HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Christopher John Tarrant, (born 10 October 1946) is an English broadcaster, television personality and former radio DJ. He presented the ITV children's television show '' Tiswas'' from 1974 to 1981, and the game show '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' from 1998 to 2014. He was a
Capital Radio Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. I ...
host from 1984 to 2004. Tarrant received an OBE in 2004 for his charity work, in particular his campaigning on behalf of disadvantaged children. Tarrant's career began in 1972, when he was hired by the since-dissolved television network ATV. He presented ''
ATV Today ''ATV Today'' was a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ATV, serving the English Midlands. The programme aired from 5 October 1964 until 31 December 1981 – the final day of broadcasting from ATV before the co ...
,'' a
current affairs Current affairs may refer to: News * ''Current Affairs'' (magazine) a bimonthly magazine of culture and politics. * Current affairs (news format): a genre of broadcast journalism * Current Affairs, former name for Behind the News Politics * An ...
programme serving the
Midlands The Midlands (also referred to as Central England) are a part of England that broadly correspond to the Mercia, Kingdom of Mercia of the Early Middle Ages, bordered by Wales, Northern England and Southern England. The Midlands were important in ...
area of England, until 1982. Tarrant rose to prominence after becoming a co-host on '' Tiswas'', the children's television show broadcast on a Saturday morning from 1974 to 1981. In January 1982, along with
Bob Carolgees Bob Carolgees (born Robert Frederick Johnson; 12 May 1948) is a British comedy entertainer who appeared on the Saturday morning TV series ''Tiswas'' and then later in its adult versions '' O.T.T.'' and '' Saturday Stayback''. He is best known fo ...
,
John Gorman John Gorman may refer to: *John Gorman (director) (1884–1936), American movie director * John Gorman (entertainer) (born 1936), English vocalist and musician *John Gorman (politician) (1923–2014), Northern Ireland politician *John Gorman (footb ...
, Randolph Sutherland and Lenny Henry, Tarrant launched a late-night show, '' O.T.T.'', thought of as an "adult" version of ''Tiswas'', but it did not prove popular. Tarrant was a
Capital Radio Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. I ...
host from 1984 to 2004, presenting the early-morning show ''
Capital Breakfast ''Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp'' is a British national breakfast radio show on Capital. The show is broadcast from 6am to 10am each weekday.Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' from 1998 to 2014, while also providing some audio recordings for some console games, and a tabletop game made by Tiger Electronics based on the show. He recorded 592 episodes, in which a total of five contestants won the cash prize of £1 million. Since ''Millionaire'', Tarrant found successful presenting parts harder to come by, hosting a series of failed game shows for ITV. In 2012, Tarrant began a travel documentary series, '' Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways'', which has been compared with similar programmes presented by Michael Palin and Michael Portillo.


Early life

Chris Tarrant was born on Thursday 10 October 1946 in
Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling) ...
, England, to Basil and Joan Tarrant. His father had joined a territorial unit of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1936 and was among those evacuated from Dunkirk in the retreat of May 1940. He was also active in the
Normandy landings The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as ...
. Tarrant was educated as a boarder in Choir House at the King's School,
Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...
from 1960 to 1964. He represented the school at hockey and cricket and gained A, B and D grades at
A-level The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
in English, history and ancient history. He then studied English at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1967. Tarrant worked as a schoolteacher and also briefly as a film director for the
Central Office of Information The Central Office of Information (COI) was the UK government's marketing and communications agency. Its Chief Executive reported to the Minister for the Cabinet Office. It was a non-ministerial department, and became an executive agency and a ...
before joining ATV as a newsreader on ''
ATV Today ''ATV Today'' was a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ATV, serving the English Midlands. The programme aired from 5 October 1964 until 31 December 1981 – the final day of broadcasting from ATV before the co ...
''.


Career


''Tiswas''

Tarrant rose to prominence after becoming a co-host on '' Tiswas'', a children's television show broadcast on a Saturday morning from January 1974 to 1981. In 1982, he hosted the short-lived Saturday late-night show '' O.T.T.'', which was billed as an adult version of '' Tiswas'' but was not such a success. After this, he did a stint on the breakfast television station ''
TV-am TV-am was a TV company that broadcast the ITV franchise for breakfast television in the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 until 31 December 1992. The station was the UK's first national operator of a commercial breakfast television franchis ...
''.


Capital Radio

In 1984, Tarrant joined
Capital Radio Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. I ...
as a presenter, initially presenting the station's Sunday lunchtime show before moving to a late-morning weekday slot, following David Jensen. From March 1987 until April 2004 he hosted ''
Capital Breakfast ''Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp'' is a British national breakfast radio show on Capital. The show is broadcast from 6am to 10am each weekday.

