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Barnaby John "Barney" Harwood (born 7 November 1979) is a British actor and television presenter. He is known for his work with
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
beginning in 2002.


Career


Television

For CBBC, Harwood presented '' Prank Patrol'' and was a voice-over commentator for ''The Smokehouse'', while on
BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
, he co-presented '' Basil's Swap Shop'' (a remake of ''
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop ''Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'', more commonly known simply as ''Swap Shop'', is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1976 to 27 March 1982. It was ground-breaking in many ways: by broadcasting on Saturday mornin ...
''), alongside
Basil Brush Basil Brush is a fictional red fox, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips. The character has f ...
. Previous work for CBBC included gameshow '' Crush'' in 2004, ''Sport Relief Gets Sub'd!'', a Sport Relief 2006 show and as co-presenter of ''
Smile A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses ...
'', which aired each Sunday on BBC Two until 26 August 2007 and saw him win a Children's BAFTA for best presenter. He also co-hosted the ''
Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' tie-in programme ''
Totally Doctor Who ''Totally Doctor Who'' is a children's television series produced by the BBC that was originally broadcast between 13 April 2006 and 29 June 2007, accompanying the second and third revived series of ''Doctor Who''. At the time of its original b ...
'' until it was cancelled after series three in 2007. Harwood was also the Control Voice in an episode of the ''Doctor Who'' spin off
animated series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either ...
''
The Infinite Quest ''The Infinite Quest'' is an animated serial based on the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was made by BBC Television, but does not share the same producers as the live-action series. It was aired in twelve weekly pa ...
''. As an extra, he appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' episode " Love & Monsters", which was first transmitted on 17 June 2006. In July 2007, Harwood fronted ''
The Sorcerer's Apprentice "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (german: "Der Zauberlehrling", link=no, italic=no) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in 14 stanzas. Story The poem begins as an old magician (fantasy), sorcerer departs his ...
'', a daily reality series following a group of children learning magic at a
Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...
-style boarding school. ''
Bear Behaving Badly ''Bear Behaving Badly'' is a British children's sitcom which originally aired for four series and was broadcast between 3 September 2007 and 21 December 2010. Background The programme is centred around the daily adventures of Barney Harwood, h ...
'', a 26-part sitcom starring Harwood and
Nev the bear Nev the Bear is a small, blue puppet bear that originally appeared in the CBBC television programme ''Smile''. Since 2007, Nev has starred in his own CBBC show '' Bear Behaving Badly'', alongside Barney Harwood. His name was created from the ...
from ''Smile'', was broadcast on
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between September and October 2007. In February 2008, Harwood starred as the 'hidden' celebrity in an episode of ''
Hider in the House ''Hider in the House'' is a British children's game show presented by Jason King and Joel Ross (aka JK and Joel). In the programme, a celebrity has to be hidden in a family's house by three children and a parent. If the family has fewer than t ...
''. Harwood's worked on the series ''Inside Life'' which is the children's companion series to the BBC Natural History Unit's ''Life''. Harwood narrates all ten programmes. On 13 December 2010 it was revealed on the
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...
's ''
Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...
'' that Harwood would be the new presenter on the show, taking over from
Joel Defries Joel Nirmalan Defries (born 14 March 1985) is a British-born presenter, who worked on the BBC One children's programme '' Blue Peter'' from 2008 to 2010. He previously worked on the New Zealand television station, C4. Career Born in Hammersmi ...
. Harwood had a successful career on the show becoming one of the longest serving presenters at 6.5 years. He soon became popular and renowned for his bad jokes and mischievous behaviour. Through the years he grew his famous catchphrase, "I want one", as well as growing to call over to "Camera Two" to get a shot of him and giving away strange prizes in the show's game "Spot Shelley", including a house in Spain, a unicorn called Colin and a life-times supply of chutney. His various hairstyles often added to his fame among viewers. Barney is particularly good at cycling, doing well in various challenges with bikes, a big fan of coffee, as well as music and has interests in photography and camping out in his campervan. He, however, has a fear of frogs; on his first show Steve Backshall got him to hold one and on his last show he was made to kiss a frog, conquering fear in both. In early 2016, Harwood took a break from ''
Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...
''; he returned later that year. It was announced in August 2017 during the show's summer break that Harwood would leave the show after six and half years and his final show aired on 14 September 2017 where Harwood would move on from ''
Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...
'' and "onto new adventures". Harwood announced during his last Blue Peter episode that after 16 years working with CBBC, he would also leave the channel. On his last show he was awarded a Blue Peter Gold Badge, the highest accolade, for his work on the programme. When awarded by co-presenter Radzi Chingyanganya, he was described as being "at the very top of the list". In August 2017, he appeared as a contestant on ''Celebrity Masterchef''.


