Lara is a leading technology broadcaster, journalist and author specialising in AI and health. For fifteen years she presented the BBC’s flagship technology programme Click, covering breakthrough innovations around the world. She fronted Panorama’s Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us, and has hosted tech specials for ITV’s Tonight, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and other major outlets, exploring how artificial intelligence, science and innovation are reshaping our everyday lives. As ITV Lorraine’s resident “AI Agony Aunt,” she regularly demystifies the challenges and possibilities the digital world brings.
Her critically acclaimed book Hacking Humanity (Penguin, 2025) reveals the coming revolution in health, where we can understand, track and predict our bodies’ needs like never before, close the gap between ‘healthspan’ and lifespan, and personalise prevention and treatment for a radically healthier future. She’s also produced and presented several BBC documentaries on the topic, unearthing the real promises of the longevity revolution, and the science that could drive us to age better.
Passionate about helping people navigate a fast-changing world, Lara is known for bringing complex technology to mainstream audiences.
Before joining Click in 2011, Lara’s media experience was vast and varied. She started out as the weather presenter and showbiz reporter for Channel Five, interviewing the biggest stars in the world, whilst fitting in a few gadget reviews for the channel when she had time. She was the technology columnist for the UK’s biggest selling weekly magazine, Woman, for four years, and has written for numerous other publications.