''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''

Tarrant began hosting the popular television quiz show ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' in 1998. The format was sold to over 100 other countries. Tarrant coined the format's catchphrase, "But we don't want to give you that," and continued his older catchphrase, "Is that your final answer?" contributing it to the format. It was confirmed by
UKGameshows.com UKGameshows.com is a website dedicated to British game shows. The site currently provides information on more than 1,500 British game show formats from 1938 to the present day, over 500 mini-biographies of hosts, along with numerous other backg ...
that Tarrant is among the leading regular game show hosts for at least one full series on British television, with sixteen different series to his credit. In September 2001, an oblivious Tarrant asked the questions of contestant
Charles Ingram Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist and former British Army major who gained notoriety for his appearance on the ITV television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. In episodes recorded in September 20 ...
, then a British Army Major who was found to be cheating in a 2003 trial. The same year ITV themselves made a documentary about the incident: ''A Major Fraud''. In October 2013, it was confirmed that ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' was to come to an end after airing for 15 years on ITV. The channel made the decision to coincide with Tarrant stepping down as host. Of this, Tarrant said: Tarrant's final live edition of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' was a celebrity edition which aired live on 19 December 2013. On the day before, Tarrant pre-recorded two other celebrity episodes that were shown in February 2014. In 2018, ITV commissioned a new series of ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'', to be presented by new host Jeremy Clarkson. In a television interview, Tarrant stated he had chosen not to watch the revived series, saying, "I did it for 15 years, about 600 shows. I loved it – I had a fantastic time but I don't want to do any more, so good luck. It’s a great show." Tarrant said he would have "politely turned down" an offer by the network to return to the show had he been approached.


Other work

Tarrant is known to have worked at Salford Royal Foundation Trust as a Hospital radio presenter. Tarrant narrated the schools programme ''Stop, Look, Listen'', made by ATV and later Central Television. Tarrant hosted ''
Everybody's Equal ''Everybody's Equal'' is a game show that originally aired on ITV from 7 June 1989 to 22 July 1991 and hosted by Chris Tarrant. It was later revived under the name ''Whittle'' and aired on Channel 5 from 31 March to 30 December 1997 with Tim ...
'' in 1989, although the programme came to an end in 1990 (the format was revived in 1997 by Channel 5 as ''Whittle'', with Tim Vine as host). In 1991 he hosted the second series of ''Cluedo'' which was part panel quiz and part murder drama, based on the board game of the same name. On 1 January 1993, after
Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...
lost its ITV franchise and been replaced by
Carlton Television Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Tele ...
, Tarrant hosted the first programme of the new contractor, ''A Carlton New Year''. Also in 1993, Tarrant hosted ''
Lose A Million ''Lose a Million'' was an early 1990s British game show which was produced by Action Time for Carlton Television and was hosted by Chris Tarrant. The show featured voiceovers by Honor Blackman. In a twist to the traditional gameshow format, the ...
'', in which contestants started off with a (fictional) million pounds and were required to lose it by aiming to answer a set of questions incorrectly. Tarrant would later host '' Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'', in which the objective of the game is to do the opposite. From 1996 to 1999 Tarrant hosted the UK edition of ''Man O Man''. In 1994, Tarrant hosted a revival of '' Pop Quiz'', previously hosted by
Mike Read Michael David Kenneth Read (born 1 March 1947) is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for musi ...
. It ran one series and eight episodes in total, airing again on Saturday nights (as Read's version did). Tarrant was 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 presented the show from 1990 to 2006. In 1998, Tarrant released a compilation album entitled ''Ultimate Party Megamix'' on
PolyGram Television PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to b ...
's record label. A second edition entitled ''Ultimate Summer Party'' was also released. Both albums contain songs compiled by Tarrant himself in the form of a megamix. In 2003, he did voice over work on the film '' Johnny English'', where he starred as himself hosting a radio presentation of Sauvage's coronation. In 2008, he presented the game show ''
It's Not What You Know ''It's Not What You Know'' (also known as ''Chris Tarrant's It's Not What You Know'') is a game show hosted by Chris Tarrant, which aired on the British digital TV channel Challenge from 28 April to 6 June 2008. Gameplay Phase one The game is ...
'' on Challenge. In January 2009, Tarrant began hosting a new ITV show, '' The Colour of Money'', which was cancelled after seven episodes after failing to perform well in the ratings. 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 Real Radio was a network of five regional radio stations broadcasting to North East England, North West England, Scotland, Wales and Yorkshire. Each station broadcast a mix of local and networked programming. On Tuesday 6 May 2014, the station ...
in Scotland and the North West's
Century Radio Century Radio, also known as ''Century 100'' and later ''Century FM'', was a short-lived national commercial radio station in the Republic of Ireland, broadcasting from 4 September 1989 to 19 November 1991. History Launch Launched at 8am on M ...
. The show would air in direct competition to Jonathan Ross's show on
BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content ...
and began on 26 July. It was aired for 12 months until July 2009. In 2009, UKTV signed Tarrant to present a show for
Watch A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is designed to be worn around the wrist, attached b ...
called '' Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose''. The eight-part series, beginning on 4 October, gave three- to six-year-olds the chance to fulfil their greatest ambitions in the adult world, whether running a photographic studio, a radio station or an ice-cream van. The show was executively produced by Lisa Perrin and Tess Cumming. In April 2010, Tarrant become one of the first three celebrities to be subjected to the British version of the American institution of a comedy roast, on Channel 4's '' A Comedy Roast''.In August 2010, Tarrant launched the ''Fishing with Chris Tarrant'' application for
iOS iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
devices in association with ''
Angling Times The ''Angling Times'' first printed in 1953 is the UK's largest angling newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. ...
'' magazine. Also in 2010 he presented ITV1's ''The Door'', a game show in which celebrities faced unpleasant and scary challenges to win money for charity. In January 2011, he appeared on BBC's ''The Magicians'' and was voted to do the forfeit trick (walking barefoot on broken glass and swords) Tarrant has sat in for Steve Wright on his
BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content ...
show on at least ten occasions between 2010 and 2013. On 13 April 2012, Tarrant made an appearance in the BBC show '' Would I Lie to You?'' on David Mitchell's team alongside Mel Giedroyc. In 2012, Tarrant filmed the '' Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways'' series for Channel 5, with locations including the Congo-Ocean Railway, the Ghan across Australia and the
Konkan Railway The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and ...
in India. The series was aired in December 2012. A second series was shown in 2015. In 2013, Channel 5 aired a new series called ''Chris Tarrant Goes Fishing''. A year later Tarrant began appearing in the ITV daytime game show ''
Show Me the Telly ''Show Me the Telly'' is a British game show that aired on ITV from 25 November to 20 December 2013 as a winter replacement for '' Tipping Point'' and was hosted by Richard Bacon with Chris Tarrant as team captain. Format The game consists of ...
'' as the TV legends team captain. Since 2014, Tarrant has been a brand ambassador and has appeared in commercials for
Lottoland Lottoland Limited is a company based in Gibraltar. One of its main areas of business is offering online bets on the results of more than 30 lottery draws. History Lottoland was founded by David Rosen in May 2013. Based in Gibraltar, the compa ...
. In 2017, Tarrant became a continuity announcer for the TV channel Challenge.


