On walking through the door as a typist for the Light Programme, little did she know that one day she’d be trusted to whisper a word into the ear of the nation on the famous Today programme. 

In this hour of #radiomoments ‘Conversations’, Sue MacGregor CBE tells of her journey through South African radio on to the BBC’s World at One, Woman’s Hour and Today. She relates rich stories of a bygone BBC age, the risks she took as a journalist and the famous Today chemistries.

In her own words, this is the Sue MacGregor story.

Hear the full Conversations series here. Music by Larry Bryant