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12 Again
''12 Again'' is a show that premiered on CBBC on 13 February 2012. It is presented by Iain Stirling Iain Andrew Stirling (born 27 January 1988) is a British comedian, writer, television presenter, actor, narrator and Twitch streamer from Edinburgh, Scotland. Stand-up career Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at the Univ ..., and each episode is 30 minutes long. The show sees various celebrities talking about what their life was like at the age of 12, usually covering news stories, what they would gossip about, favourite television programmes, favourite music, their favourite celebrities and what they would have done differently if they were 12 again. Episodes Series 1: 2012 "End of Summer" special On Monday 3 September 2012 at 5:45pm, a brand new ''12 Again'' special premiered, where many special celebrity guests revisit their favourite summer memories of when they were 12. Series 2: 2012 A second series of ''12 Again'' began on Friday, 21 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Wilkinson
Naomi Laura Wilkinson (born 30 June 1974, in Bristol, England) is an English television presenter and actress. Career Wilkinson was a presenter of ''Milkshake!'', the early-morning programming block for young children on Channel 5 and ''Finger Tips'' for CITV. Wilkinson took over as the host from ''Fearne Cotton'' in series four and remained as the host until the series closed. Prior to joining ''Milkshake!'' in 2000, Wilkinson co-presented the breakfast show ''Wakey! Wakey!'' for the now-defunct children's channel Carlton Kids. As well as presenting for Milkshake, she has also starred in Milkshake shows such as ''Havakazoo'' and ''Monkey Makes''. Wilkinson left Milkshake! in 2012 after 12 years as a main presenter. She now works on shows for ''CBBC''. Wilkinson went to the United States and became the host of '' Make Way for Noddy'' on PBS Kids and ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' on PBS Kids Sprout. She voices Angelina on '' Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' on PBS Kids. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Jones (Welsh Presenter)
Charlotte Alexandra "Alex" JonesBDM Swansea 1977 April–June V27 p. 2577 (born 18 March 1977) is a Welsh television presenter, best known for co-presenting the BBC One magazine programme ''The One Show''. She presented '' Tumble'' (2014), ''Close Calls: On Camera'' (2015–2016) and ''Shop Well for Less?'' (2016–2020). Early life Jones was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, to Mary and Alun Jones, and has a younger sister, Jennie. Her first language at home was English, but Jones was educated at , a Welsh language school, and is fluent in Welsh. After training as a ballet dancer as a child, Jones studied theatre, film and television at the Aberystwyth University, sitting her final exams in Magaluf, Spain, while appearing as a contestant on the first series of Sky1 show '' Prickly Heat''. Career Jones became a television researcher after leaving university, but was sacked twice, once for mistaking Mike Peters from the band The Alarm for a workman who had come to fix the off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Meaden
Deborah Sonia Meaden (born 11 February 1959) is a British businesswoman and TV personality who ran a multimillion-pound family holiday business, before completing a management buyout. She is best known for her appearances as a 'Dragon' on the BBC business programme ''Dragons' Den''. Early life Meaden was born in Taunton, Somerset. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother moved Deborah and her older sister Gail to Brightlingsea in Essex. Meaden went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, for a brief period and then to Trowbridge High School for Girls (now The John of Gaunt School) which she left at the age of 16. Career On leaving school, Meaden studied business at Brighton Technical College, after which she worked as a sales-room model in a fashion house. After graduation, she moved to Italy at 19 and set up a glass and ceramics export agency, which sold products to retailers including Harvey Nichols. The company failed after 18 months. Meaden and a partner bought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick And Dom
Dick and Dom (originally Richard and Dominic) are a British comedy double act consisting of the presenters Richard "Dick" McCourt and Dominic "Dom" Wood. They are primarily known for presenting 'the broom cupboard' presentation links on Children's BBC in the 1990s and early 2000s, before moving onto the double BAFTA Award winning ''Dick & Dom in da Bungalow'', a children's entertainment show that was broadcast live during weekend mornings on BBC One, CBBC and later BBC Two. The show ran for five series between 2002 and 2006. Filmography Television Film Radio/Podcasts Theatre/Festivals/DJ gigs Since 2005, the duo have been doing DJ sets at Students' unions in Universities all over the UK. They now DJ at all major festivals. '' Dick vs Dom'' also known as 'Dick and Dom LIVE' is a live 60-minute gameshow which involves the whole audience. The stage show originated at Butlins where they headlined with Dick vs Dom in 2014 and 2016. The show has also toured UK theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Esono Danquah III ( ; born 14 September 1986), known by the stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a Ghanaian British, Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. Stryder has released three solo (music), solo studio albums, ''Star in the Hood (album), Star in the Hood'' (2007), ''Catch 22 (Tinchy Stryder album), Catch 22'' (2009), and ''Third Strike (album), Third Strike'' (2010). Stryder's business ventures include the clothing line Star in the Hood (company), Star in the Hood, the Cloud 9 X Goji headphone and audio equipment range in collaboration with Goji Electronics. Early life and education Stryder was born Kwasi Danquah in Accra, Ghana in 1986. Stryder has lived in England, United Kingdom since 1995. In Bow, London, he attended St Bonaventure's Catholic School in nearby Forest Gate, London Borough of Newham, Newham; He gained