Alice Roberts is a very familiar face, but who is she and how did she get into television presenting?

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Published: Wednesday, 04 September 2024 at 14:19 PM


Alice Roberts is a British biological anthropologist, television presenter, and author. She is known for her work in human evolution, anatomy, and archaeology.

How old is Alice Roberts?

Alice Roberts was born on 19 May 1973

Where did Alice Roberts grow up?

She grew up in the Bristol suburb of Westbury-on-Trym 

Is Alice Roberts a doctor?

Yes she studied medicine at university and worked as a junior doctor, however she gave up her medical career in 1988 for one in anatomy academia. A Phd in palaeopathology followed and today she is a well known anthropologist, author and broadcaster

How did Alice Roberts get her big TV break?

Her TV break came in 2001, when she appeared on Time Team Live at the  Anglo-Saxon burials at Breamore, Hampshire

What other television programmes has she presented?

Alice Roberts was one of the regular presenters on the BBC Series Coast. Other programmes included  Dr Alice Roberts: Don’t Die Young in 2007 and

Today she is perhaps best known as the presenter of Digging for Britain

Who is Alice Roberts married to?

Alice Roberts married David Stevens in 2009

Does Alice Roberts have any children?

Yes Alice and David have two children, a daughter and a son

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