Dr Sally Le Page

Science presenter and producer

About

I’m a presenter and producer making engaging digital science content for podcasts, radio and YouTube with my typical infectious enthusiasm. My mission is to enrich everyone's lives with science stories whether or not they're scientists, in much the same way non-musicians still enjoy pop music.

I started my career over a decade ago making fun videos on YouTube about evolutionary biology from my shed. Since then I’ve made videos and documentaries all over the world, from talking about resilience while scuba diving over a Polynesian coral reef to explaining the science behind movies from a red carpet premiere in LA.

I’ve worked with companies such as Dow, Merck and BNP Paribas to produce fully-integrated branded videos, drawing on my storytelling expertise to explain complex topics with nuance. I’ve also been the first Creator-in-Residence for GE, the host of a successful science series for RoosterTeeth and won a film competition run by The Guardian.

Moving into audio, I presented and produced BBC 5 Live Science and more recently was the host of the award-winning Hormones: The Inside Story and Genetics Unzipped podcasts while working at First Create the Media. I also give public lectures, delivers communication training and once threw 280 bananas into an audience as part of a stand-up routine.

As a recovered academic, I have a PhD from the University of Oxford in watching fruit flies having sex and cannibalising each other (not at the same time, I hasten to add) and have published my research in esteemed journals.