Sarah Mukherjee
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Sarah Mukherjee is a former BBC
Environment Correspondent. She was educated at Loughton County High School in Essex, before attending St Hilda's College, Oxford
, where she read Law. After working at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in PR and consultancy, Mukherjee completed her diploma in Journalism at the Polytechnic of Central London.
In 2005 she was granted the first interview with the Prince of Wales
for more than a decade, in which he spoke of his concerns about the environment.
Mukherjee's mother was a single parent, and she spent much of her childhood on a council estate in Essex. She wrote, in the BBC's internal magazine, Ariel
, of her concerns about the portrayal by the media of the white, working class people she grew up with.
She is a regular contributor on Radio 4's Today programme, often reporting live from rural areas countryside and rural issues.
BBC
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Environment Correspondent. She was educated at Loughton County High School in Essex, before attending St Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.The college was founded in 1893 as a hall for women, and remained an all-women's college until 2006....
, where she read Law. After working at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in PR and consultancy, Mukherjee completed her diploma in Journalism at the Polytechnic of Central London.
In 2005 she was granted the first interview with the Prince of Wales
Charles, Prince of Wales
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
for more than a decade, in which he spoke of his concerns about the environment.
Mukherjee's mother was a single parent, and she spent much of her childhood on a council estate in Essex. She wrote, in the BBC's internal magazine, Ariel
Ariel (newspaper)
Ariel is the in-house magazine/newspaper of the BBC, published weekly on Tuesdays, and named after the statue of Shakespeare's Prospero and Ariel by Eric Gill on the facade of the BBC's Broadcasting House, London....
, of her concerns about the portrayal by the media of the white, working class people she grew up with.
She is a regular contributor on Radio 4's Today programme, often reporting live from rural areas countryside and rural issues.
External links
- Sarah Mukherjee "Queues at conference", BBC News, 4 October 2006
- Today: Friday 25 September 2009, Sarah Mukherjee reports on Britain's Spider population (at 07:24)
- Farewell Sarah Mukherjee, a selection of her BBC reports