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Chris Johnson (presenter)
Christopher David Johnson (often credited as Chris "Yonko" Johnson) (born 25 January 1991) is a British television presenter and actor. He began presenting on the CBBC, CBBC Channel in January 2010, and continued until April 2016. His first television appearance was for BBC Three, introducing ''Family Guy''. Chris also makes content on YouTube under the user name OfficialCDJ. He voiced Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Dennis the Menace for the 2013 series ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (2009 TV series), Dennis the Menace and Gnasher''. Johnson also has a podcast which he co-hosts called BigDamnCast. He also started up a podcast called Out of the Broom Cupboard (OOTBC for short) where he talks to previous and current presenters, actors, voice actors, puppeteers and more about their careers in and around CBBC. The name Out of the Broom Cupboard refers to the nickname given to the CBBC office due to the size. Early life He attended Moorside High School, Swinton, Moorside High Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Hughes
London Hughes (born 7 June 1989) is a British comedian, television writer and presenter. She wrote and starred in ''Laughter Shock'', a comedy for the BBC which Television pilot, piloted in 2010. Early life London Dionne Micha Stacey Stephanie Estina Knibbs-Hughes was born in Thornton Heath, South London in England. Her mother is of Jamaican and Cuban ancestry, while her father is of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, Spain, Spanish and Nigerian ancestry. Her great grandfather was Enos Knibbs, a umpire (cricket), cricket umpire. When she was younger, she spent most of her spare time working on new routines with a dance crew. Her family moved to Brighton when she was aged 14. Career Hughes started her television career presenting daytime shows on adult TV station ''Babestation'', before moving on to presenting the morning show for CBBC for almost two years. In that time she also presented live links on BBC One and BBC Two and made regular appearances on ''Blue Peter'' and had a presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun Kids
Fun Kids is a national children's and pop digital radio station in the United Kingdom with associated websites, YouTube and podcast channels. It has previously been the winner of the Sony and Arqiva Digital Radio Stations of the year. It is operated by Children's Radio UK Ltd. It previously broadcast on DAB Digital Radio across the UK but now is available in selected cities on DAB. It remains nationally available online, through smart speakers and on mobile apps. Background Fun Kids (formerly Fun Radio) was created by the now-defunct GCap Media, Hit Entertainment and the children's radio campaigner Susan Stranks. It went on-air in May 2005 and then was acquired in September 2008 by Folder Media. Fun Radio was initially launched on DAB digital radio in London and some areas of the South East alongside being broadcast on digital television. In January 2008, the line ups of a number of local digital multiplexes changed, with Fun Radio being removed as a service from those outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Aldred
Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter. She has worked extensively in children's television as a presenter and voice artist. She played the Seventh Doctor's companion, Ace, in the television series ''Doctor Who'' during the late 1980s, becoming the final companion in the series' first run. Early life Aldred was born on 20 August 1962 in Greenwich, London, but grew up in nearby Blackheath. She sang in the church choir of St James', Kidbrooke, and attended Blackheath High School from 1973 until 1980. She then enrolled as a drama student at the University of Manchester. She graduated in 1983 and embarked on a career in children's theatre. She also sang in working men's clubs around Manchester. Career In 1987, Aldred was cast as Ace in ''Doctor Who'', initially for '' Dragonfire'', the final story of the twenty-fourth season. Her tenure on the show spanned the last nine stories of the programme's original run, which ended in 1989. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis & Gnasher (2009 TV Series)
''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' (originally known as ''Dennis and Gnasher'' in its first series) is an animated television series which was aired on CBBC. Based on the original comic strips from ''The Beano'', it features the adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher. The programme is aimed for ages 4–12 and commenced on 7 September 2009 and ended on 26 February 2010 after 52 episodes. A second series was started on 8 July 2013 on the CBBC Channel. It was preceded by '' Dennis and Gnasher'' which aired in 1996 and a new series in 1998. Production The new series features the return of 10-year-old Dennis, Gnasher, Mum, Dad, Curly and Pie-Face and also features the introduction of Dennis' little sister Bea, as well as several original characters like Athena. The production shots also showed Dennis' treehouse with a more menacing design. Screenshots and an episode can be found at the production company website, Red Kite Animation. Images of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dog Ate My Homework (TV Series)
''The Dog Ate My Homework'' is a British children's panel show hosted by Lauren Layfield. It was first broadcast on 17 January 2014 and was originally hosted by the comedian Iain Stirling. The show is produced by CBBC Productions Scotland for CBBC. Series 2 began on 23 January 2015, with a Christmas special aired on 16 December 2015. Series 3 began on 8 January 2016 and series 4 began on 4 November 2016. A fifth series was filmed from 17 November to 10 December 2017. Series 6 was the first not to be aired on Fridays, with it airing from 3 February 2019 at 8.30am for 12 weeks. After this series, it was announced that Stirling was leaving the show. In series 7, four different presenters hosted three episodes each. Hacker T Dog was the first of these confirmed. Lauren Layfield, Suzi Ruffell and Darren Harriott also presented three episodes each. It was later announced that Layfield would host the show permanently from Series 8, joined by Reis Daniel playing the lovable Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euro 2012
