“One of my male colleagues came into the studio while I was reading the Nine O’Clock News live in front of ten million people.
The presenter, 74, said the unnamed colleague unzipped his trousers and pretended to flash her, while she was reading the news to an audience of 10m BBC viewers.
Angela Rippon has spoken for the first time about an incident in which a “highly respected” male colleague pretended to flash her as she was live on air.
As part of Radio 4’s The Reunion: Pioneering Women Newsreaders, Rippon shared her experiences as a female broadcaster in a male-dominated environment.