]
Career
Start
She started doing comedy back in Cambridge, where she performed as an author and as a performer for the first female show at the Footlights theater club, of which she was a member at the same time as Stephen Fry , Hugh Laurie , and Emma Thompson . She was one of the authors of the club’s review, which won the main prize at the . She was also a member of the Cambridge Entertainment Society .
She began her television career as a host for children's programs such as No. 73 (1982-86), The Sandwich Quiz , [9] The Saturday Starship , Motormouth , Gilbert's Fridge , as well as Island Race and The Talking Show educational programs Open Media Broadcasting Company for Channel 4 .
In October 2012, in connection with a wave of accusations against Jimmy Savile, as well as talk that a culture of connivance against sexual harassment flourished on the BBC in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, Toxwig announced that in the 1980s, she was harassed by a “famous person." [10] [11] According to her, reports of incidents of inappropriate behavior on the BBC "did not surprise her at all."
Comedy
In comedy circles, Toxwig became known for playing at the Comedy Store in London, as well as being a member of the club’s team that performed comedy improvisations. [12]
On television, she acted as a participant in such comic shows as Call My Bluff (usually as a team captain), Whose Line Is It Anyway? , Mock the Week , QI, and Have I Got News for You where she appeared in the very first episode in 1990. [13] She also hosted What the Dickens , and Sky Arts .
She is also well known to BBC Radio 4 listeners as a member of the programs I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , The Unbelievable Truth , and as the lead quiz for The News Quiz , where she replaced in September 2006, but she left (unfortunately many) in June 2015 to devote himself to political activity and the struggle for women's rights. On June 26, the last issue of the program with her participation was aired. Also on Radio 4, under her leadership, there was an extra luggage travel program, but in 2012 it was taken off the air. [14]
Theater and television work
In 1993, Toxwig wrote the script for the musical Big Night Out at the Little Sands Picture Palace for the , starring and Una Stubbs . In 2002, the musical was redesigned and supplemented by the songs of , who also played a major role on the stage of the Watford Palace with . [15]
In co-authorship with Ellie Brewer, Toxwig wrote a play based on Shakespeare's works - The Pocket Dream , which first went to the , and was subsequently shown on the stage of the theater in the West End . Together, they also wrote the script for the television series The Big One in 1992, in which Toxwig played one of the roles. As an actress, she took part in plays such as Androclus and the Lion , Much Ado About Nothing , and Comedy of Mistakes . Toxwig's most recent work in the theater is the play “ Bully Boy, ” which addresses the topic of post-traumatic disorder among British troops. The play premiered at the Nuffield Theater in Southampton in May 2011. The main role in it was played by Anthony Andrews .
She participated in the recording of several audio books, as well as Red audio plays from the series based on the Doctor Who series. In 2011, she also appeared as the host of the second season of the program, Master of Antiquities, on BBC Two .
In 2013, she appeared on the BBC Channel Christmas episode of Call the Midwife . [sixteen]
In April 2014, Toxwig became the host of the returned Fifteen-to-One television show, the original version of which was directed by William Stewart . She will also take the place of Stephen Fry as the lead QI quiz since 2016.
For services in the field of television and radio broadcasting in 2014, Toxwig was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE). [17]
Since 2016, she has become the leading intellectual comedy and game television program QI , replacing Stephen Fry .
Literary work
Toxwig is the author of more than twenty books for adults and children, including both fiction and non-fiction. She is also the author of columns in magazines and newspapers such as Good Housekeeping , Sunday Telegraph, and The Lady . In 2009, her articles for the Sunday Telegraph were published as a compilation entitled The Chain of Curiosity .
Political Opinions
For a long time, Toxwig supported the Liberal Democratic Party . [18] [19] and was even considered as a possible party representative in parliament. However, in 2012, she stated that, in her opinion, there was no party that would be consistent with her views.
In April 2015, Toxwig acted as chairman at the first, unofficial meeting of the Women's Equality Party, [20] [21] of which she is one of the founders. It was party activity that caused Toxwig to end his career on the radio. [22] [23]
Personal life
Toxwig has three children - two daughters and a son. [24] [25] Their biological mother is Toxwig's former partner, Peta Stewart, with whom she broke up in 1997. [26] The conception was made by artificial insemination, the donor for him was Christopher Lloyd-Pak, [27] the younger brother of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack. [28] [29]
She currently lives in a houseboat in Wandsworth [30] with her wife, a psychotherapist, Debbie Toxwig. [24] [31] The couple officially formalized relations on March 29, 2014, when legislation on same-sex marriage in England and Wales came into force. [32]
He has atheistic and humanistic views, is the patron of the British Humanist Association . [33]
Received British citizenship in 2013. [34]
Bibliography
Books for children
- Toksvig, Sandi. Girls are Best. - London: Red Fox. - ISBN 978-1862304291 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. The Littlest Viking. - London: Yearling. - ISBN 978-0440868309 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Hitlers Canary. - Vlaardingen , Holland: Valerius uitgeverij. - ISBN 90-78250-02-X . (Dutch translation)
- Toksvig, Sandi. Hitler's Canary. - Doubleday, 2005 .-- ISBN 0-385-60889-6 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. The Troublesome Tooth Fairy. - Transworld, 2000. - ISBN 0-552-54663-1 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Super-Saver Mouse to the Rescue. - Transworld, 2000. - ISBN 0-552-54541-4 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Super-Saver Mouse. - Transworld, 1999. - ISBN 0-552-54540-6 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. If I Didn't Have Elbows. - Deagosti, 1998 .-- ISBN 1-84089-048-7 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Unusual Day. - Transworld / Corgi, 1997 .-- ISBN 0-552-54539-2 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Tales from the Norse's Mouth. - BBC Books, 1994. - ISBN 0-563-40358-6 .
