Chris Jarvis (born Martin Jarvis on April 20, 1969 in Romford, United Kingdom) is a children's TV personality. Image File history File links Chrisjarvis. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Romford is a town in East London, England. ...

He is a presenter on the BBC preschool television channel CBeebies and plays "Mr Mopple" in the story-telling Step Inside programme on the same channel. The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children under 6. ... Step Inside is a programme showing on the Cbeebies channel. ...

Chris originally made his name in the 1990s on Children's BBC, presenting in the studio as well as hosting his own shows. Chris wrote a lot of material for Children's BBC himself (including the mini soap opera Wood Lane TV) and created several memorable characters including "The Anorak." CBBC is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC ONE, BBC TWO and the CBBC Channel. ...

In 1997, Chris was part of the presenting team on the short-lived "saturday morning"-esque programme, The Friday Zone (which itself was broadcast on Friday afternoons). Chris released a single called "Glasses" as a spin-off from the programme, to raise money for Comic Relief. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

External links

• Chris Jarvis' biography at the BBC