Lucy Ash is a journalist and broadcaster. She began her radio career as a producer in the BBC Moscow bureau just as the Soviet Union was falling apart. After four years covering the chaotic birth of the New Russia, she returned to the UK and began presenting foreign affairs features and documentaries. Best known for her award winning reports on Radio 4’s Crossing Continents, Lucy has also presented documentary films on BBC2 and BBC World. She is a regular contributor to From Our Own Correspondent. Lucy also sometimes presents Outlook – an interview programme featuring remarkable personal stories – on the BBC World Service. Lucy currently works as a freelance broadcast journalist, reporting on foreign affairs topics including the Ukraine War and human rights.

Events participated in:

Ukraine: One Year On: Join Steve Richards as he listens to Channel 4’s Lindsey Hilsum and BBC Lucy Ash’s dispatches from the frontline of the Ukrainian war, while Professor Marc Weller considers how to resolve a conflict. (2023)

Healing the Past: Michael Mansfield QC, Tim Phillips, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Lucy Ash discuss how communities come toterms with loss. (2016)