James "Jamie" Theakston (born 21 December 1970 in Ditchling, East Sussex) is a popular British television and radio presenter and producer. He was educated at Hurstpierpoint College, Lancing College and the University of North London, which has now amalgamated into the London Metropolitan University. Before embarking on a broadcasting career, he worked for Christies Auctioneers. He is a supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Ditchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Hurstpierpoint College Hurstpierpoint College is an independent day and boarding school for ages 13-18 in the village of Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England. ... Lancing College is a prestigious and internationally renowned [] co-educational English Public School (fee-paying independent school), founded in 1848 by Rev. ... The University of North London is the name of a former university in the United Kingdom, one of the former Polytechnics. ... London Metropolitan University (sometimes abbreviated LMU or London Met) is a university in London. ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. are an English football team based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. ...

Career

Radio

Jamie Theakston joined the BBC radio station Radio 1 in April 1999 to present the Sunday Lunch show. He fronted the 'One Big Sunday' events during 2000. He moved to a Saturday morning slot in 2002. He left Radio 1 in 2002 to pursue an acting career, his last show being broadcast on September 28. He has presented numerous shows for Radio 5 including 'Sportscall', 'The Jamie Theakston Cricket Show' and 'Sport on Wednesday'. He joined Heart 106.2, a London radio station on 18 April 2005, replacing Jonathan Coleman. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Heart 106. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Coleman nicknamed Jono (born 29 February 1956 in Hackney, London, England), is an Australian television personality, radio announcer and writer and performer of comedy. ...

Radio Shows Presented

• Saturday Sports Show - GLR
• Sportscall - R5
• Friday Night on 5 – R5
• Jamie Theakstons Cricket Show – R5
• Radio 5 Sport – R5
• The Sunday Lunch – R1
• The Jamie Theakston Show – R1
• Griff Rhys Jones Show – R2
• One Big Sunday – R1
• Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston – Heart 106.2

Television

On television, he has most notably hosted Top of the Pops (1999-2002), The O Zone (which he co-presented with Jayne Middlemiss), Live & Kicking (1996-1999) and The Priory. The two latter shows were presented with Zoe Ball. Other presenting work includes fronting the Glastonbury coverage for the BBC, The Oscars, The Grammys, A Question of Pop, UK Music Hall of Fame and Guinness World Records. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is 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. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The O-Zone was a weekly music magazine show broadcast on BBC Two from 1989-2000. ... Jayne Middlemiss (born 14 January 1971 in Northumberland, England) is a former Page 3 girl who became a radio and television presenter. ... Live & Kicking Logo Live and Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning variety programme that was aimed at kids and included a mix of competitions, comedy, music and cartoons such as the Rugrats. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Priory Healthcare Group is a independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. ... Categories: People stubs | 1970 births | British television presenters ...

He hosts the Channel 4 reality TV show, The Games alongside Kirsty Gallacher. He was also the host of a 2004 game show, 'Beg Borrow or Steal' which featured an appearance from Mark Gardiner (TV). He presents the ITV Saturday night show With A Little Help From My Friends. It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... The Games is a Channel 4 reality TV show, in which 10 celebrities compete against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. ... Kirsty Gallacher Kirsty Jane Gallacher (born January 20, 1976, Edinburgh) is a Scottish television presenter often specialising in sport programmes. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television genre. ... For the UK footballer, please view Mark Christopher Gardiner. ...

Theakston also played himself in the mock-interview series Rock Profile in which he interviews "celebrities" impersonated by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. He also appeared alongside Lucas and Walliams in an episode of Little Britain. Rock Profile is a British television show written by and starring comedy partnership Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British comedy actor. ... David Walliams (born David Williams August 20, 1971 in Surrey) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show Little Britain. ... Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ...

Full presenting credits

• The O-Zone – BBC2
• Live and Kicking – BBC1
• Holiday – BBC1
• The Priory – C4
• Holiday – You Call The Shots – BBC1
• Sport Relief – BBC1
• Top of the Pops – BBC1
• Wish You Were Here – ITV
• Glastonbury – BBC1
• The Eclipse – BBC1
• Queens Jubilee Concert – BBC1
• Natural Born Losers – BBC1
• A Question of Pop – BBC1
• The Millennium – BBC1
• Pick n Mix – UK Play
• The Games – C4
• Comic Relief – BBC1
• Landmarks – BBC2
• Aqua – BBC2
• Not a Lot of People Know That – BBC1
• Children in Need – BBC1
• The Brits – BBC1
• 100 Greatest Kids Shows – C4
• Behind the Music – VH1
• Traffic Cops – BBC1
• Car Wars – BBC1
• Richest Kids – ITV
• Bitesize – BBC2
• The Grammys – BBC2
• Beg Borrow or Steal – BBC2
• With a Little Help from my Friends – ITV
• The Simpsons Quiz – C4
• The UK Music Hall of Fame – C4
• 50 Years, 50 Records – ITV
• The Oscars – Live – SKY 1/SKY Movies
• Top of the Pops Awards – BBC1
• The Search - C4
• The Peoples Quiz (National Lottery) - BBC1

Acting

Jamie has acted with Amanda Holden in 'Mad About Alice' (2004) and worked with Adam Faith, on the series Murder in Mind in 2003, shortly before Faith's death. He has also starred in the West End in the plays ART and Murder in Mind. In 2004 he appeared in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple:Body in the Library. Amanda Holden on The Frank Skinner Show Amanda Louise Holden (born February 16, 1971 in Bishops Waltham, Hampshire) is an English actress. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terence (Terry) Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (June 23, 1940—March 8, 2003) was an English singer and actor. ... Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). ... Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme. ... Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), also known as Dame Agatha Christie, was an English crime fiction writer. ...

Acting Credits

• West End Theatre
  • Marat/Sade – Playhouse
  • Murder in the Cathedral – Spitalfields
  • Art – Whitehall
  • Home and Beauty – Lyric

• Television Drama
  • Drive – BBC1
  • Murder in Mind – BBC1
  • Miss Marple ‘Body in the Library’ - ITV

• Television Comedy
  • Bob Martin – ITV
  • Mad About Alice – BBC1
  • Rock Profile – BBC2
  • Linda Green – ITV
  • Little Britain – BBC3

Personal life

In 2001, Theakston apologised to friends and family after a visit to a Mayfair prostitute was exposed in the The Sunday People newspaper. Theakston had attempted to block the revelation through a court injunction on the grounds of privacy, but a judge rejected this. He later admitted in the News of the World newspaper that the prostitute had performed a sex act on him. Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... The People, formerly known as the Sunday People, is a British red-top Sunday-only newspaper, owned by the Trinity Mirror Group. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ...