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Louis Theroux was born on 20 May 1970 in Singapore. He is a podcaster and writer, known for When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000), My Scientology Movie (2015) and Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998). He has been married to Nancy Strang since 7 July 2012. They have three children. He was previously married to Susanna Miriam Kleeman.- Producer
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Chris Tarrant is regarded by many as the king of popular broadcasting. With his popular breakfast show on Capital Radio and his regular peak-time appearances on ITV he's the biggest personality on UK commercial radio and has done wonders for the popularity of ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, which is now the world's most successful quiz show.
He was born on the 10th of October, 1946, and attended King's School, Worcester, from 1960 to 1964 where he showed a flair for hockey and cricket. Chris has described this period of his life as an unhappy one, owing to the very-strict nature of King's School, and in typical Tarrant style he described it as a 'modern day Iran'.
He later turned down a place at Oxford University, selecting instead to attend the University of Birmingham to read English. Following graduation, he worked for a while as an English teacher in Brockley, East London. His time as a teacher proved to be eventful, and for six months he had to live in a grey mini van in the grounds of the school after walking out on a girlfriend and having no place to stay.
When his teaching contract came to an end, he decided to pursue his dream of working in television. Tarrant took up work as a truck driver whilst writing a series insolent letters to television companies, claiming he was the face of the 1970s and they should grab the chance to hire him. Incredibly, his bold persistence paid off and he was invited by the Midlands-based ATV for an audition and ended up as a newsreader on the regional bulletins.
Chris reported on ATV's main daytime bulletins, which included light-hearted stories which helped raise his profile. In 1974, ATV wanted to develop a new show and it needed a host. They offered the job to Tarrant. He eagerly accepted and became the host of 'Tiswas', a Saturday morning children's show and his popularity soon soared.
In 1984, Tarrant joined Capital Radio as a presenter, initially presenting the station's lunchtime show, then from 1987 until 2004 he hosted Capital Breakfast. The show was immensely popular, increasing Capital Radio's audience share in London.
On 1 January 1993, when Thames Television dissolved and was replaced by Carlton Television, Tarrant hosted the first programme of the franchise, A Carlton New Year. Also in 1993, Tarrant hosted Lose A Million, in which contestants started off with a million pounds and were required to lose it by aiming to incorrectly answer a set of questions--a game-show that in some ways was a precursor to Who Wants to be a Millionaire. H
Tarrant is also the long-term host of Tarrant on TV, a programme which shows clips featuring a number of unusual television programmes from around the world. He has presented the show since 1990.
He began to host the popular television quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 1998, and since then the show has gone on to have series in over 100 other countries, and in 2002, the UK version merged with the Irish version.
In June 2008 it was announced he would return to radio, hosting a weekly Saturday morning show for the GMG Radio network of stations including London's 102.2 Smooth Radio, Real Radio (Scotland) and the North West's Century Radio.
Chris' charity work, for which he received an OBE in 2004 includes: being an ambassador for the homeless charity, Centrepoint; Trustee/Patron of The New School at West Heath for disadvantaged children (the school previously being a private school for girls that Diana, Princess of Wales attended); patron of Milly's Fund, set up in memory of murdered Surrey teenager "Milly" Dowler; patron of the Phoenix Centre for children with special needs. Chris is represented in London by Useful Talent.- Producer
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Tony Robinson was born on 15 August 1946 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Time Team (1994), Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989) and Blackadder Goes Forth (1989). He has been married to Louise Hobbs since 27 June 2011. He was previously married to Mary Shepherd.- Actor
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Graham Norton was born on 4 April 1963 in County Cork, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), So Graham Norton (1998) and Soul (2020). He has been married to Jono McLeod since 10 July 2022.- Writer
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Many people are quick to ridicule Noel Edmonds, yet he has consistently been a ratings winner for the BBC.
Noel started life as a radio DJ having stints on Radio Luxembourg, pirate radio stations and then BBC's Radio 1. It was whilst serving at Radio 1 that he gained a huge fan base and his shows normally consisted of lively banter, good music, and some hilarious phone jokes played on unsuspecting listeners.
From radio, Edmonds took the leap into television. He presented Swap Shop, and various other children's TV programmes during the late seventies and early eighties, graduating into adult television soon later.
He presented Top of the Pops, the immensely popular Telly Addicts quiz show, he also had stints on Top Gear and often commentated for the BBC on special events and occasions.
For well over a decade he also presented and produced "Noel's Christmas Presents" where he arranged once in a life time trips and surprises for deserving or disadvantaged members of the public. It was often slated as being "schmaltz" but he was always very sincere and genuinely touched by the reaction he got from the people for whom he arranged the trips and surprises.
