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Crimewatch
''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is a British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving the case. The programme was originally broadcast once a month in a primetime slot on BBC One, although in the final years before its relaunch in September 2016 it was usually broadcast roughly once every two months. ''Crimewatch'' was first broadcast on 7 June 1984, and is based on the German TV show '' Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst'' (which translates as ''File Reference XY … Unsolved''). Nick Ross and Sue Cook presented the show for the first eleven years, until Cook's departure in June 1995. Cook was replaced by Jill Dando. After Dando was murdered in April 1999, Ross hosted ''Crimewatch'' alone until January 2000, when Fiona Bruce joined the show. Kirsty Young and Matthew Amroliwala replaced Ross and Bruce following their departures in 2007. The BBC announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is a British television programme produced by the BBC, that crime reconstruction, reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving the case. The programme was originally broadcast once a month in a primetime slot on BBC One, although in the final years before its relaunch in September 2016 it was usually broadcast roughly once every two months. ''Crimewatch'' was first broadcast on 7 June 1984, and is based on the German TV show ''Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst'' (which translates as ''File Reference XY … Unsolved''). Nick Ross and Sue Cook presented the show for the first eleven years, until Cook's departure in June 1995. Cook was replaced by Jill Dando. After Dando was murdered in April 1999, Ross hosted ''Crimewatch'' alone until January 2000, when Fiona Bruce joined the show. Kirsty Young and Matthew Amroliwala replaced Ross and Bruce following their departures in 2007. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimewatch Live
''Crimewatch Live'' (previously known as ''Crimewatch Roadshow Live'' or simply ''Crimewatch Roadshow'' and originally as ''Crimewatch Daily'') is a British television programme produced by BBC Studios Documentary Unit Cymru Wales, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to gain information from the public which may assist in solving them. The programme is broadcast on BBC One. History 2000–2001: ''Crimewatch Daily'' First aired on 27 November 2000, ''Crimewatch Daily'' was the initial daily version of the original ''Crimewatch'' programme, aired between 10:00 and 11:00am on weekday mornings, that appealed for help with unsolved cases not covered in the main programme. Broadcast from a specially designed studio at New Scotland Yard, the series was presented by Phil Gayle and Jane Moore. Two further series aired throughout 2001, before the final edition was broadcast on 7 December 2001. 2009–2020: ''Crimewatch Roadshow'' First broadcast on 1 June 2009, ''Crimewat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimewatch File
''Crimewatch File'' was a British television programme which reconstructed the investigation of a single case that had previously been covered by ''Crimewatch'' which viewers had previously helped to solve. History Broadcast on BBC One, it was aired on an ad hoc basis and presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook concurrently (with Jill Dando taking over from Cook in 1996 until her death), more than thirty editions aired until April 2000, when the final edition, fronted by Ross, was broadcast. Following the show's demise, in latter years of the main ''Crimewatch'' programme, episodes would regularly feature segments and reports on solved cases previously featured on the programme in a very similar vein to ''Crimewatch File''. Transmissions See also *''Crimewatch'' References External links *{{IMDb title, 0185058, Crimewatch File 1980s British crime television series 1988 British television series debuts 1990s British crime television series 2000s British crime television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimewatch Solved
''Crimewatch Solved'' is a BBC television spin-off series from the BBC's ''Crimewatch''. The first episode aired on BBC One in 1999 and was presented by Nick Ross. The final episode aired in September 2010 and was presented by Matthew Amroliwala. History First aired on 10 August 1999, a new yearly programme called ''Crimewatch Solved'' was transmitted. It was the fourth spin-off from the main ''Crimewatch'' programme. Originally presented by Nick Ross, the series includes cases, features and reports of crimes which resulted in convictions. A new edition was broadcast every year until 2010, when the thirteenth and final edition aired on 1 September 2010. Occasionally, episodes would review an entire high-profile case, such as an edition dedicated solely to the murder of Sarah Payne. Transmissions See also * ''Crimewatch ''Crimewatch'' (formerly ''Crimewatch UK'') is a British television programme produced by the BBC, that reconstructs major unsolved crimes in order to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Ross
Nicholas David Ross (born 7 August 1947) is an English radio and television presenter. During the 1980s and 1990s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters but is best known for hosting the BBC Television programme ''Crimewatch'', which he left in 2007 after 23 years. He has subsequently filmed a series for BBC One called ''The Truth About Crime'' and has made documentaries for BBC Radio 4. He is chairman, president, trustee or patron of a number of charities including the National Fire Chiefs Council, and is President of the British Security Industry Association and HealthSense. Early life He was brought up in Surrey. His German Jewish father, Hans Rosenbluth, fled Germany in 1933 soon after the Nazi Party, Nazis came to power. In 1940 Rosenbluth was interned as an ‘enemy alien‘ and sent from England to Australia on HMT Dunera, HMT ''Dunera''. When allowed to return, Rosenbluth changed his name to John Caryl Ross and joined the British Army’s Royal Pione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rav Wilding
