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Stacey Dooley is this week's Radio Times cover star

From cosmetics sales assistant to centre stage on the BBC - the rise of Stacey Dooley.

Stacey Dooley for her documentary Rape on Trial, stood by a tree

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Shem Law

Published: Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at 11:52 am

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Stacey Dooley is a remarkable woman. In just a few years she has gone from a job selling cosmetics in an airport duty free to creating hard-hitting documentaries for the BBC, via winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.

She doesn't often do interviews, so please take time to read what she has to say in a wide-ranging chat in this week's Radio Times.

I'm sure you'll agree that, however much we all enjoyed watching her dance, there is a very serious side to her work, especially in highlighting the ordeal that women face when they report cases of rape and serious sexual assault to the police.

This week's issue also contains a special envelope. It's one way you can make a donation to Comic Relief, which this year is celebrating 40 years of vital work supporting good causes at home and abroad.

RT readers have been extremely generous over the years and have given well over £100,000. Richard Curtis and Lenny Henry, the co-founders of Comic Relief, asked me at the recent Radio Times Covers Party to thank you very much for all your support over the years. Please give what you can.

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Radio Times cover featuring a close up of Stacey Dooley wearing a turtleneck jumper.

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Radio Times editor Shem Law wears a shirt, tie and grey jumper. He is sitting at a wooden desk behind a sign saying "Editor" clasping his hands. There are other items on the desk, including a dial telephone and typewriter.

Shem Law

Shem Law is the brand editor of Radio Times, and the 20th person to hold that esteemed position in over 100 years. He wasn't allowed a television growing up, but over the years he has rather overcompensated for that fact.

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