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 July 2012, was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine (both first time hosts), and was won by Spain, who beat Italy in the final at the Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine. Poland and Ukraine's bid was chosen by the UEFA Executive Committee on 18 April 2007. The two host teams qualified automatically while the remaining 14 finalists were decided through a qualifying competition, featuring 51 teams, from August 2010 to November 2011. This was the last European Championship to employ the 16-team finals format in use since 1996; from Euro 2016 onward, it was expanded to 24 finalists. Euro 2012 was played at eight venues, four in each host country. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and the hosts invested heavily in improving infrastruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula 1
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of motorsport since its 1950 Formula One season, inaugural running in 1950 and is often considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport. The word ''Formula racing, formula'' in the name refers to Formula One regulations, the set of rules all participant cars must follow. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as List of Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix. Grands Prix take place in multiple countries and continents on either purpose-built List of Formula One circuits, circuits or closed roads. A List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems, points scoring system is used at Grands Prix to determine two annual World Championships: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Over The Place (TV Series)
''All Over the Place'' is a children's television program produced by the BBC. It features the former CBBC links presenter Ed Petrie as lead presenter, joined across the series by various other CBBC hosts including Chris Johnson, Cel Spellman, Richard Wisker, Barney Harwood, Naomi Wilkinson, Sam & Mark, Michelle Ackerley, Lauren Layfield, Johny Pitts and Iain Stirling. The first two series featured attractions and events primarily in the United Kingdom. The third took the same format but travelled around the USA; the fourth series was based in Australia and the fifth and sixth visited countries around Europe. The 7th and 8th series are about Asia. All Over the Place Asia Part 1 was broadcast on CBBC on Monday 16 January 2017. This new series included a new presenter Inel Tomlinson. The eighth series, All Over The Place Asia part 2, was broadcast on Saturday 6 January 2018, and every Saturday for 15 weeks. Format The show features the presenters traveling all over the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Howard's Big Question
''Little Howard's Big Question'' (2009–11) is a British children's edutainment programme starring Howard Read as Big Howard and his six-year-old animated friend, Little Howard. The programme was first broadcast on 8 January 2009, running for a series of 13 episodes. Series 2 began airing on 6 October 2010, and series 3 began on 18 May 2011 on CBBC. Format Animated boy Little Howard and his live-action guardian Big Howard live together in Purley, London. Each episode typically begins with a short comedy sketch, which inspires Little Howard to blow a loud animated klaxon and ask a "big question" on a related topic. After a credit sequence involving an animated monkey song-and-dance routine, the remainder of the programme investigates possible answers to the big question, using a combination of research, expert advice, fantasy, and song. Further assistance is provided by Mother, a pink (series 1) or orange (series 2/3) anthropomorphic personal computer that wears clothes and feel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up
''Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up'' (also called ''Sam & Mark's Big Wind-Up'' for repeat compilations featuring just the pranks and ''Sam & Mark's Big Christmas Wind-Up'' for Christmas specials) is a British children's entertainment series aired on the CBBC Channel CBBC 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 brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ... since 16 September 2011. It is presented by Sam & Mark. It is effectively the replacement for '' TMi'' (later known as ''Sam & Mark's TMi Friday''). A fifth series started airing from 18 December 2015, and a sixth series began airing from 16 December 2016 and finished on 31 March 2017. A seventh series began airing in January 2018. Format Each episode begins with Sam & Mark speaking to children in the audience who are said to have an embarrassing member of their famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam & Mark's TMi Friday
''Sam & Mark's TMi Friday ''(originally ''TMi'') is a British children's entertainment programme that was produced for five series by the BBC and aired from 16 September 2006 to 17 December 2010. Format ''TMi ''launched on 16 September 2006 as a Saturday morning show, airing in the autumn/winter months on BBC Two, replacing former occupant Dick & Dom in da Bungalow. Former Pop Idol contestants turned presenters Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, better known as Sam & Mark, were joined by Caroline Flack for a mix of cartoons, competitions, games, music videos and celebrity guests. The first series had a reality theme to the proceedings, which had never been done before on a children's Saturday morning show. This consisted of Sam and Mark living in the 'TMi flat' throughout the week, mainly rehearsing or practising for their weekly head to head challenges in the studio. In 2007, it had been reported that TMi had used a fake phone-in caller during the game, Birthday Bingo, on the first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