Ravin Mika Wilding (born 16 October 1977) is a British television presenter and former police officer who served with the British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service. Prior to joining the police, Wilding served in the British Army and worked as a security guard at Harrods department store in London. He is best known for his role as a presenter on the BBC TV show ''Crimewatch.'' Military and police career In January 2021, it was announced by Chief Superintendent Martin Fry that Wilding had joined British Transport Police as a detective. Yet, according to his LinkedIn profile, Wilding ended his service with the British Transport Police shortly after in March 2021. Television career Wilding had to go through numerous interviews and auditions as well as formal television presenter training. Having also auditioned for '' Blue Peter,'' he was offered a part on BBC ''Crimewatch,'' which he has appeared on since June 2004. After taking a period of unpaid leave, Wildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Raworth
Sophie Jane Raworth (; born 15 May 1968) is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly ''BBC News at Six'' and '' BBC News at Ten''). She has been a television presenter for state occasions and has also presented the BBC's Election Night coverage, alongside other presenters. In 2015, she became the new presenter of consumer affairs programme ''Watchdog'' and in 2016, began presenting ''Crimewatch'', both for BBC One. Early life and education Sophie Jane Raworth was born on 15 May 1968 in Redhill, Surrey to a florist mother and a businessman father. She grew up in Twickenham and was privately educated at Bute House Preparatory School for Girls, Putney High School and St Paul's Girls' School. After completing a joint honours degree in French and German at the University of Manchester, Raworth spent a year teaching English to teenagers in Toulouse before completing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Limited
''Crime Limited'' was a BBC television series that was a spin-off from the BBC's ''Crimewatch''. The first series aired on BBC One over ten episodes in 1992 and was presented by Nick Ross and Sue Cook. A second series ran in 1993 and a third series ran in 1994.Crime Limited, 1993. BBC Genome. Retrieved 16 September 2017."Choice", Peter Waymark, ''The Times'', 5 August 1993, p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2017. History First aired on 28 April 1992, ''Crime Limited'' was the second from '' |
Fiona Bruce
Fiona Elizabeth Bruce (born 25 April 1964) is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter. She joined the BBC as a researcher for their current affairs programme ''Panorama'' in 1989, and became the first female newsreader on '' BBC News at Ten'', as well as presenting many other flagship programmes for the corporation, including ''BBC News at Six'', ''Crimewatch'', '' Real Story'', ''Antiques Roadshow'' and ''Fake or Fortune?'' Since 10 January 2019, she has been the presenter of the BBC One television programme '' Question Time''. Early life and education Fiona Elizabeth Bruce was born on 25 April 1964 in what was then the State of Singapore, Malaysia. She had an English mother and a Scottish father, who had a long career at Unilever, becoming a regional managing director. Before that, the Bruce family had lived for several generations in the fishing village of Hopeman in Moray in the north-east of Scotland. Bruce has two elder brothers. She lived on the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Dando
Jill Wendy Dando (9 November 1961 – 26 April 1999) was an English journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She spent most of her career at the BBC and was the corporation's Personality of the Year in 1997. At the time of her death, her television work included co-presenting the BBC One programme ''Crimewatch'' with Nick Ross. On the morning of 26 April 1999, Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, south-west London, prompting the biggest murder inquiry conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the country's largest criminal investigation since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder, but after eight years in prison he was acquitted following an appeal and retrial. No other suspect has been charged with Dando's murder and the case remains unsolved. Early life Jill Wendy Dando was born at Ashcombe House Maternity Home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She was the daughter of Jack Dando (February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Young
Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter. From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's ''Desert Island Discs''. She presented ''Crimewatch'' on BBC One from 2008 to 2015. Early life Young was born in East Kilbride. She attended Cambusbarron Primary School and Stirling High School. She returned in June 2008 to officially open the school's new building. On the first episode of her first TV show she shared with viewers that she had suffered from bulimia as a teenager. In a later interview she said "It only happened for a very fleeting few months and I dealt with it myself." Young decided not to attend university. Her media career began when she became a runner and then a researcher. Career Young became a continuity announcer for BBC Radio Scotland in 1989. In 1992, she moved to Scottish Television as a presenter of '' Scotland Today'', which resulted in her chat show ''Kirsty''. She left ''Scotland Today'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Guy Vine (born 17 May 1965) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests, consumer issues and popular music. Vine is also the host of the 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5 (formerly BBC Two) quiz programme ''Eggheads (game show), Eggheads'', taking over from former host Dermot Murnaghan full-time in 2014. In 2015, he was a contestant on the Strictly Come Dancing series 13, 13th series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Since September 2018, he has presented a 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5 weekday current-affairs show, ''Jeremy Vine (TV programme), Jeremy Vine''. Early life and education Vine was born at Epsom Hospital in Epsom, Surrey. He grew up in Cheam, and is the elder son of Guy Vine (1937–2018), lecturer in civil engineering at North East Surrey College of Technology, and Diana (née Tillett), who was a housewife and later a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
