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Ashens
Dr Stuart Clive Ashen (born 16 December 1976), commonly known by his online alias Ashens ( ), is a British comedian, critic and YouTuber known for reviewing various products; his reviews usually include toys, video games and food. , his main YouTube channel has garnered over 1.56 million subscribers. Early life and education Stuart Clive Ashen grew up on the Heartsease Estate, Norwich and attended Heartsease High School. He previously worked for PC World and Norwich Union. His mother, Pauline, died of cancer when he was eight years old. YouTube Ashen has been reviewing food and various products in a distinctive style on YouTube since 2006. The items he humorously reviews are often low quality and procured from various variety stores (notably UK's Poundland), or are poor knockoffs of well-received or well-known products, which he refers to as "". Featured products are typically personally sourced by Ashen in the UK or during holiday abroad or submitted by viewers. He fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ChannelFlip
ChannelFlip Media Ltd was a London-based Multi Channel Network which works with both traditional and online celebrities to create brand friendly content. Shows and talent ChannelFlip works with UK-based comedic TV and online talent. * Robert Llewellyn – Machine of the Week Report (The MoWer) and Carpool. * David Mitchell – David Mitchell's SoapBox – a series of short monologues co-written with John Finnemore. In these monologues Mitchell has criticized a variety of subjects, including the popular BBC show ''Doctor Who'' and 3D television. * Richard Hammond – Richard Hammond's Tech Head – a weekly web series in which ''Top Gear''s Richard Hammond discuss the latest technology happenings. * Dawn Porter – Bad Girl Guides – six-part series providing lighthearted advice to women. * Harry Hill – Little Internet Show – a sketch based comedy show. * Simon's Cat – Simon's Cat, YouTube star * Jonti Picking – MrWeebl, YouTube star * Stuart Ashen – a.k.a. Ashens, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Hardcastle
Daniel John Hardcastle (born 23 March 1989), known online as Nerd³ or NerdCubed, is a British YouTuber and author. Created in 2011, his YouTube channel primarily consists of video game-related content. As of July 2022, it has approximately 2.5 million subscribers and 1.3 billion video views. He is the author of ''The Sunday Times'' bestseller ''Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd''. Career Online Hardcastle rose to prominence through a scripted, story-based webcomic created within Minecraft. After creating his YouTube channel on 20 March 2011, Hardcastle initially uploaded a series of comedic vlogs before he uploaded his first let's play. His first let's play series, called ''Nerd³'s Minecraft Buildy Thing'', ran from 27 August 2011 to 22 August 2012. After creating videos on a few indie games, Hardcastle uploaded his first ''Nerd³ Plays'' video on 7 January 2012. In 2012, Machinima sponsored him to create the series ''13 Ways To Die''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Lewis (cook)
Barry Lewis (born 15 July 1982) is a British cook, author and founder of the YouTube channel, ''Barry Lewis'' (formerly "My Virgin Kitchen"), which, as of June 2022, has over 931,000 subscribers. A self-taught cook, Lewis began filming recipe attempts online from his home in Weston Super Mare in 2010 after he saw Jamie Oliver on a television show. After being signed up by Oliver to appear on his YouTube channel, Lewis attracted media coverage. His cookbook, ''Dinner's On'', was published in May 2014 and a second,'' My Virgin Kitchen – Delicious Recipes You Can Make Every Day'', in August 2017. In January 2019, the My Virgin Kitchen YouTube channel was renamed to Barry Lewis. Career Lewis set up ''My Virgin Kitchen'' as a way to inspire himself to learn to cook. He was working at the time as a quantity surveyor for Wates Group and would make recipe videos in the evenings in an attempt to gain confidence in the kitchen. Each video consists of Lewis cooking a recipe for the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Lewis (cook)
Barry Lewis (born 15 July 1982) is a British cook, author and founder of the YouTube channel, ''Barry Lewis'' (formerly "My Virgin Kitchen"), which, as of June 2022, has over 931,000 subscribers. A self-taught cook, Lewis began filming recipe attempts online from his home in Weston Super Mare in 2010 after he saw Jamie Oliver on a television show. After being signed up by Oliver to appear on his YouTube channel, Lewis attracted media coverage. His cookbook, ''Dinner's On'', was published in May 2014 and a second,'' My Virgin Kitchen – Delicious Recipes You Can Make Every Day'', in August 2017. In January 2019, the My Virgin Kitchen YouTube channel was renamed to Barry Lewis. Career Lewis set up ''My Virgin Kitchen'' as a way to inspire himself to learn to cook. He was working at the time as a quantity surveyor for Wates Group and would make recipe videos in the evenings in an attempt to gain confidence in the kitchen. Each video consists of Lewis cooking a recipe for the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Howell
Daniel James Howell (born 11 June 1991) is an English YouTuber, presenter, comedian and author. He gained prominence through his YouTube channels ''Daniel Howell'' (formerly known as ''danisnotonfire''), which reached over six million subscribers, and ''DanAndPhilGAMES''. Together with frequent collaborator Phil Lester, Howell presented the Sunday night entertainment show '' Dan and Phil'' on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and the station's ''Internet Takeover'' slot from September 2014 until April 2016. Early life Howell grew up in Winnersh, Berkshire. He has a younger brother, Adrian, who started a YouTube channel of his own in 2018 and works as a photographer and lifestyle coach. He worked for the retail chain Focus DIY at the age of 16 and later at the supermarket Asda. He was a member of Wokingham Youth Theatre growing up. After graduating from The Forest School in 2009, Howell took a gap year, during which he started posting videos to his channel as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Lester
Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and radio host. He is best known for his YouTube channels ''AmazingPhil'', which gained over 4 million subscribers, and ''DanAndPhilGAMES''. Together with frequent collaborator Daniel Howell, he presented the Sunday night entertainment show '' Dan and Phil'' on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2016 the duo were monthly hosts on the station's '' The Internet Takeover'' slot. Lester appeared on ''The Sunday Times''’ 2019 list of the top influencers in the UK. Early life Lester was born on 30 January 1987 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. He has an older brother, Martyn. Before he made vlogs and radio presenting his full-time profession, he was a dog walker and car washer, worked at a veterinary clinic and at WHSmith, and had an acting role as Tim in ''Faintheart''. He attended Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knightmare
''Knightmare'' is a British children's adventure game show, created by Tim Child, and broadcast over eight series on CITV from 7 September 1987 to 11 November 1994. The general format of the show is of a team of four children – one who takes on the game, and three acting as their guide and advisers – attempting to complete a quest within a fantasy medieval environment, traversing a large dungeon and using their wits to overcome puzzles, obstacles and the unusual characters they meet along the journey. The show is most notable for its use of blue screen chroma key, an idea Child utilised upon seeing it being put to use in weather forecasts at the time the programme began, as well as its use of 'virtual reality' interactive gameplay on television and the high level of difficulty faced by every team. Broadcast to high viewing figures throughout its original run, it garnered a cult status amongst fans since its final television episode in 1994. It was revived for a one-off s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuff (magazine)
''Stuff'' is a British consumer electronics magazine published by Kelsey Media. History ''Stuff'' was first published in Britain in November 1996 by Dennis Publishing. A bimonthly title, it followed the success of magazines such as '' FHM'' and '' Loaded'' in being pitched toward a young, male audience, with a focus on consumer goods and electronics. The brand took a more lifestyle-orientated direction in 1998, before publishing group Haymarket bought the title in January 1999 and refocused the magazine to consumer electronics. In May 2018, the brand was sold to Kelsey Media. Haymarket Media Group CEO Kevin Costello said at the time of the sale: "''Stuff'' is a truly iconic brand, trusted by its tech-loving followers to entertain, educate, and inspire. It's been a big part of the Haymarket story, but our strategic focus has shifted and ''Stuff'' needs a new home, where the brand can really achieve its potential." UK edition The UK version of the magazine is focused o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals, it is the largest settlement and has the largest urban area in East Anglia. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider built-up area had a population of 213,166 in 2019. Heritage and status Norwich claims to be the most complete medieval city in the United Kingdom. It includes cobbled streets such as Elm Hill, Timber Hill and Tombland; ancient buildings such as St Andrew's Hall; half-timbered houses such as Dragon Hall, The Guildhall and Strangers' Hall; the Art Nouveau of the 1899 Royal Arcade; many medieval lanes; and the winding River Wensum that flows through the city c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
''Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe'' is a British television review comedy programme created and presented by Charlie Brooker and broadcast on BBC Four. The programme contains reviews of current shows, as well as stories and commentary on how television is produced. Format ''Screenwipe'' is presented by comedian Charlie Brooker, who reviews other British television programmes with a caustic and humorous tone. Brooker analyses specific programmes and genres, regularly making jokes about how programmes are created. Brooker often pays particular attention to more obscure channels on satellite, Freeview and cable, such as those dedicated to gambling, shopping, horoscopes and pornography. He explores the probable effects of television on society and the feelings programmes can create in the viewer. One segment of each show is usually dedicated to positive reviews, with analysis on why the style and content are so absorbing. Much of the programme is filmed in Brooker's living room, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Blackery
Emma Louise Blackery (born 11 November 1991) is an English musician, singer, YouTube vlogger, record producer, and author. Active since 2012, Blackery has released EPs, singles, and Vevo music videos. She has toured with Busted, and headlined tours for her debut studio album ''Villains'', released on her RWG Records label in 2018. In 2015, Blackery's main YouTube channel had over one million subscribers.. She performed and was a panelist at YouTube events (including Summer in the City and VidCon), and has contributed twice to the YouTube Rewind video series. Blackery's book, ''Feel Good 101: The Outsiders' Guide to a Happier Life'', is based on her 2013 ''Feel Good 101'' video series. Music career Debut and early success (2012–2018) Blackery released her debut EP, ''Human Behaviour'', in early 2012 followed by her second EP, ''Distance'', in July 2013. A music video for the lead track, "Go the Distance," was produced by Arthur Walwin. Her third EP, ''Perfect'', was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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