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I wouldn't care if they came from Tesco. I don't care about the blood thing. They call me Mummy and I earned it. We love each other. You can't do better than that. Lots of families don't. The usual bright blue spring sky of Copenhagen was crowded with heavy grey planes. I didn’t know it then but they were German Junkers. “It was almost like an air show”. The horrors of the Nazi invasion of Denmark as seen through the eyes of a young boy. An air show yes, but one of the most chilling kind.

It was no secret he was looking to build something on the island so it’s not surprising that, considering his links to the Nazi party, these rumours started to emerge,” he said. Cocozza, Paula (28 August 2015). "Women's Equality party founders: 'It needed doing. So we said, "Let's do it"' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 September 2015. Toksvig, Sandi (24 January 2013). The Chain of Curiosity. London, UK: Hachette UK. ISBN 9781405527231. A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts . Retrieved 12 January 2020. However, he understood why the property has been dogged by dark rumours as its owner did approach the Nazi Party to ask for the cash needed to build it.Liberal England: Time for Sandi Toksvig to give up The News Quiz". liberalengland.blogspot.co.uk. Liberal England (blog). 2 February 2013 . Retrieved 13 April 2015.

In late 2022, Toksvig was hospitalised in Australia with bronchial pneumonia, and was forced to cancel her upcoming New Zealand tour dates. [84] On 6 December 2022, she announced that she had left hospital, but was still not well enough to travel. [85] On 15 December, it was reported that she had returned to the UK. [86] Honours and awards [ edit ] In the 2013 Christmas Special of BBC's Call the Midwife, Toksvig made a cameo appearance as grumpy ward nurse Sister Gibbs. [24] [25] Liberty honours inspirational human rights leaders". liberty-human-rights.org.uk. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013 . Retrieved 26 April 2013. In October 2012, as the scale of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal became apparent, and amid claims that during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, there was a culture within the BBC which tolerated sexual harassment, Toksvig stated that she was groped by a "famous individual" on air in the 1980s. [53] [54] Toksvig said the allegations of inappropriate behaviour at the BBC "did not surprise me at all". In September 2018, as the BBC gender pay gap controversy continued to unfold, Toksvig reported that she was only paid 40% of what Fry, her predecessor, had received. Toksvig had earlier told the Radio Times it would be "absurd" if she did not receive the same salary as him for chairing QI. [55] Saner, Emine (26 August 2012). "Sandi Toksvig: 'I don't understand boredom' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 August 2012.St James Theatre in London's West End opens". BBC News. 18 September 2012 . Retrieved 17 March 2017. Sandi Toksvig interview: The history woman". The Scotsman. 27 November 2008 . Retrieved 26 January 2016. Toksvig and Stewart separated in 1997. [72] Toksvig now lives on a houseboat in Wandsworth [79] with psychotherapist Debbie Toksvig, [74] whom she joined in a civil partnership in 2007. [80] They renewed their vows on 29 March 2014, the day same-sex marriage was introduced in England and Wales, [81] and in December 2014, their civil partnership was converted into a marriage. [82] Toksvig, Sandra Birgitte, (Sandi), (born 3 May 1958), writer and comedian". Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.37818. a b c Wark, Penny (11 October 2002). "I have no secrets". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2012.

Sandi Toksvig claims she was groped while broadcasting". BBC News Online. 7 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 October 2012. Beresford, Lucy (27 September 2012). "Valentine Grey by Sandi Toksvig: review". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 26 January 2016. a b c Smith, Julia Llewellyn (9 October 2016). "Sandi Toksvig: 'Women support each other in comedy, men worry about the size of their manhoods' ". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 17 January 2019. In the comedy circuit, Toksvig performed at the first night of the Comedy Store in London, and was once part of their Players, an improvisational comedy team. [16] Women's Equality Party announces first policies and campaigns". Women's Equality Party. 20 October 2015 . Retrieved 21 October 2015.

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Curtis, Polly (17 March 2003). "Patten wins Oxford prize". The Guardian. London, UK . Retrieved 24 May 2008. It was having three young children that made her decide to come out, because, to the best of her knowledge, there were no out lesbians in British public life, and she did not want her children to grow up ashamed of having two mothers. Toksvig was warned she might never work again, and the family faced death threats and had to go into hiding. [2] Toksvig became a British citizen in 2013. [83] She describes her " posh" accent as being the result of a deliberate attempt to copy the voice of Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter, after being ostracised at boarding school for having an American accent. [29] Heroines & Harridans – A Fanfare of Fabulous Females. The Robson Press. ISBN 978-1849-54-3385. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) When I see comedian—and 'comedienne', of course I hate it—I think 'Oh, really?’ because I think of myself as a writer and broadcaster. Sometimes it's funny but I've just done a piece for Radio 3 all about Mary Wollstonecraft, and there's not a joke in it.

Have I Got News For You episode guide". TV.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009 . Retrieved 16 May 2008. Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig Series 3 Preview (Channel 4)". tvzoneuk.com . Retrieved 10 June 2023.Great British Baking Show' Host Sandi Toksvig's Grandparents Were Holocaust Heroes". Kveller. 9 January 2020 . Retrieved 14 January 2020. Toksvig presented Channel 4's four-part travel series Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig, which premiered on 10 February 2021. [43] In December 2021, Channel 4 renewed the series for a second series, [44] which premiered on 17 February 2022. [45] Series three premiered on 7 June 2023. [46] Politics and activism [ edit ] Channel 4 Commits to Sandi Toksvig's Fifteen to One". News on News. 8 June 2015 . Retrieved 5 August 2015. Toksvig first came to wider public prominence in 1994 because the charity Save the Children dropped her services as compere of its 75th anniversary celebrations after she came out. [13] The decision led to a direct action protest by the Lesbian Avengers, [47] and the charity apologised. [48] [49]