Emma Barnett is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist. By day, she is the presenter of Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4. By night, she presents the BBC's flagship current affairs programme, Newsnight on BBC Two. Emma interviews in the key figures shaping our times, from the Prime Minister to those who would very much like to be, in her signature warm, irreverent and direct way.

Emma was named Speech Broadcaster of the Year by the prestigious Radio Academy for her agenda-setting interviews. Previously, she was the Women's Editor at The Telegraph and The Sunday Times agony aunt. She is a proud patron of Smart Works. Period is her first book.