a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. (Hons) in Digital arts, Film, Moving image and Animation at the University of East London. He b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed (; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor, presenter, writer and mountaineer. Blessed is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in ''Z-Cars'', Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of ''I, Claudius'', King Richard IV in the first series of ''Blackadder'', Prince Vultan in ''Flash Gordon'', Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of '' Cats'' at the New London Theatre, Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter in ''Henry V'', Boss Nass in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and the voice of Clayton in Disney's ''Tarzan''. In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the arts and charity. Early life Blessed was born on 9 October 1936 at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, Yorkshire, the son of William Blessed, a socialist coal miner at Hickleton Main Colliery (and himself the son of a coal miner) and cricketer for the Yorkshire second team, and Hilda (née Wall). Bless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Backshall
Stephen James Backshall (born 21 April 1973) is an English naturalist, explorer, presenter and writer, best known for BBC TV's ''Deadly 60''. His other BBC work includes being part of the expedition teams in ''Lost Land of the Tiger'', ''Lost Land of the Volcano'', ''Deadly Dinosaurs'' and ''Lost Land of the Jaguar'', as well as '' Expedition with Steve Backshall'' for the TV channel Dave. He has worked for the National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Channel. He has published a series of four novels for children called ''The Falcon Chronicles'', three adult non-fiction works and numerous other children's non-fiction books. Early life Backshall's parents worked for British Airways, and he was brought up in a smallholding in Bagshot surrounded by rescue animals. Backshall attended Collingwood College in Camberley and Brooklands College, Surrey in the sixth form. He backpacked solo around Asia, India and Africa. After this he studied English and theatre studies at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.5 million copies. It also spawned six consecutive top twenty singles on the UK Singles Chart, including two number-one singles, "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" and " Boys and Girls". Her second album, ''Young Foolish Happy'' (2011), spawned the number-one hit " All About Tonight", as well as the top ten singles "What Do You Take Me For?" and "Kiss the Stars". Lott's self-titled third studio album, released in 2014, had the lead single " Nasty", which peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, making it her sixth Top 10 single in the United Kingdom. Lott has also occasionally acted in film, television and stage, including starring in the UK production of the Richard Greenberg play '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' in 2016. Early life Victoria L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wisker
Richard Wisker (born 1 February 1995) is a BAFTA Award-nominated British actor and presenter from Dagenham, England, known for his role as Liam O'Donovan in ''Tracy Beaker Returns''. From 2013 to 2015 he portrayed Rich in the CBBC series ''Dani's Castle''. Wisker also played the role Declan in ''Millie Inbetween'' and '' Flatmates''. Career Wisker made his television debut in 2008 as a guest star on the British police drama ''The Bill'', playing Mason Kemble in a two-episode story called "Hold Me Tight". He later returned to television as Jono Blake in an episode of '' Law & Order: UK''. He also guest-starred in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' in 2010, in two episodes titled " Lost in Time", featuring a character named George Woods, from the year 1941. His most notable role is Liam O'Donovan in the CBBC drama ''Tracy Beaker Returns''. In 2010, Wisker was nominated for a children's BAFTA for Best Actor. In May 2011, Wisker began presenting ''Friday Download'' on the CBBC Channel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Robbins
Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English comic, actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster. He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's ''Wood and Walters'' and '' Birds of a Feather'', provided the voiceover in ''Catchphrase'' from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's '' Little Britain''. He also starred in Peter Kay's ''Phoenix Nights'' (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in ''The Slammer''. His most recent roles were in '' Benidorm'' in 2012 as Victor St. James as well as '' Hank Zipzer'' in episode 8 playing Bob Bing The Sausage King and Diddy TV playing Larry Weinsteinberger/Bingbongberger. He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of '' Birds of a Feather'' and also in the comedy series ''The League of Gentlemen'' as Tony Cluedo, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjli Mohindra
Anjli Mohindra (born 20 February 1990) is a British stage, screen and voice-over actress and writer. She is best known for playing aspiring journalist Rani Chandra in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–2011) and would-be suicide bomber Nadia Ali in the hit BBC One political thriller ''Bodyguard'' (2018). Her other television roles include Surgeon Lieutenant Tiffany Docherty in the BBC One police procedural ''Vigil'' (2021), Detective Constable Josie Chancellor in the ITV crime drama '' Dark Heart'' (2016–2018) and Archie in the Sky science fiction thriller '' The Lazarus Project'' (2022). Early life Mohindra was born on 20 February 1990 in London. She grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, apart from a four-year period on a military base in Germany, where she was the only ethnic minority kid out of 2,000 students at an Armed Forces school. According to Mohindra, her parents are both Hindu in terms of religion, Indian in terms of orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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