Comedian to get honorary degree

Comedian Harry Hill and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig are to receive honorary degrees in recognition of their talent and contribution to the arts.

They are among 13 people who will be honoured by the University of Kent at ceremonies in Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals later this month.

Hill, who grew up in Kent and trained as a neurosurgeon before becoming a comedian, and Toksvig, who was born in Denmark and studied at Cambridge University, will both receive a doctor of arts degree in recognition of their contribution to television and the arts at separate ceremonies at Canterbury Cathedral.

Musician Robert Wyatt, a leading light of Canterbury’s influential music scene of the late 1960s as the founder of Soft Machine, will receive a doctor of music degree.