A biography for Angela Ripponhasn’t been written yet.
“A good female broadcast journalist is worth her weight in gold.”
“Those three little words, 'Rip Off Britain,' have become incredibly powerful and persuasive.”
“It's the pleasure of the moment that really matters to someone with dementia.”
“There is something truly satisfying about hearing the 'pop' of a locked joint as it yields to the hands of a skilful osteopath. It's a sound which confirms that, after months of immobility, something is moving at last.”
“I'm an Ambassador for Alzheimer's U.K. and follow new research initiatives closely.”
“Some people living with dementia may become anxious in crowds and traffic jams.”
“Top Gear' existed before Jeremy Clarkson. The programme I did was a motoring magazine. We did things about road safety, pedestrians, anything to do with motoring; not cars. It's a mark of its longevity that it's never stuck in a rut; it's always pushing new boundaries.”
“My full-time job is working in television, which is a very full-time job.”
“When I go to a pilates class there are lots of ladies there in their 60s and 70s who are wonderfully supple and can do all sorts of things. It isn't that unusual.”
“There has been sexism in broadcasting for a very long time. Fortunately when I started in broadcasting there wasn't because nobody had thought of it then. You didn't have token women. If you could do the job, that was it.”
“You have to accept that if you do a public job you're going to be publicly satirised. You have to build a carapace: if all else fails, I know my mum and dad love me.”
“Clearly, I'm a journalist.”
“I've never grown up.”
“In my experience, there are good days and bad days when caring for someone with a memory-impairment condition such as dementia, but it is really important for you and the person you're caring for to regularly get out and about - to enjoy a change of scenery and feel the sun on your face from time to time.”
“Television isn't brain surgery.”
“Television cannot be seen as a 'job for life.' My CV is full of programmes that I used to present. I was the 16th presenter of 'Come Dancing,' the second presenter of 'the Antiques Roadshow' and the first presenter of 'Top Gear.'”
“Dartmoor is my secret getaway. I love the freedom, the expanse and the solitude of the moor. I love walking or riding across all that glorious countryside and the contrast of ancient wooded valleys.”
“I've travelled in many of the areas where horses and donkeys are the most vital part of a family economy.”