Emma Barnett's career history as she's announced as the new Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter

Broadcaster Emma Barnett has been announced as the new host of BBC Radio 4 show Woman’s Hour.

The 35-year-old will take over from Jane Garvey and Dame Jenni Murray, who have both decided to step down from the show.

Ms Barnett, who has made waves with her eponymous BBC Radio 5 Live show, will begin her new role in January and become the long-running programme’s main presenter.

She had previously co-presented Woman’s Hour during the 2017 and 2019 general elections.

Speaking after her latest career move was made public, she said: “I can’t wait to get to know the many listeners of Woman’s Hour a lot, lot better.

“What adventures we are going to have together – all starting in the year that this BBC institution, the radio mothership, turns 75.

"I have a long love of Woman’s Hour and live radio and know that this is a very special and rare opportunity.”

So, here's what you need to know about her career so far:

Born in 1985 in Manchester, Ms Barnett is the daughter and only child of Ian and Michele Barnett.

She is from an Orthodox Jewish background, although has said in the past that she does not actively practice.

Ms Barnett attended Manchester High School for Girls, an independent school, before later graduating with a degree in History and Politics from the University of Nottingham.

She subsequently took a postgraduate course in journalism at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies after which she began her career in the media.

Ms Barnett has enjoyed a hugely successful career in the media to date.

She has held a variety of positions spanning from a role in print at the Daily Telegraph to presenting for broadcasters LBC and the BBC.

Here are some of her most notable roles to date:

Commenting on Ms Barnett's latest role, Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya said: “I am delighted that Emma is joining Woman’s Hour. She started her BBC broadcasting career on Radio 4 and has continued to be closely involved with the network in general, and Woman’s Hour in particular, ever since.

“She brings a terrific combination of intellectual inquiry, robust journalism and curiosity about the human condition.

“I can’t think of anyone better to carry on the important job of identifying and exploring the issues that matter most to women.”