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Actor
Mike Read
- Born March 1, 1947 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV.
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He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
Known for
Bo' Selecta!2002
Multi-Coloured Saturdays1996
Pop Quiz1981
George Michael: Easy to Pretend2019
Celebration: Doctor Who in 19832008
Trials and Tribulations2008
Filmography
- 2021The Footage DetectivesSeries
- 2019George Michael: Got to Have FaithFilmSelf
- 2019George Michael: Easy to PretendFilm
- 2014Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the BannedFilmHimself
- 2010Celebrity Coach TripSeriesSelf
- 2010When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJsFilmSelf
- 2008Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983Film(archival footage)
- 2008Trials and TribulationsFilm(archive footage)
- 2008Bargain Hunt Famous FindsSeries
- 2008Cash in the Celebrity AtticSeriesSelf
- 2006It Started with Swap ShopFilmSelf
- 2004Hell's KitchenSeriesSelf
- 2004Holly & Stephen's Saturday ShowdownSeriesSelf
- 2003The Terry and Gaby ShowSeries
- 2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!SeriesSelf
- 2002Bo' Selecta!Series
- 2001I Love 1980'sSeries
- 2001Top of the Pops: The True StoryFilmSelf
- 1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSeriesSelf
- 1996I'm Your Number One FanFilmHimself
- 1996Multi-Coloured SaturdaysFilm
- 1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf
- 1990CluedoSeriesHimself
- 19908:15 from ManchesterSeries
- 1981Only Fools and HorsesSeriesHimself
- 1981Pop QuizSeries
- 1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf, Self - Host, Presenter