Gethin Jones
Birth name	Gethin Clifford Jones
Born	February 12, 1978 (1978-02-12) (age 29) Cardiff, Wales,

Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978, in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh television presenter best-known for co-presenting the long-running BBC children's show Blue Peter. is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... This article is about the Welsh capital. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ...

Presenting career

He studied Economics and Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University where he gained a 2.2. He then made his television debut in 1997 as a contestant on Blind Date. He later became a presenter of children's programmes for S4C such as Popty, the Welsh equivalent of Top of the Pops, Mas Draw and flagship children's entertainment show Uned 5. He also appeared as one of the Mutants in the Mighty Boosh series 1 episode, Mutants and as a Cyberman in a 2006 episode of Doctor Who. He also co-presented Mardi Gras in Cardiff in front of 40,000 people. He is currently participating in series five of Strictly Come Dancing partnering Camilla Dallerup. He guest starred as himself in The Sarah Jane Adventures pilot "Invasion of the Bane" Manchester Metropolitan University is a new English university based in the city of Manchester. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Blind Date was a British dating game show. ... Childrens television shows are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Original Presenters: Nia, Garmon and Gaynor Uned 5 is a live teenage magazine show, broadcast weekly on Welsh channel S4C. The show is the channels flagship youth magazine, and was first broadcast in September 1994. ... The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Doctor Who (disambiguation). ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on Ballroom and Latin dancing. ... Camilla Dallerup (born 1974 in Aalborg), is a British based Danish ballroom dancer. ... The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British television series, produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, starring Elisabeth Sladen and created by Russell T. Davies. ... The name PILOT is an acronym, and stands for Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching. ... Invasion of the Bane is the first episode of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures. ...

Blue Peter

On 26 April 2005, Jones became the 31st presenter on Blue Peter. Gethin has presented with Konnie Huq, Matt Baker, Liz Barker, Zöe Salmon and Andy Akinwolere. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ... Konnie Huq on Blue Peter. ... This article is about the British television personality. ... Elizabeth Liz Barker (born 16 May 1975) is a television presenter on British television. ... Zöe Salmon (born 7 January 1980, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a British television presenter, currently hosting the childrens television show Blue Peter. ... Andy Akinwolere (born 30th November 1983 in Nigeria, moved to Birmingham, UK when he was eight years old) is a British television presenter, who began hosting the BBC television programme Blue Peter on 28 June 2006, and has the distinction of being its second ever black presenter, after Diane-Louise...

Hobbies

Jones is a keen footballer, rugby player (he was rugby captain at his university and played in the Lancashire under 21 team), tennis player and golfer. He supports Everton F.C.. He has Grade 8 violin and Grade 6 piano qualifications. He has also qualified as a pilot. He is currently in the 2007 series of the popular BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on Ballroom and Latin dancing. ...

External links

• Gethin Jones at the Internet Movie Database
• Jones' Blue Peter video blog