Andrew Marr continuing to progress after stroke, says BBC 10 January 2013 Last updated at 21:48 Broadcaster Andrew Marr is conscious and "continuing to progress" as he recovers in hospital after a stroke, the BBC has said. The 53-year-old journalist and television presenter, who was taken ill on Tuesday, is "responding to medication," it added. His programmes, The Andrew Marr Show and Radio 4's Start The Week, will be broadcast with guest presenters in his absence.