English is full of Scandinavian words. Margate, Ramsgate, Billingsgate, any town with a 'gate' on it takes their suffix from the Danish word 'gade' which simply means 'street.' — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
For three months, when I was 23 years old, I worked as a clerk at Wandsworth Sewer. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
The number one thing in my whole life is my children, and I want to be there for them. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
When people say, 'There aren't enough women on panel shows,' the answer is to make the host a woman. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I always wanted to open a delicatessen in Jerusalem and call it 'Cheeses of Nazareth'. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I'm trying to get my kids - in particular, my step-daughter Mary, who's 12 - to recommend music to me. You reach a certain… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I can't live without Radio 4. It's worth the entire licence fee. I'm an obsessive listener; I get up, and Radio 4 goes on,… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I decided that instead of making jokes about politics, I need to take part in it, and therefore, I can't make jokes and participate. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I cannot lie on the beach or by a swimming pool. I think I'm too Nordic to like a lot of relentless sun. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
At my worst, I was a size 22, and at that size, you can't go down the high street and buy yourself things that… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
People say, 'When did you decide you were gay?' and you think, 'When did you decide you were heterosexual?' It's not a decision: it's… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
I was born gay, OK? I've always known. I don't think my family were the least bit surprised. — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
