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Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as ''
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, The Code'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' for
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.


Early life

Allwright was educated at two independent schools in
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(near
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), and
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in
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, where he was Head Boy; followed by the
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, where he gained a degree in English.


Career

In 1997, while working as a producer on BBC Radio Solent, Allwright was commissioned to report on his mother’s issue with Bounce tumble dryer sheets. He negotiated with ''
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'', and fronted the piece himself after contacting the programme. The BBC saw potential and requested Allwright present the report himself. This led to a regular reporting slot on the show. Many of his early Watchdog stints also guest-starred his mother, as a consumer commentator. In 2001, Allwright also began presenting another programme, ''
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'' with Dan Penteado. The show was a 30-minute undercover consumer programme in which Allwright and Penteado investigated and confronted rogue tradesmen. In 2004, Allwright hosted ''Brassed Off Britain'', ''Scambusters'' and ''Fat Nation'' for the
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. In 2007, he also presented ''
Food Poker ''Food Poker'' is a BBC tea-time television programme which fuses traditional culinary skills with poker. It is presented by Matt Allwright and voiced over by Jeni Barnett, each episode features four chefs. It was first broadcast on BBC Two bet ...
'' for
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. In 2008, Allwright and former ''Watchdog'' presenter
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hosted a short-lived spin-off from ''Rogue Traders'', called ''Rogue Restaurants''. In 2009, ''
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'' was merged with ''
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'', with ''Rogue Traders'' split into feature segments and shown throughout. Allwright also became co-host on ''
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''. Since 2010, Allwright has guest hosted
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's ''
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'', where he fills in for
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on numerous occasions, as well as being a regular feature reporter. Since 2011, Allwright has also hosted the
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show ''You've Been Scammed''. In 2012, Allwright presented
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's primetime game show '' The Exit List'' for one series. Allwright also co-hosting the
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programme ''
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'' with Chris Hollins. In 2012, ''Rogue Traders'' co-presenter Dan Penteado was dropped by the BBC following his arrest for fraud. Allwright continued to present the show, in a solo capacity. From 2013, Allwright replaced
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in presenting
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consumer rights programmes ''
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'' and '' Saints and Scroungers'', in 2017
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returned to presenting duties on ''
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'' and Allwright left the series. In December 2013, Allwright began co-presenting the
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programme ''Keeping Britain Safe 24/7'' with
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. From 1 September 2014, Allwright presented '' The Housing Enforcers'', a daytime programme for
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. There were ten 45-minute episodes showing each week day for a run of two weeks. A second series was shown on the BBC in 2015 of which there were twenty 45-minute episodes. In April 2016, Allwright began presenting the
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daytime game show '' The Code'' which returned for a second series in March 2017. On 4 June 2016, Allwright guest presented an episode of '' The Saturday Show'' on Channel 5 alongside
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. The following month he became a permanent co-presenter after
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left the show, but the series was still cancelled in October 2016.


Personal life

Allwright is a patron of the
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(SANDS). He is also a patron of Launchpad Reading, a local charity working to prevent homelessness in Reading, and the
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-based Grace Secondary School Appeal. Allwright is a follower of cricket and a supporter of
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club and
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. Allwright is an aficionado of country music and plays guitar, lap and pedal steel guitars, keyboards, and sings. He writes a regular blog about his experiences learning to play the pedal steel guitar. Matt is married, has two children and has a miniature schnauzer called Enzo.


Filmography

;Television ;Guest appearances *''
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'' (2006) *''
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'' (26 May 2012, 28 May 2016) *''
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'' (30 July 2013) *'' Holiday of My Lifetime'' (3 November 2014) *'' The Saturday Show'' (23 April 2016) *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (30 October 2016) *'' Debatable'' (4 & 5 May 2017) *''
Richard Osman's House of Games ''Richard Osman's House of Games'' is a British quiz show produced by Banijay (owners of Endemol Shine UK), a branch of Remarkable Television for the BBC. The show is hosted by Richard Osman. It is played on a weekly basis, with four "celebri ...
'' (3-8 December 2018)


References


External links


Official websiteRogue Traders website

Matt Allwright
at the
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allwright, Matt Living people English television presenters English male journalists People educated at Reading Blue Coat School 1970 births