Adult Books
- Toksvig, Sandi (2012) Valentine Gray . Virago. ISBN 978-1-84408-831-7
- Toksvig, Sandi, (illustrated by Sandy Nightingale). Heroines & Harridans - A Fanfare of Fabulous Females. - The Robson Press, 2012 .-- ISBN 978-1849-54-3385 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Melted into Air. - Little Brown, 2006 .-- ISBN 0-316-86117-0 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Gladys Reunited: A Personal American Journey. - Little Brown, 2003. - ISBN 0-7515-3328-9 .
- The Travels of Lady Bulldog Burton. - Little Brown, 2002. - ISBN 0-316-86007-7 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Flying under bridges. - Little Brown, 2001 .-- ISBN 0-316-85635-5 .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Whistling for the Elephants. - Transworld, 1999. - ISBN 0-593-04480-0 .
- Island Race: an Improbable Voyage Round the Coast of Britain. - BBC Books, 1995. - ISBN 0-563-37053-X .
- Toksvig, Sandi. Great Journeys of the World. - BBC Books, 1994. - ISBN 0-563-37050-5 .
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 123196361 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ McQuillan, Rebecca . Sandi Toksvig minds her manners , The Herald Scotland (October 18, 2013). Date of treatment January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Toksvig, Sandi. The Chain Of Curiosity . - London, UK: Hachette UK . - ISBN 9781405527231 .
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig: All the world's backstage , The Sunday Telegraph (December 30, 2007). Date of appeal April 25, 2014.
- ↑ Press Association . Sandi Toksvig becomes chancellor of Portsmouth University , The Guardian (23 January 2012). Date of treatment December 31, 2013.
- ↑ QI - Series I - Inequality - British Comedy Guide . comedy.co.uk. Date of treatment April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Artist Management . Vivienne Clore. Date of treatment March 16, 2012.
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig claims she was groped while broadcasting , BBC News Online (October 7, 2012). Date of treatment October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig: 'I was groped on air in the 1980s' , The Guardian (October 7, 2012). Date of treatment October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Comedy Store Players Official Site - History -retrieved on 16 May 2008
- ↑ Have I Got News For You episode guide Archived February 22, 2009. at TV.com - retrieved on 16 May 2008
- ↑ Radio 4's Excess Baggage to be axed , Wanderlust (March 20, 2012). Archived February 2, 2016. Date of treatment January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Review of Big Night Out in What's On Stage Archived June 16, 2011. ; retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ↑ Walker-Arnott, Ellie . Call the Midwife Christmas special - first look preview , Radio Times (December 14, 2013). Date of treatment December 31, 2013.
- ↑ Appendix No. 60728, p. 14 (Eng.) // London Gazette : newspaper. - L .. - Iss. 60728 . - No. 60728 . - P. 14 . - ISSN 0374-3721 .
- ↑ Liberal England: Time for Sandi Toksvig to give up The News Quiz . Liberal England (blog). Date of treatment April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Screen stars join election race , BBC news , BBC (25 May 2004). Accessed October 16, 2008. "" The celebrity bug has bitten the other major parties with the Lib Dems claiming the support of [...] broadcaster Sandi Toksvig. "".
- ↑ Cocozza, Paula . Women's Equality party founders: 'It needed doing. So we said, "Let's do it" ' , The Guardian , Guardian Media Group (August 28, 2015). Date of appeal September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Londoner's Diary: Women's party is ready to be a player , London Evening Standard (April 20, 2015). Date of treatment April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig reveals she quit Radio 4 to set up women's rights political party , The Guardian (April 30, 2015). Date of appeal April 30, 2015.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah . Sandi Toksvig quit The News Quiz for Women's Equality Party , The Daily Telegraph (April 30, 2015). Date of treatment May 3, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Scott, Caroline . A Life in the Day: Sandi Toksvig , The Times (December 16, 2007). Archived June 15, 2011. Date of treatment March 16, 2012.
- ↑ Kerr, Alison . Sandi Toksvig interview: The history woman , The Scotsman (November 29, 2008).
- ↑ Wark, Penny (October 11, 2002).
- ↑ Ginny Dougary . Sandi Toksvig on her Christmas cracker , The Times (December 5, 2009). Archived June 15, 2011. Date of treatment March 16, 2012.
- ↑ Index entry . FreeBMD . ONS. Date of treatment December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Coveney. Roger Lloyd Pack obituary | Television & radio . The Guardian (January 16, 2014). Date of treatment August 7, 2016.
- ↑ Rucki, Alexandra . Eighteen people make New Year's Honors list in Wandsworth , Wandsworth Guardian (December 31, 2013). Date of treatment December 31, 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer . Sandi Toksvig renews wedding vows in public event , ITV news , ITV (March 29, 2014). Date of treatment April 1, 2014.
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig marries partner Debbie in third ceremony: 'Tomorrow, I will love her even more' , The Independent (11 December 2014). Date of treatment February 12, 2015.
- ↑ Sandi Toksvig Neopr . British Humanist Association . Date of appeal April 30, 2015.
- ↑ Kidd, Patrick . Citizen Dane , The Times (August 15, 2013). Date of treatment August 5, 2015.
Links
- - The official website of Sandy Toxwig