He became the most bankable Saturday night entertainer on British TV. His show the "Late Late Breakfast Show" was new, exciting, fast-paced and genuinely funny. It had a feature where viewers were given the chance of winning cash for doing nail-biting stunts (controlled and overseen by proper stunt men and safety officials). After a contestant was killed when a stunt went wrong, the show was cancelled.
Noel's House Party was another lively early evening entertainment show on Saturday evenings which trounced all competition. In many ways it could be seen as the predecessor to "Ant and Dec's Saturday take away" on ITV1.
After many years the show began to lose viewers and Edmonds and the BBC finally decided to finish it in 1999.
Noel has many fingers in many pies, he still does the odd bit of broadcasting, recently sitting in for Johnnie Walker on Radio 2's Drivetime show. He is also the CEO of many companies, runs his own charity helicopter taxi service for less-able people and is honorary patron of many charities.- Producer
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Yvette Fielding was born on 23 September 1968 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. She is a producer and actress, known for EastEnders (1985), Juliet Bravo (1980) and Let's Parlez Franglais (1984). She has been married to Karl Beattie since 1999. They have one child. She was previously married to Barry Sweeney.- Writer
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Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He never expressed a wish to act and, instead, studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1947, the year he began his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1952, he joined BBC Television at Alexandra Palace and, in 1954, began his famous "Zoo Quest" series. When not "Zoo Questing", he presented political broadcasts, archaeological quizzes, short stories, gardening and religious programmes.
1964 saw the start of BBC2, Britain's third TV channel, with Michael Peacock as its Controller. A year later, Peacock was promoted to BBC1 and Attenborough became Controller of BBC2. As such, he was responsible for the introduction of colour television into Britain, and also for bringing Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) to the world.
In 1969, he was appointed Director of Programmes with editorial responsibility for both the BBC's television networks. Eight years behind a desk was too much for him, and he resigned in 1973 to return to programme making. First came "Eastwards with Attenborough", a natural history series set in South East Asia, then The Tribal Eye (1975) , examining tribal art. In 1979, he wrote and presented all 13 parts of Life on Earth (1979) (then the most ambitious series ever produced by the BBC Natural History Unit). This became a trilogy, with The Living Planet (1984) and The Trials of Life (1990).
His services to television were recognised in 1985, and he was knighted to become Sir David Attenborough. The two shorter series, "The First Eden" and "Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives" were fitted around 1993's spectacular Life in the Freezer (1993), a celebration of Antarctica and 1995's epic The Private Life of Plants (1995), which he wrote and presented. Filming the beautiful birds of paradise for Attenborough in Paradise (1996) in 1996 fulfilled a lifelong ambition, putting him near his favourite bird. Entering his seventies, he narrated the award-winning Wildlife Specials (1995), marking 40 years of the BBC Natural History Unit. But, he was not slowing down, as he completed the epic 10-part series for the BBC, The Life of Birds (1998) along with writing and presenting the three-part series State of the Planet (2000) as well as The Life of Mammals (2002). Once broadcast, he began planning his next projects.
He has received honorary degrees from many universities across the world, and is patron or supporter of many charitable organisations, including acting as Patron of the World Land Trust, which buys rain forest and other lands to preserve them and the animals that live there.- Actor
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Phillip Schofield was born on 1 April 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Killing Clovis Dardentor and Extras (2005). He has been married to Steph Schofield since 29 March 1993. They have two children.- Actor
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Brian Cox was born on 3 March 1968 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Sunshine (2007), The Last Star and Absolutely Anything (2015). He has been married to Gia Milinovich since 2003. They have one child.- Born in France to a French father and Trinidanian mother, she moved to Ireland at the age of 10. She studied Biochemistry at college and graduated with honours. She also launched a singing career and sang in a pop band. She was asked to present at the IRMA awards for Irish TV station RTÉ and has been a presenter for many other shows since then, working in Ireland and the U.K.
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Chris Packham was born on 4 May 1961 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Inside Our Autistic Minds (2023), The Trials of Life (1990) and Holby City (1999).- Actress
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Zoë Ball was born on 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Offspring (2010), Still Crazy (1998) and The Lily Savage Show (1997). She has been married to Fatboy Slim since 20 August 1999. They have two children.- Producer
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Richard Madeley was born on 13 May 1956 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Ali G Indahouse (2002), Extras (2005) and Richard & Judy (2001). He has been married to Judy Finnigan since 21 November 1986. They have two children. He was previously married to Lynda R Hooley.- Writer
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David Dimbleby was born on 28 October 1938 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for The Goodies (1970), Panorama (1953) and A Picture of Britain (2005). He has been married to Belinda Giles since 2000. They have one child. He was previously married to Josceline Dimbleby.