Vivienne Parry

Vivienne Mary Hunt Parry (born Vivienne Mary Hunt Mills on 4 June 1956 She is most well known for presenting BBC Television science programme Tomorrow's World and Panorama. She is also a regular contributor to The Guardian newspaper's online presence.

Early life Parry was educated at St Swithun's School, Winchester, an independent girls' school. majoring in immunology and genetics which she took at University College London.

She briefly served as a trustee of the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

She also served as vice chairman of council of University College London and was also a member of Council of the Medical Research Council since 2009. In September 2017, she was appointed to the board of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

In 1994, she became a presenter of the BBC TV science programme Tomorrow's World and also reported for Panorama. She left the programme in 1997. and Inside the Ethics Committee. She also presents and writes many other radio programs, including programs for the BBC World Service and BBC Radio 3.

Publications Her book The Truth About Hormones, published in January 2009, was nominated for the 2006 Aventis Science Prize, now called the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books. Other publications include: The Truth About Hormones The Real Pregnancy Guide

Awards and honours Parry received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2012 She won the Suffrage Science award in 2011.

Parry was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the public understanding of science.

Personal life She married Paul Parry in 1978 in Hampshire.