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Sarah Sands: I never wanted to climb the BBC career ladder

7 February 2020

10:00 PM

7 February 2020

10:00 PM

After I took the editor’s job at Today on Radio 4 nearly three years ago I had to answer to John Humphrys, in his kitchen, over monastic soup and cheese. He asked me if my hidden intention was to try for one of the top jobs at the BBC. I told him that editing the Today programme was the top job so far as I was concerned.

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