ʃiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə wˈɜːk ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ænd tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən, mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli æz ɐ pɹɪzˈɛntɚɹ ʌv bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː tˈuː lˈeɪt nˈaɪt lˈaɪv ˈɑːɹts pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ðə lˈeɪt ʃˈoʊ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd nˈaɪt wˈeɪvz, bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ θɹˈiː nˈaɪtli kˈʌltʃɚɹəl dɪskˈʌʃən pɹˈoʊɡɹæm.
She went on to work extensively in radio and television, most notably as a presenter of BBC2's late night live arts programme, The Late Show in the 1990s and Night Waves, BBC Radio 3's nightly cultural discussion programme.