You’d think Emma Barnett would want to put her feet up when she gets home from her 4am to 9.30am Today Programme shift, but the truth is that by the time most of us would be heading for a nap, she’s only getting started.
After a morning interviewing the day’s top news stars from industry leaders to prime ministers, the esteemed broadcaster — the BBC’s newest Today recruit and former Woman’s Hour host — then begins her latest side-hustle: scouting out new London landmarks, liaising with designers and — until recently — stuffing envelopes with copies of the new series of London colouring books that she and her husband, Jeremy Weil, launched last year from their kitchen table in Brixton.
