Sally Magnusson

Sally Magnusson is an author, journalist and presenter of BBC Scotland's Reporting Scotland. She also presents Tracing Your Roots on BBC Radio 4 and was one of the main presenters of Songs of Praise for many years.

Sally has written multiple books, including the Sunday Times bestseller Where Memories Go, The Sealwoman's Gift, Ninth Child and her third fiction novel, Music in the Dark, which is due out in early 2023. After observing the effect of music on her mother's dementia, she founded Playlist for Life and was voted the Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year in 2018 alongside many other awards for her journalism.

She lives in the countryside Scotland with her husband Norman and whichever of their children currently requires a roof.