This should be the climate election. Instead we are in a frustrating, Farage-obsessed fantasyland
Zoe Williams
Bloviators and untruths continue to generate more news than common sense and the environment. But some parties are trying to make a difference, writes Zoe Williams
November 2023
There’s no right thing to say to people who are grieving, but the worst thing is fearing to speak at all
Gaby Hinsliff
Learning how to respond sensitively to other people’s bad news is the last piece in the jigsaw of adulthood, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
April 2023
Stephen Fry and Sandi Toksvig lead call for recognition of humanist marriages
TV presenters want same legal standing as civil and religious ceremonies in England and Wales
January 2023
Welby told me gay marriage progress will be ‘glacial’, says Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig to meet Archbishop of Canterbury over same-sex marriage
December 2022
Sandi Toksvig admitted to hospital with bronchial pneumonia
Presenter and comedian, who is being treated in Australia, cancels New Zealand leg of tour
August 2022
Sandi Toksvig says ‘lives at stake’ after anti-gay Anglican church declaration
Broadcaster appeals to archbishop of Canterbury to reverse decision, saying: ‘Let me talk you round’
May 2022
Comedy Q&A
Sandi Toksvig: Always have a chair – the whole ‘standup’ thing is overrated
The comedian, presenter and author on pre-show rituals, poor advice and the thrill of a hydraulic log-splitter
March 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: Elena Ferrante beautifully unpacks friendship, class and privilege
The TV adaptation of My Brilliant Friend reaches Lenù and Lila’s friendship in 70s Italy. Plus: Crufts. Here’s what to watch this evening
February 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: endless laughter with Sandi Toksvig and Sarah Millican
Toksvig takes the first of her new guests on an Extraordinary Escape to Devon. Plus, more from The Dog House. Here’s what to watch this evening
November 2020
‘I'm always falling in love with fabulous women’: Sandi Toksvig's forgotten heroines
From Madame Ching, a 19th-century pirate who ruled the South China Sea, to Anna Hedgeman, who helped to organise 1963’s Great March on Washington, it’s time to celebrate these often-overlooked yet awesome characters
August 2020
Observer New Review Q&A
Sandi Toksvig: 'Sheila Hancock and I once nearly starved to death in a London restaurant'
The comedian and activist on the invisibility of women in the public sphere, homophobia and why it was time to leave Bake Off
May 2020
The G2 interview
Sandi Toksvig: 'I came out, and the tabloid press thought I was Cruella de Vil'
Now a national treasure, the comedian and presenter was once vilified for being gay. She talks about those dark days, the lighter side of lockdown and why Bake Off was just another gig
April 2020
Shakespeare solos
Quarantine Players: stars and theatre fans unite to perform Shakespeare solos
The Guardian and Shakespeare’s Globe present three new versions of speeches from the Bard’s plays, performed by professional actors and theatre lovers around the world
March 2020
Bake Off's Mel and Sue quit on day one after tears left a bad taste
Giedroyc and Perkins resigned over producers’ urge for ‘crueller’ Great British Bake Off
January 2020
Sandi Toksvig quits as Great British Bake Off co-host
The presenter will leave the hit show after three years to focus on other projects, with fellow host Noel Fielding praising their ‘rare and magical’ double act
December 2019
Christmas at the (Snow) Globe review – a marvellously messy festive medley
Sandi Toksvig hosts a knowingly slapdash evening of irony-charged singalongs that revels in the magic of its venue
November 2019
Book of the day
Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig review – an entertaining journey
Humour and anger underpin the Bake Off star’s memoir
October 2019
Dear Europe: letters from JK Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Mary Beard and more
From Paris to Berlin, fado to football, boat trains to pen friends … public figures reflect on their lifelong relationship with Europe
July 2019
Boris Johnson blimp joins 9ft Farage on anti-Brexit march in London
Pro-Europe grassroots groups voice opposition to a Johnson premiership
