Floella Benjamin

Baroness Floella Benjamin is a Trinidadian-British actress, television presenter, and politician best known for presenting the children's programme Play School and its successor Play Away in the 1970s and 1980s. Born in Trinidad in 1949, she moved to England as a child. She was made a life peer in 2010 and served as a crossbench member of the House of Lords. She has been a prominent campaigner for children's rights and received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2024.