Gareth Jones (born 5 July 1961), also known as Gaz Top, is a Welsh television presenter. Best known for his work as a presenter of children's television and science programmesGareth Jones
The Right Address. such as '' How 2'' and '' Get Fresh'', he has more recently moved to presenting motorsport podcasts and directing and producing programmes. In the summer of 2021 he became the first person to swim across Wales from south to north, whilst making a three-part documentary series for Welsh broadcaster S4C called ''Gareth Jones: Nofio Adre''.

Career

Jones was born in

St Asaph, Wales St Asaph (; cy, Llanelwy "church on the Elwy") is a city and community on the River Elwy in Denbighshire, Wales. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 3,355, making it the second-smallest city in Britain in terms of population and urban ...

, and grew up in Holywell, Flintshire. When he began his career in 1979, he used the name "Gaz Top", a name he earned whilst working as a roadie for The Alarm.

''Gareth Jones On Speed'' podcast

''Gareth Jones On Speed'' is a car and motorsport podcast written and performed by Gareth Jones and made by TV and podcasting production company WhizzBang. Hosted by Jones, the show has an irreverent style and features a regular cast of Zog (AKA musician and journalist Paul Ireson) Richard Porter (creator of cult web-site

Sniff Petrol ''Sniff Petrol'' is an online motoring satire magazine, first published in 2001. ''Sniff Petrol'' was originally published weekly, but due to other commitments of the writers this schedule was reduced, first to a monthly schedule, and now to a ...

and Script Editor previously of BBC's Top Gear and now of Amazon's The Grand Tour) and TV presenter and writer Violet Berlin. The show began in August 2005 after a visit to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Whilst chiefly an audio podcast there are occasional video episodes such as the ''London Grand Prix'' and ''Don't Call Me Carface''. Many major British and international motor sport stars have appeared on the show, such as Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica. New editions are published roughly every 12 days and over 350 episodes in total have appeared to date.

Personal life

He lives in north London with his partner, Violet Berlin, and their two sons.FAQ
at Jones's official web site He is a Welsh language speaker.Gareth 'Gaz Top' Jones
, BBC

References

External links

Growing up: Gareth Jones
BBC, "my old school, Ysgol Gwenffrwd in Holywell"
YouTube video clip of Gareth Jones interviewing
* * 1961 births Living people Welsh television presenters People from St Asaph People educated at Ysgol Glan Clwyd {{UK-tv-bio-stub