George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English

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and

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, currently presenting ''Football Tonight'' on

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. In 2012, Lamb presented the

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game show ''

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''. Lamb is the son of actor

Larry Lamb Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series '' Gavin & Stacey'' and Ted Case in the final series ...

Education

Born in

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, West London, Lamb was educated at

St Christopher School St Christopher School is a boarding and day co-educational independent school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. Established in 1915, shortly after Ebenezer Howard founded Letchworth Garden City, the school is a long-time pr ...

, a boarding

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Letchworth Garden City Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is noted for being the first garden city. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 33,249. Letchworth ...

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Career

Radio

Lamb's career peaked with presenting an eponymous daytime

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show, for two years from October 2007 to November 2009, before being moved the early weekend mornings for 6 months, then leaving 6 Music in May 2010. His show mixed

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banter with his

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DJ co-host, Marc Hughes;. Lamb's last known radio work was a 2010

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-sponsored

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slot and a brief stint at TalkSport.

Television

Lamb's television career started in 2007 when he replaced

Alex Zane Alex Zane (born Faris Alexander L. Albayaty; 3 March 1979) is a British television presenter and DJ. Early and personal life Zane was born in Leeds and attended Boston Spa School before going on to study Medicine at University College London, ...

as the host of the second series of BBC reality show ''

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'' and returned in 2008 for the third series. He has also presented ''The Restaurant'', ''Road To V'' and ''Young Butcher of the Year'', a
parodied
on ''

Harry Hill's TV Burp ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (also known as just ''TV Burp'') is a British television comedy programme broadcast between 2001 and 2012 on ITV. The show was produced by Avalon Television and was written and hosted by comedian Harry Hill. Each ep ...

'', and also parodied by

Ray Peacock Richard Ian Boldsworth (27 June 1973, in Warrington, England), previously known under the pseudonym Ray Peacock, is a comic performer, best known for '' The ParaPod'', '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and the Ray Peacock Podcast. He came to ...

and

Ed Gamble Edward Stephenson Jamison Gamble (born 11 March 1986) is an English comedian, known for co-presenting '' The Peacock and Gamble Podcast'' and his regular appearances on ''Mock the Week''. He studied at Durham University, where he began his come ...

on ''

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''. Lamb was the presenter of ''

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'' (or BBLB) from mid-2008, taking over from

Dermot O'Leary Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr. (born 24 May 1973) is an English broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for being the presenter of ''T ...

who had presented BBLB since 2001. He first presented the show with co-host Zezi Ifore, though she was sacked halfway through the series, leaving Lamb the sole presenter. For the final series of BBLB in 2010,

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.

joined Lamb as co-presenter. Willis moved with ''Big Brother'' to Channel 5 when the rights were bought from

, however Lamb did not. On 19 February 2010, he presented ''

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: The Aftermath'' alongside

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, interviewing the cast and production team after the first live episode of ''EastEnders''. He took part in a reality TV show on

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called ''The Parent Trip'' with his father, actor Larry Lamb. On 31 March 2011, he appeared in an episode of ''

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'' with his dad. Lamb presented a programme on

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exploring the world of legal party pills and herbal highs. Lamb also took part in

's game show ''The Million Pound Drop Live'' on 29 October 2010, alongside his father, Larry Lamb. They survived the final question with £50,000 for the charity

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. In 2012, Lamb presented the Channel 4 game show ''

''. In 2017, George presented ''In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment'', a Channel 5 entertainment show that involves three members of the public being locked up in

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for 5 days. George hosts and also participates. In 2018, Lamb returned to present ''Celebs In Solitary'', in which

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Professor Green Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London. Growing up on ...

Eddie Hall Edward Stephen Hall (born 15 January 1988) is an English media personality, actor, boxer, and former strongman. He won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Hall has also won national competitions such as UK's Strongest Man, Britain's S ...

, and

Shazia Mirza Shazia Mirza ( ur, ) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She is best known for her stand-up comedy, and her articles in British newspapers ''The Guardian'' and ''The Daily Telegraph''. Early life and education Mirza was born in Birmi ...

attempt to spend five days in solitary confinement.Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown - Channel 5
Retrieved on October 23, 2018

Personal life

Lamb was born in West London to an English father, actor

, and a Scottish mother, Linda Martin from

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and grew up in

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. He has three sisters; Vanessa Clare Lamb born in 1969, Eloise Alexandra Lamb, born in 1998, and Eva-Mathilde Lamb, born in 2003. He supports

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and

. Lamb is also known for his trademark grey hair. In March 2010, he supported

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by going on a flight-free holiday to

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with his friend and fellow TV presenter

Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented ''Tool Academy'', '' Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channe ...

BBC 6 Music controversies

Lamb's former 6 Music show proved controversial, being atypical of 6 Musicfor example, its shock jock style encroached upon youth-oriented

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's daytime public service remit. It marked a significant diversion from 6 Music's principally novel, trans-

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eclectic- musicologistic origins and tradition. This gambit proved controversial, driving an

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of 6 Music's long time listeners, provoking rival petitioning websites: and . Similarly, national media reviews were polarised. Radio veteran

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said Lamb's interview with

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voca ...

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was "worst interview in the history of broadcasting". In May 2008 Lamb was reprimanded for pledging his support on air for

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in the London mayoral race. In 2014, he criticised the BBC, claiming "You can't have opinions at the Beeb".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, George Living people 1979 births English television people English television personalities English television presenters English radio personalities English people of Scottish descent People educated at St Christopher School, Letchworth BBC Radio 6 Music presenters Channel 4 presenters