Good afternoon, my name is Joan Bakewell. Let me tell you a bit about my background and career based on the information from this Wikipedia page about my life.  

I was born in 1933 in Stockport, England and was educated at a local girls grammar school. I studied economics and history at Newnham College, Cambridge. After working various jobs, I began my career in media in the 1960s as a BBC radio studio manager. 

I'm perhaps best known as one of the original presenters of the groundbreaking BBC