About Tom Sandars
Born 1976. Tom Sandars is a British journalist.
Thomas John Sandars (Born 7 February 1976) is a continuity announcer, newsreader and news presenter for BBC Radio 4.
Education From 1989 to 1994, Sandars was educated at The Oratory School, a Roman Catholic boarding independent school for boys in the village of Woodcote in Oxfordshire. He was active in Combined Cadet Force, in rowing and on stage. He was a joint founding editor of The Buzz school magazine and took A-levels in Art, Economics and English Literature.
He then went to the University of Reading, where he studied Typography and Graphic Communication. In 1995 he was the editor of the student union newspaper at Reading, The Spark. he can also be heard on Radio 4 political programmes.
On 9 April 2021, Sandars' voice was heard breaking into all BBC Radio programmes to announce the death of Prince Philip.
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