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Ritula Harakhchand Shah was born in [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=jTzu6vhORRQWUOq02i5rTQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=31 March 2018|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> She was educated at [[Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls]], [[Elstree]] before studying | Ritula Harakhchand Shah was born in [[London Borough of Barnet|Barnet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=jTzu6vhORRQWUOq02i5rTQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=31 March 2018|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> She was educated at [[Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls]], [[Elstree]] before studying history at the [[University of Warwick]] and graduating in 1988. She joined the Radio 4 production team, moved from there to regional television news,<ref name="r4-bio"/> and then to ''[[Today (BBC Radio 4)|Today]]'' in 1991 as a producer.<ref name="ws-bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/presenters/ritula_shah.shtml|title=BBC World Service – Presenters – Ritula Shah|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2009-01-26}}</ref> When ''The World Today'' launched on the BBC World Service in 1999, Shah became one of its presenters.<ref name="r4-bio"/> She is a presenter on the BBC World Service's ''The Real Story''. | ||
In May 2013, she began a series of eight episodes in the BBC Radio 4 ''One to One'' series of interviews. As she belongs to a [[Jain]] family (the [[Jainism|Jain religion]] is concerned with renunciation), the subjects of her interviews are people whose life has involved renunciation.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s89mk Radio 4 One to One: Ritula Shah]</ref> | In May 2013, she began a series of eight episodes in the BBC Radio 4 ''One to One'' series of interviews. As she belongs to a [[Jain]] family (the [[Jainism|Jain religion]] is concerned with renunciation), the subjects of her interviews are people whose life has involved renunciation.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s89mk Radio 4 One to One: Ritula Shah]</ref> | ||
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Ritula Shah | |
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 Ritula Shah at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in 2011 | |
| Education | Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree University of Warwick |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster |
Notable credit(s) | The World Tonight PM |
Ritula Shah /rɪtəˈlɑː ˈʃɑː/ (born 1967) is a journalist and news presenter on BBC Radio. She is the main presenter of The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4.
Previously Shah presented Woman's Hour on Radio 4 and was a launch presenter for The World Today on the BBC World Service.[1]
Shah joined The World Tonight as Deputy Presenter and also presented the Saturday edition of PM. Since the departure of Robin Lustig, Shah has been the lead presenter.
Life[edit]
Ritula Harakhchand Shah was born in Barnet.[2] She was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree before studying history at the University of Warwick and graduating in 1988. She joined the Radio 4 production team, moved from there to regional television news,[1] and then to Today in 1991 as a producer.[3] When The World Today launched on the BBC World Service in 1999, Shah became one of its presenters.[1] She is a presenter on the BBC World Service's The Real Story.
In May 2013, she began a series of eight episodes in the BBC Radio 4 One to One series of interviews. As she belongs to a Jain family (the Jain religion is concerned with renunciation), the subjects of her interviews are people whose life has involved renunciation.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BBC – Radio 4 – Presenter – Ritula Shah". BBC. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "BBC World Service – Presenters – Ritula Shah". BBC. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ↑ Radio 4 One to One: Ritula Shah
External links[edit]
- Ritula Shah's page on the BBC's website
| Preceded by Robin Lustig |
Main presenter: The World Tonight 2013 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Claire Bolderson |
Deputy presenter: The World Tonight 2009 – 2012 |
Succeeded by David Eades Carolyn Quinn |