ʃiː wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ ɪtˈæliən sˈɜːvɪs, bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə paɪənˈɪɹɪŋ bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˌeɪdɪoʊfˈɑːnɪk wˈɜːkʃɑːp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
She was employed by the BBC in the early 1950s, as part of their Italian Service, before becoming part of the pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1959.