Janet Street-Porter
(1946-), Journalist, broadcaster and television presenterSitter in 2 portraits
Journalist, writer, presenter and television producer. Born Janet Bull in South London, she was married to photographer Tim Street-Porter (1967-75). Street-Porter studied architecture before taking up journalism, joining the Daily Mail in 1969 and the Evening Standard in 1971. In 1975, she moved to television. As Head of Youth and Entertainment Features at BBC 2, Street-Porter commissioned numerous popular series, including Red Dwarf and Rapido. In 1999 she was appointed editor of the Independent on Sunday for which she writes a weekly column. She is currently editor-at-large of the Independent newspapers.
by Harry Borden
chromogenic print, 26 January 1998
NPG x128148
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 2000
NPG x88362
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.