▁with ▁her ▁father ▁native ▁to ▁S ardin ia , ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁from ▁Sic ily . ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine , ▁she ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁Den mark . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁up br ing ing , ▁she ▁is ▁multi - ling ual , ▁speaking : ▁Italian ; ▁English ; ▁Dan ish ; ▁and ▁fl uent ▁French . ▁Ser ra ▁is ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Vit ale ▁P iga , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁mayor ▁of ▁Car b onia , ▁S ardin ia ▁from ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁study ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁She ▁then ▁under to ok ▁a ▁Post grad uate ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Broadcast ▁Journal ism ▁at ▁City ▁University , ▁London , ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁journalist . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ser ra ' s ▁journal istic ▁career ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁BBC ▁as ▁a ▁research er . ▁She ▁spent ▁three ▁years ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁producer / present er ▁for ▁BBC ▁London ▁News ▁and ▁produced ▁on ▁Radio ▁ 4 ' s ▁Today ▁programme . ▁She ▁regularly ▁presented ▁Euro News ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Five ▁Live . ▁Her ▁most ▁challeng ing ▁on - air ▁moment ▁was ▁having ▁to ▁improv ise ▁a ▁ 5 ▁minute ▁radio ▁bullet in ▁without ▁any ▁scripts ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁technical ▁m ish ap