Sally Magnusson is a broadcaster and author who has presented a wide range of programmes for the BBC from current affairs and politics to news and religion.  She currently anchors the daily news programme Reporting Scotland and is the author of several books, most recently the novels The Sealwoman’s Gift and The Ninth Child.

Her bestselling memoir about her mother, Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything, has been credited with improving knowledge and understanding of this widespread brain condition. She is the founder and honorary president of the music and dementia charity Playlist for Life.