- Mike Smith and Sarah Greene were seriously injured on 10 September 1988 when the helicopter that Mike Smith was piloting crashed in Gloucestershire. Mike Smith broke his back and an ankle; Sarah Greene broke both legs and an arm. Both made full recoveries. They became engaged soon after the accident and were married the following year. Mike Smith was cleared of blame after an investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority.
- At age 22, became the youngest ever presenter of the long running children's series Blue Peter (1958). (May 1980)
- Daughter of Marjie Lawrence and Howard Greene.
- Her sister Laura Greene is also a sometime television presenter, and was previously a weather presenter.
- Sarah and Mike met during the first London Marathon in 1981. Sarah was working for Blue Peter and Mike was a Radio broadcaster.
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