Arts, entertainment and media 

Stephen Bayley
MA 1975

British design critic, cultural critic, journalist and author.

Andy Brown
BSc (Hons) Internet Computing 2008

Singer.

Victoria Derbyshire
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature 1989

BBC TV and radio presenter. Read an interview with Victoria in our alumni magazine.

Professor Dame Carol Ann Duffy DBE
BA (Hons) Philosophy 1977, Hon LittD 2007

Former Poet Laureate.

Professor Sir Frank Kermode FBA
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature 1940, MA English Language & Literature 1947, Hon LittD 1981

Literary critic‌.

Professor Sir Ian Kershaw FBA
BA (Hons) History 1964

Historian and author whose work has chiefly focused on the social history of 20th-century Germany.

Anton Lesser
BA (Hons) Architecture 1973

Actor, currently starring in Game of Thrones. Read an interview with Anton in our alumni magazine.

Chris Lowe
BA (Hons) Architecture 1981

One half of the Pet Shop Boys (pictured right).

Anna Maxwell Martin
BA (Hons) History 1998

BAFTA-winning actress.

Tulip Mazumdar
BA (Hons) Sociology 2002

BBC global health reporter.

Professor Phil Redmond CBE, FRSA
BA (Hons) Social Studies 1977, Hon LittD 2010

Television producer.

Ted Robbins
BA (Hons) 1978

Actor, comedian and presenter best known for Phoenix Nights and BBC Radio Manchester.

Winifred Robinson
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature 1979

Presenter of the You and Yours programme on BBC Radio 4.

Dame Patricia Routledge DBE
BA (Hons) English Language & Literature 1951, Hon LittD 1999

Award-winning actress.

Dr John Shirley-Quirk CBE
BSc (Hons) Chemistry 1952, Diploma in Education 1953, Hon DMus 1976

Acclaimed opera singer.