24 Nov 1957 - 18 Jul 2026 (68 years)

Edward John Ivo Stourton was a British broadcaster and journalist who was a prominent figure on BBC Radio 4.

He presented the current affairs programmes Today and Sunday, and later joined the teams of The World at One and The World This Weekend. Earlier in his career he was a founder member of Channel 4 News, a Paris correspondent for the BBC, and a presenter of the BBC One O'Clock News.

Stourton made numerous current affairs programmes for Radio 4, winning the Sony Radio Gold Award in 1997 and the Amnesty International Award in 2001. He was the author of eight books, most recently Confessions (2023).