Personal life

Tarrant had two children from his marriage to Sheila Roberton, Helen in 1977 and Jennifer in 1980. The couple married in Southend-on-Sea in 1976 and divorced in 1982. Tarrant met his second wife, Ingrid Dupre-Walsh, when they both worked for
TV-am TV-am was a TV company that broadcast the ITV franchise for breakfast television in the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 until 31 December 1992. The station was the UK's first national operator of a commercial breakfast television franchis ...
. The couple married in 1991 and divorced in 2007. After a series of tabloid stories, on 18 September 2006 the couple announced that they were separating. The couple previously lived with their two children, Sammy and
Toby Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good ...
, in Esher, plus two children from Ingrid's previous marriage, Dexter and Fia, the latter a radio presenter with
Heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to ...
. In a statement in September 2006, Tarrant said: "I am deeply sorry for the hurt I have caused to my loyal wife and wonderful children, all of whom I adore. I have only myself to blame for the breakdown of my marriage." Since 2008, Tarrant has been in a long-term relationship with legal assistant Jane Bird. In June 2000, Tarrant's River Thames launch boat the ''Ben Gunn'' was vandalised and burnt at its mooring in
East Molesey Molesey is a district of two twin towns, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and is situated on the south bank of the River Thames. East and West Molesey share a high street, and there is a second reta ...
. Tarrant's father died in 2005 and his mother died in 2012. Whilst Tarrant was preparing for his mother's funeral, he discovered his father's war diary in an open desk. Tarrant stated, "For the first time, I had his own record of his wartime experiences." On 12 March 2014, it was reported that Tarrant had suffered a mini stroke whilst on board a return flight from
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populatio ...
to
London Heathrow Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others bei ...
on 1 March 2014, returning from overseas shooting for '' Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways''. Upon landing, he was rushed to
Charing Cross Hospital Charing Cross Hospital is an acute general teaching hospital located in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom. The present hospital was opened in 1973, although it was originally established in 1818, approximately five miles east, in central Lon ...
where doctors did emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his right leg. Tarrant is a fan of rock group
Status Quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regard to social, political, religious or military issues. In the sociological sense, the ''status quo'' refers to the current state of social structure and/or values. ...
, and in 1991 followed them on their Rock 'til You Drop tour, which covered four concerts in one day (Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London) in aid of Nordorff-Robbins. In 2013, he attended the premiere of the band's feature film Bula Quo! in London. He is also a supporter of
Reading F.C. Reading Football Club ( ) is a professional Association football, football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England. The team play in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is manag ...
Two of Tarrant's children also work in radio, both employed by Global Radio:
Toby Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good ...
hosted programmes initially for Capital FM and, as of 2017, for Radio X, and Fia presents on
Heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to ...
.