Filmography


Radio

In addition to his television work, Harwood presented
BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
children's magazine programme ''
Go 4 It ''Go4It'' was a British children's magazine programme broadcast on Sunday evenings at 7.15pm on BBC Radio 4, and one of the few speech-based shows on British national radio aimed at younger listeners. It was broadcast between 2001 and 2009. His ...
'' and co-presented '' Big Toe Books'' (previously ''
The Big Toe Radio Show ''The Big Toe Radio Show'' was a daily show (seven days a week) for children on the DAB radio station BBC 7 at breakfast time and from 4 to 6pm. It was aimed at children aged nine to eleven. It featured music, games, stories read from well-known ...
''), for
BBC 7 BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station from the BBC, broadcasting archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes nationally, 24 hours a day. It is the sister station of BBC Radio 4 and the p ...
.


Music

Harwood can play the guitar and piano and is also the keyboardist in The MüVs. As a singer/songwriter, he composed the theme music to ''Bear Behaving Badly'' and ''Prank Patrol''.


Other appearances

In
pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ...
, Harwood played Idle Jack in ''
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'' at The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, between November 2005 and January 2006. From December 2007 to January 2008, Harwood appeared at The Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells as Buttons in ''
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
''. In April 2008, Harwood appeared in a musical version of ''
Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...
'', as Jangles the
court jester A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and ...
, at the Central Theatre in
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,
Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
. From December 2008 to January 2009, Harwood starred in ''
Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending ...
'' at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth. From December 2009 to January 2010, he again starred in ''
Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending ...
'', this time at the Grande Theatre in Blackpool. On 1 and 2 August 2009, Harwood and
Gemma Hunt Gemma Hunt (born 1 April 1982) is a British presenter who also used to be on the CBBC TV series ''Xchange''. CBBC Hunt joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In ...
presented a BBC
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concert at the
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in London, entitled ''EVOLUTION! A Darwin-Inspired Extravaganza for Kids'' (Prom21 and Prom23), during which they interviewed special guest
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.BBC Proms listings
/ref> On 14 November 2009, Harwood made a guest appearance on
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
series ''
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'', alongside
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. In 2010, Harwood appeared at the
Lichfield Garrick Theatre The Lichfield Garrick is a modern, purpose built theatre in Lichfield, a city in Staffordshire, England. The main auditorium seats 562 people and the Studio seats 157 people. The theatre is named after the 18th century actor David Garrick, who w ...
for their Christmas production of ''
Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending ...
'', playing the lead role and co-starring with his father, comedian Barnaby. From 2 December 2011 to 8 January 2012, Harwood played Muddles in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. In December 2013, Harwood played "
Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending ...
" at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, alongside
David Hasselhoff David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a Guinness World Record as the most watched man on TV. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on ''The You ...
and
Su Pollard Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is an English actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 45 years; she is most famous for her role in the sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. She also appeared in '' You Rang, M'Lord?'' and ''Oh, Doctor Beec ...
. From 9 December 2016 to 8 January 2017, Harwood played the title role in ''Aladdin'' at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool. From 4 December 2018 to 6 January 2019, Harwood played the Huntsman in ''Snow White'' at the New Theatre Royal in Lincoln.


References


External links

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Urban Talent: Barney Harwood



The MüVs
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