Dame Jenni Murray dies at 75
Mar 21st 2026 · World
Broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, who hosted BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour for 33 years, has died at the age of 75; she was a prominent voice on women's issues and a decorated figure in British radio.
- Dame Jenni Murray has died aged 75, the BBC announced.
- She presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour from 1987 to 2020, becoming the programme's longest serving presenter.
- Her interviews included Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, Joan Baez and Bette Davis, and she helped shape public debate on women's issues.
- She spoke openly about her 2006 breast cancer diagnosis, the menopause and weight loss surgery.
- She was awarded a damehood in 2011, won two Sony Awards and was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.
- She began broadcasting on local radio in 1973, worked on South Today, Newsnight and the Today programme, wrote books and columns, and faced a 2018 controversy over comments about transgender people that led to a cancelled Oxford talk.