Charity work

Tarrant's charity work, for which he received an OBE in 2004, includes: being an ambassador for the homeless charity, Centrepoint;
trustee Trustee (or the holding of a trusteeship) is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any individual who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility to ...
/ patron of West Heath School 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
Amanda Dowler On 21 March 2002, Amanda Jane "Milly" Dowler, a 13-year-old English schoolgirl, was reported missing by her parents after failing to return home from school and not being seen since walking along Station Avenue in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, that ...
; patron of Swings & Smiles, a charity for children with special needs. He was a patron of the Headway Thames Valley, until he left in 2006, blaming "work commitments". Tarrant is a patron of the Trooper Potts VC Memorial Trust, Reading. As well a
Berkshire Vision
, a charity that supports the visually impaired in the Berkshire County.


Legal troubles

On 13 May 2007, Tarrant was arrested on suspicion of assault at an Indian restaurant and was released on police bail. The incident took place at the MemSaab Restaurant on Maid Marian Way,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
, where Tarrant, who had been joking with a couple dining at an adjacent table, threw an item of cutlery towards the man. Tarrant admitted to the BBC that he did jokingly "lob" some cutlery onto the couple's table after asking them to leave him alone to discuss work with his colleagues. He said: "I've no idea what his he accuser'smotives were – it genuinely makes no sense. I got back from the station at 1 am and to this minute I am completely bemused by what happened." On 25 May 2007, Tarrant was formally cautioned by Nottinghamshire Constabulary with regard to the incident. On 5 March 2009, Tarrant was arrested on suspicion of assault at his home in Esher. He was later released without charge. On 18 December 2017, Tarrant appeared in court charged with drink-driving. He returned to court on 18 January 2018 and received a £6,000 fine and a 12-month driving ban.


Filmography


Television


Television advertisements


Awards and honours

* * Tarrant was voted Number 38 in ITV's
TV's 50 Greatest Stars TV's 50 Greatest Stars was a one-off British television awards show which invited the viewing public to vote for their favourite on-screen stars from a list compiled by the broadcaster ITV. Fifty actors, actresses, presenters and comedians, both ...
list of 2006. *In August 2010, Tarrant was awarded a place on Birmingham's Walk of Stars, and made an honorary citizen of
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...
. On receiving the award, he said, "I love it here. I'm an honorary Brummie. I owe everything that has happened in my career to my start in Birmingham with ATV and ''Tiswas''. I'm very proud to have my own bit of pavement on Broad Street in Brum."


Discography

*Album ''Tiswas presents The Four Bucketeers'' *Single "The Bucket of Water Song/Smello" *Single "Water is Wonderful/Raspberry Rock" *Album ''Saturday Scene'' *Album ''Ultimate Party Megamix'' *Album ''Ultimate Summer Party''


In popular culture

In 2020, a TV mini-series, '' Quiz'', about
Charles Ingram Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English novelist and former British Army major who gained notoriety for his appearance on the ITV television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. In episodes recorded in September 20 ...
's attempt to win a million pounds on ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'' by cheating, was released. Tarrant was portrayed by the actor
Michael Sheen Michael Christopher Sheen OBE (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor, television producer and political activist. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage rol ...
.


References


External links

*
TV Tarrant in the spotlight
BBC News Online BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. It is one of the most popular news websites, with 1.2 billion website visits in April 2021, as well as being used by 60% of the ...
, 31 May 1999
Tarrant 'most watched' on TV
BBC News Online BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production. It is one of the most popular news websites, with 1.2 billion website visits in April 2021, as well as being used by 60% of the ...
, 8 June 2001
About.com's Profile of Chris TarrantTiswas OnlineChris_Tarrant_soaks_ITV's_Keith_Wilkinson_(reporter)
_.html" ;"title="Keith Wilkinson (reporter)">Chris Tarrant soaks ITV's Keith Wilkinson (reporter)
">Keith Wilkinson (reporter)">Chris Tarrant soaks ITV's Keith Wilkinson (reporter)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarrant, Chris 1946 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham Capital (radio network) English game show hosts English radio DJs English radio presenters English television presenters Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at King's School, Worcester People from Reading, Berkshire Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?