3 years working for a broadcaster in 2 different roles. A great understanding of everything tv.
I am a freelance translator, editor and workshop facilitator. I translate and edit literature, academic papers and for businesses/international organisations. I have delivered creative translation workshops in schools and at literature festivals. I regularly speak on panels about being a literary translator.
I have worked on many different projects and with many different clients as a language specialist, including translating for top publishers, such as Penguin Random House, on adult’s nonfiction and children’s books, and for various UN organisations. I am currently engaged in conversations with others in the linguist community about how to adapt in the face of AI, and how to improve working conditions and pay for literary translators.
Exeter University was the door that opened out to my future career. I studied modern languages and philosophy and gained an MA by Research (M LITT) on Simone de Beauvoir in 1977.
My passion was broadcasting and I started at BBC Radio Bristol. From there I moved to Radio 3 and 4 and Ultimately BBC TV in the South West. Here ITV gave me a tempting offer with a wide range of programmes
Wanting to use my languages , I went to France to work for EURONEWS and then to Germany (ARD) to spend 2 years presenting and reporting in German in Current Affairs.
Now I am totally freelance, chairing Environmental conferences, media training in Europe and working on French local radio since we have chosen to spend lots of time in France.