“What I think is if the world is in some difficulty - about climate change, about economics - then we had better make sure that 100 per cent of every brain available on the planet is working at full pelt to try to sort these things out.”

Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer, born 1958

Sandi Toksvig is a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, presenter, and writer active in British radio, stage, and television. Born in 1958, she is also known for her work as a political activist and for co-founding the Women’s Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels, and children’s books, moving easily between performance and the page. Her public life has also included coming out as a lesbian in 1994, a detail that became part of her widely recognised personal and political profile.