Clemency Burton-Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill is an English broadcaster, writer, novelist, journalist and violinist who also worked as an actress earlier in her career. Born in London, she was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Westminster School, read English at Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating with a double first, and trained as a violinist at the Royal College of Music, winning its Hugh Bean Violin Prize. From 1992 to 2012 she appeared in film and television, including The Higher Mortals, Dream Team, Supernova, Hustle and a regular role as Sophie Montgomery in Party Animals. She began broadcasting in 2008 with the Proms on BBC Four and BBC Two, later presenting the Last Night of the Proms and BBC Young Musician from 2010 to 2018, and has hosted Radio 3's Breakfast. Her writing includes the novels The Other Side of the Stars and All The Things You Are and the non-fiction Year of Wonder.