EVAN DAVIS
BBC television and radio presenter
Words and Photography Markus Bidaux
Evan Davis has come a long way since he began working as an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in the late 1980s. After covering economics for the BBC in the 1990s, he went on to host the hugely popular Dragon’s Den from 2005, then replaced Jeremy Paxman on the BBC’s premier current affairs show Newsnight in 2014. Last year, he took over hosting duties on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme. He was the host of the first Attitude Awards and in 2015 was named our Man of the Year.