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Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, FRSA (née Rowlands; born 16 April 1933), is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is president of Birkbeck, University of London ; she is also an author and playwright, and has received a Humanist of the Year award for services to humanism .
Jan 21, 2023 · Baroness Joan Bakewell has said being diagnosed with the disease has made her “more contemplative” as she reflects on how she wants to be remembered. The 89-year-old was diagnosed with colon ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Dame Joan Bakewell has said she feels ‘serene’ about dying after being diagnosed with colon cancer, for which she is receiving treatment. The legendary broadcaster, 90, is currently undergoing ...
Apr 17, 2023 · Baroness Joan Bakewell first revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer in January . PA Archive. Dame Joan, who has had a career spanning more than 50 years and lost her sister aged 58 to cancer, ...
Mar 28, 2023 · Old times: Joan Bakewell interviews Harold Pinter on Late Night Line-Up in 1969. Courtesy of the BBC. Bakewell’s cult TV show Late Night Line-Up put her in the unique position of being a female host in the Sixties, four nights a week, alongside Denis Tuohy, Michael Dean and Nicholas Tresilian. Launched in 1964, it was a somewhat anarchic ...
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Joan Bakewell is an author, journalist and broadcaster. She is President of Birkbeck College, London, and a member of the House of Lords. She has served on the board of the National Theatre and as Chair of the British Film Institute and of the National Campaign for the Arts.
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Jan 11, 2023 · Baroness Joan Bakewell has been diagnosed with cancer. The BBC journalist she was told she had colon cancer during a routine medical examination and was subsequently operated on prior to Christmas ...
