Emma Vallencey Freud (born January 25, 1962) is a British broadcaster and cultural commentator. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

Emma Freud is the daughter of politician and broadcaster Sir Clement Freud, and is the great-granddaughter of psychologist Sigmund Freud. She is married to scriptwriter Richard Curtis, with whom she has four children. Emma's Brother is Matthew Freud, the husband of Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth Murdoch. Sir Clement Raphael Freud (born April 24, 1924) is a British writer, broadcaster and politician. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (IPA: []) (May 6, 1856–September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... Richard Curtis (born November 8, 1956), a New Zealand-born British comedy scriptwriter, is best known for the TV series Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley and the movies Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. ... Matthew Freud is head of Freud Communications Limited, and is a descendant of Sigmund Freud and relation of Lucien Freud and Clement Freud. ... Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931) is an Australian-born American media proprietor based in New York City who is a major shareholder and the Chairman and Managing Director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ... Two notable individuals are named Elisabeth Murdoch: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman), daughter of Rupert and granddaughter of Dame Elisabeth This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

On television, she initially worked on cable television programmes for children, before co-presenting LWT's The Six O'Clock Show from 1986. In 1987, she co-hosted TVS's travel quiz for children, Worldwise. Later that year, she briefly earned a certain amount of media notoriety for presenting a chat show, Pillow Talk, in which she interviewed guests whilst in bed with them, as part of LWT's late-night strand Night Network. In reality, despite their setting, the interviews were largely innocent, and Emma wore striped men's pyjamas throughout. London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... TVS Entertainment plc, or Television South (the company was referred to on air as Television South from 1985 to 1987, but as TVS before and after those dates), was the ITV franchise holder in the South of England which replaced its predecessor, Southern Television on the morning of 1 January... London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... Categories: Stub | Clothing ...

In 1986, Emma also appeared as Princess Diana in a Thames Television special, spoofing the Royal Variety Performance, alongside impressionist Mike Yarwood, who appeared as Prince Charles, among other roles. In 1988 she helped present the London opt-outs of the ITV Telethon. Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997), commonly, but incorrectly, known as Princess Diana, was for fifteen years the wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ... The classic Thames Television logo (1969 - 1989), featuring a geographically incorrect montage of London landmarks. ... The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held in the United Kingdom once each year, usually in a theatre in Londons West End. ... An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the impression of being someone else by imitating the other persons voice and mannerisms. ... Mike Yarwood, OBE (born 14 March 1941) is a British impressionist and comedian. ... Prince Charles may refer to: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, current heir-apparent to the British throne Any of the previous British royals named Charles, Prince of Wales The former Belgian regent, Prince Charles of Belgium This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Current ITV logo. ... The 2005 Telethon on Seven Perth. ...

In 1990 and 1991, Emma presented two series of Plunder, an afternoon chat show on BBC2 in which she interviewed guests about their favourite television clips. Emma has also presented Channel 4 programmes, such as The Pulse on the subject of health, and The Media Show. For LWT she fronted Theatreland for LWT, on the topic of entertainment. She has also anchored the BBC's coverage of the Edinburgh Festival. BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

On the radio, she has been a regular contributor to Ned Sherrin's Radio 4 Saturday miscellany Loose Ends. In 1988, she was one of the launch presenters of GLR, where she presented the weekday 10am programme. One of her producers during this period was Chris Evans. She has also appeared on Just A Minute, playing against her father. Ned Sherrin (born 18 February 1931 in Somerset, England) is a broadcaster, author and stage director. ... BBC London 94. ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game and was first broadcast on the BBC on December 22, 1967. ...

In 1993, Emma first appeared on Radio 1, deputising for Nicky Campbell on his late night show Into The Night. Later that year, she was invited by the network's new controller Matthew Bannister to reinvent the lunchtime programme previously presented by Jakki Brambles. From January 1994, Emma appeared on the station every weekday between 12noon and 2pm, presenting a mix of music, interviews and interactive news features. It was praised by some, but it proved unpopular with many who preferred the old mainstream pop fare. In Simon Garfield's 1998 book on Radio 1, The Nation's Favourite, Bannister claims that Freud was "treated very badly by people at the station, especially other women". Emma left the station towards the end of 1994. Nicky Campbell at BBC Radio 1 Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell (born Edinburgh, Scotland on April 10, 1961) is a BBC radio and television presenter. ... Matthew Bannister is a British radio administrator and broadcaster. ... Jakki Brambles is a British television and radio presenter and reporter. ...

Emma is heavily involved in Comic Relief, the successful British charity and biannual telethon that her husband helped establish. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... The 2005 Telethon on Seven Perth. ...

She was the script editor for The Vicar of Dibley, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and The Girl in the Café. Curtis has stated in interviews that Freud goes through his scripts, writing 'NBG' (no bloody good) or 'CDB' (could do better) in the margins. Script Editor is a program included with Mac OS that allows AppleScripts to be written, debugged, and ran. ... The Vicar of Dibley is a British sitcom created by Richard Curtis, and mostly written by Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer. ... Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. ... For places named Notting Hill, see Notting Hill. ... Bridget Joness Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. ... The Girl in the Café is a British one-off television drama, produced by independent production company Tightrope Pictures for BBC Wales, and originally screened on BBC One in the UK on Saturday June 25, 2005. ...

Emma plays the saxophone. Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ...

External links

• Photos of Emma Freud
• BBC biography