Sue Lawley was born in 1946 in Dudley.
Lawley started out in local press before joining BBC Plymouth in 1970.
For twelve years from 1970 she was co-host on Nationwide.
Sue Lawley became a newsreader on the Nine O'Clock News and the Six O'Clock News on the BBC.
Sue Lawley presented Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 from 1988 to 2006.
In 2009, Sue Lawley took part in Bridge: Celebrity Grand Slam and ended up winning.
