Sophie Whitmore

I live inside the old city walls, so the cathedral bells have marked my days since I was a child, whether I liked it or not. On camera I like starting in the quiet precincts before the crowds arrive, since the empty stone courtyards say more about the place than a busy afternoon ever could. I plan calls around the hour the light comes low through the gatehouse arch. Viewers often ask how a small city ended up with a building this size at its centre, and I never mind explaining it again.