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Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, DBE, HonFBA, FRSA ( née Rowlands; born 16 April 1933), is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is president of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and has received a Humanist of the Year award for services to humanism .
Jan 21, 2023 · Baroness Joan Bakewell has said being diagnosed with the disease has made her “more contemplative” as she reflects on how she wants to be remembered.
Jul 4, 2023 · The journalist and broadcaster, 90, said she had been "dropped" from the Sky Arts show, but later corrected herself and said she was still hosting. She also revealed she had been diagnosed with colon cancer and undergone treatment.
- Jacob Stolworthy
Apr 17, 2023 · The Labour peer and TV presenter revealed she had colon cancer in January and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. She said dying was on the agenda at her age and she did not feel her age despite turning 90.
Apr 17, 2023 · The BBC broadcaster, 90, says she feels 'serene' about death and her chemotherapy treatment. She reveals how she copes with her condition and returns to the House of Lords after surgery.
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Mar 28, 2023 · Joan Bakewell, 90 in April, lives in a complex of artists’ studios with the feel of a Victorian almshouse: cottages with small gardens and walls over which, during the early days of lockdown, people would drop bags of food for the older residents suddenly judged too much at risk to go out alone.
- Kate Mossman
