Sandi Toksvig
Danish-British broadcaster
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| January 2025 | Presented 'Sandi's Great British Woodland Restoration', a three-part documentary series on Channel 4. |
| September 21 2024 | Officiated at Björn Ulvaeus's wedding to Christina Sas in Copenhagen. |
| 2023 | Toksvig publicly criticized the Church of England's stance on same-sex marriage, campaigning to end the practice of Church of England bishops sitting in the House of Lords and speaking out against anti-trans rhetoric. |
| October 6 2023 | Became Bye Fellow Q+ at Christ's College, Cambridge |
| June 7 2023 | Premiered the third series of 'Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig'. |
| December 15 2022 | Reported to have returned to the UK after hospitalization. |
| December 6 2022 | Announced her release from hospital after being treated for bronchial pneumonia in Australia. |
| February 17 2022 | Premiered the second series of 'Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig'. |
| February 10 2021 | Premiered her Channel 4 travel series 'Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig'. |
| 2020 | Wrote and presented a podcast series 'We Will Get Past This' during the COVID-19 lockdown, sharing stories of notable women from her book collection. |
| 2020 | Created and performed 'Vox Tox', a YouTube mini-series during the COVID-19 lockdown, promoting women's achievements. |
| January 2020 | Announced her departure from The Great British Bake Off to focus on other work commitments. |
| October 29 2019 | Published her memoir 'Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus'. |
| January 29 2019 | Awarded Honorary Fellowship from Girton College, Cambridge |
| 2018 | Collaborated with Björn Ulvaeus on 'Mamma Mia: The Party'. |
| September 2018 | Toksvig reported she was only paid 40% of what Stephen Fry, her predecessor, had received for hosting QI, highlighting the BBC's gender pay gap. |
| July 17 2018 | Received Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from University of Leicester and gave commencement address |
| 2017 | Awarded the CoScan (Confederation of Scandinavian Societies) International Award, recognizing her international contributions. |
| March 16 2017 | Announced as the new co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, alongside Noel Fielding. |
| February 11 2017 | Opened her play 'Silver Lining' at the Rose Theatre Kingston, which then toured to multiple cities including Portsmouth, Oxford, and York. |
| 2016 | Received Honorary Fellowship from Newnham College, Cambridge |
| 2016 | Received Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from University of Westminster |
| October 21 2016 | First appearance as host of QI, becoming the first female presenter of a British mainstream TV comedy panel show. |
| 2015 | Becomes president of the Women of the Year Lunch, a role she holds until 2017. |
| October 20 2015 | The Women's Equality Party launched its full set of policies at Conway Hall. |
| September 2015 | Toksvig announced dates for a comedy tour to raise funds for the Women's Equality Party. |
| June 2015 | Channel 4 announced eight more series of Fifteen-to-One would be hosted by Toksvig until 28 June 2019. |
| June 26 2015 | Broadcast her final episode of The News Quiz before leaving to enter politics and champion women's rights. |
| April 28 2015 | Announced her departure from BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, citing a desire to help set up the Women's Equality Party. |
| December 2014 | Civil partnership converted into a marriage. |
| April 2014 | Began presenting the revival edition of the game show Fifteen-to-One on Channel 4. |
| March 29 2014 | Renewed civil partnership vows on the day same-sex marriage was introduced in England and Wales. |
| 2013 | Honored with the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Award for Excellence in Broadcasting (Roberts Radio Special Award). |
| 2013 | Became a British citizen. |
| December 31 2013 | Sandi Toksvig appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Civil Division, recognized in the 2014 New Year's Honours List |
| 2012 | Published 'Valentine Grey', an historical novel set during the Boer War. |
| 2012 | Received Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from York St John University |
| 2012 | Received Honorary Fellowship from Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge |
| 2012 | Toksvig presented '1001 Things You Should Know' for Channel 4 daytime. |
| 2012 | Her Radio 4 travel programme Excess Baggage was discontinued. |
| October 2012 | During the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal, Toksvig revealed she was groped by a 'famous individual' on air in the 1980s and commented on the culture of sexual harassment at the BBC. |
| October 31 2012 | Sandi Toksvig became Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth, a position she held until 2017 |
| September 2012 | Launched the debut season of St James Theatre with her play 'Bully Boy', which was the first new West End theatre to open in 30 years. |
| July 20 2012 | Received Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from University of Surrey |
| October 2011 | Narrated the new musical 'Soho Cinders' at the Queen's Theatre, London. |
| May 2011 | Premiered her play 'Bully Boy' at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton, starring Anthony Andrews. |
| 2010 | Received Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from University of Portsmouth |
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