Helen Purvis

Knight Ayton Management

Knight Ayton Management has an established reputation for representing the country's leading news and current affairs presenters. Along with factual presenters in the areas of history, science, business, consumer issues and lifestyle, our clients include respected and distinguished broadcasters including Moira Stuart, Michael Buerk, Jon Snow, Angela Rippon, together with Julia Somerville solving consumer problems in the huge hit series Rip Off Britain on BBC1, Jennie Bond, and Joan Bakewell. We also represent a new generation at the forefront of television presenters; talents such as Louise Minchin (BBC News), Nina Hossain (ITV News), Cathy Newman, of Channel 4 News, Samira Ahmed presenter of BBC1 Sunday Morning Live and historians Dominic Sandbrook and Kate Williams. Our clients monitor conferences, seminars and events and host award ceremonies — many accomplished, after-dinner speakers. We can offer recommendations for any occasion and budget, and as we are personal agents to all our clients, we have expert knowledge of who would be best suited to a particular event.