“My brain is always whizzing around with worries: could I have done an interview better? Have I prepared enough for the next one? If it's really bad, I'll listen to an audiobook or use the Headspace app, and then my brain usually goes back to sleep.”

English radio DJ, television presenter and author

Sara Cox is an English radio DJ, television presenter, and author. Born Sara Joanne Cyzer, she is best known under her maiden name and became a familiar voice on British radio in the late 1990s and 2000s. She presented a range of BBC Radio 1 programmes from 1999 to 2014, including the breakfast show from 2000 to 2003. She later moved to Radio 2 and has hosted its breakfast show since July 2026.