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Georgie Barrat
Georgie Barrat is a British tech journalist and television presenter, best known as a presenter on ''The Gadget Show''. Early life Barrat graduated from King's College London with a degree in English Literature. She later gained a diploma in Radio Production. Since then Barrat has appeared on Radio 2 and TalkSport. Career Barrat has written for ''Marie Claire'', ''Huffington Post and'' The Mirror and has spoken on the subject for the likes of ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC. Barrat is the resident tech expert on ITV's '' Weekend'', where she talks Aled Jones through the newest gadgets while working with the production team to help source and create the feature. Georgie is also Carphone Warehouse's YouTube presenter and delivers Tech City News' weekly video roundup. In 2017, Barrat joined ''The Gadget Show'' as a co-host alongside Craig Charles, Ortis Deley and Jon Bentley. In August 2017, she presented '' Can Crooks Hack Your Home?: Tonight'' for ITV. Personal life and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aled Jones
Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and radio and television presenter. As a teenage chorister, he reached widespread fame during the mid-1980s. Since then he has worked in television with the BBC and ITV, and radio (for Classic FM). In September 2012, Jones joined ITV Breakfast where he presented '' Daybreak'' (2012–2014), alongside Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway. For the BBC, he has presented '' Songs of Praise'' (2004–), ''Cash in the Attic'' (2010–2012), ''Escape to the Country'' (2010–2013) and ''Going Back Giving Back'' (2016–present). Early singing career Jones was born in St. David's Hospital in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, the only child of Nest Rowlands, a teacher, and Derek John Jones, a draughtsman for a shipbuilder. He was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan on Anglesey, and attended Ysgol David Hughes (a secondary school). Jones joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral at age nine and was lead soloist within two ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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General Certificate Of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private schools in Scotland may choose to use GCSEs from England. Each GCSE qualification is offered in a specific school subject (English literature, English language, mathematics, science, history, geography, art and design, design and technology, business studies, classical civilisation, drama, music, foreign languages, etc). The Department for Education has drawn up a list of preferred subjects known as the English Baccalaureate for England on the results in eight GCSEs including English, mathematics, the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, computer science), history, geography, and an ancient or modern foreign language. Studies for GCSE examinations take place over a period of two or three academic years (depending upon the subject, school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of education policy or curriculum choices in schools. It has implications for workforce development, national security concerns (as a shortage of STEM-educated citizens can reduce effectiveness in this area) and immigration policy. There is no universal agreement on which disciplines are included in STEM; in particular whether or not the ''science'' in STEM includes social sciences, such as psychology, sociology, economics, and political science. In the United States, these are typically included by organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), which deals with all matters concerning science and new discoveries in science as it affects development, research, and innovations, the Department of Labor's O*Net online database for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stemettes
Stemettes is a social enterprise which encourages girls and young women aged 5–25 to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM). Stemettes runs panel events, hackathons, the Student to Stemette mentoring programme supported by Deutsche Bank, Outbox Incubator and an app, OtotheB, an online platform for girls interested in STEM and entrepreneurship. History Stemettes was started in 2013 by British mathematics and computing child prodigy Anne-Marie Imafidon. In 2015, Jacquelyn Guderley became co-founder of Stemettes alongside Imafidon. Stemettes has partnered with organisations including Deutsche Bank, Salesforce, Accenture, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BP and Microsoft. The organisation is regularly called upon by the UK Government and European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight
Tonight may refer to: Television * ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC * ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current events television programme on BBC One * ''Tonight'' (1999 TV programme), a British news magazine television programme hosted by Julie Etchingham that has aired on ITV since 1999 * ''Tonight'' (New Zealand TV programme), a New Zealand evening news programme hosted by Kate Hawkesby * ''The Tonight Show'', a United States talk show, also known in its early years as simply ''Tonight'' * ''Tonight with Arnold Clavio'', a Philippine television talk show * "Tonight" (''Prison Break''), an episode of ''Prison Break'' Music Bands * Tonight (band), a British new-wave group Albums * ''Tonight'' (Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer Quintet album), 1965 * ''Tonight'' (David Bowie album), or the title song (see below) * ''Tonight'' (FM album), 1987 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Bentley (TV Presenter)
Jonathan David Bentley (born 30 October 1961) is a British journalist and television presenter. He was educated at Millfield in Street, Somerset from 1972 to 1978 and at Oriel College in Oxford from 1979 to 1982, where he studied geography. Bentley specialises in television production and journalism in the field of motoring. Between 1987 and 1999, he was Television producer, producer and executive producer of BBC Two's ''Top Gear (1977 TV series), Top Gear'', and was series producer of ''Fifth Gear'' from 2002 to 2004.Jon Bentley IMDB.com As a producer of ''Top Gear'', Bentley helped launch the television careers of Jeremy Clarkson [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortis Deley
Ortis Deley ( ) (born 2 June 1973) is a British television presenter, comedian, singer, radio DJ and actor of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent, best known for presenting the Children's BBC Saturday morning flagship series ''Live & Kicking''. As of November 2021, he is a presenter on ''The Gadget Show''. He has also co-presented ''Police Interceptors'' in the UK, with Rick Edwards. He also appeared on Police Interceptors special edition where he drove around with the Cleveland and Durham specialist operations unit as well as observing the operations of the control centre. Early life Deley went to Ernest Bevin College in Tooting Bec, London. Deley studied for a degree in pharmacy at the University of Sunderland and graduated in 1995. During an appearance as a contestant on London Weekend Television's ''Blind Date'', he was talent-spotted by industry manager Jan Simmonds. Career Acting Deley had a cameo in the 2006 feature film '' Derailed'' alongside Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Charles
Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, television and radio presenter. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He presented the gladiator-style game show '' Robot Wars'' from 1998 to 2004, and narrated the comedy endurance show ''Takeshi's Castle''. As a DJ, he appears on BBC Radio 6 Music. Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in ''Red Dwarf'', he regularly featured on national television with celebrity appearances on many popular shows while he continued to host a wide variety of programmes. From 2017 to 2022, Charles hosted ''The Gadget Show'' for Channel 5. His acting credits include playing inmate Eugene Buffy in the ITV drama ''The Governor'', and leading roles in the British films ''Fated'' and ''Clubbing to Death''. He has toured the UK extensively as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse Limited was a mobile phone retailer based in London, United Kingdom. In August 2014 the company became a subsidiary of Currys plc (previously named "Dixons Carphone"), which was formed by the merger of its former parent Carphone Warehouse Group with Dixons Retail. Prior to this merger, Carphone Warehouse Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Following the closure of all stand-alone UK stores in April 2020, all remaining Carphone Warehouse UK outlets were within branches of Currys PC World. In April 2021, the Carphone Warehouse business in Ireland (including all stand-alone and co-located branches and the website) was closed with immediate effect. Currys continues to use the Carphone Warehouse brand in the United Kingdom, online and inside Currys stores. History Early years The company was co-founded in 1989 by Sir Charles Dunstone and Julian Brownlie, who put £6,000 into the company from their savings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekend (TV Programme)
''Weekend'' is a British lifestyle show that aired on ITV from 26 April 2014 to 3 September 2017 and was presented by Aled Jones. Format ''Weekend'' featured a mixture of chat and musical guests. Aled Jones presented the programme on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Of this appointment, Jones said "What more can I ask for than a mix of all of the things I love! It's a dream come true to present a show I've always wanted to watch and I can't wait to get started". The show also had a feature on people with strange talents or hobbies, called 'We're Talking in the Air', a pun on "Walking in the Air", a song famously covered by Jones. ;Experts *Stephen Bailey * Georgie Barrat *Lucie Cave * Tom Craine *Rhianna Dhillon *Alison Hammond *Boyd Hilton * James King *Patrick Monahan Patrick Monahan (born February 28, 1969) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and sole constant member of the band Train. He has collaborated with multiple art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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