Jeremy Beadle MBE
Born	12 April 1948(1948-04-12) Hackney, London, England
Died	30 January 2008 (aged 59) North London, England
Occupation	TV Presenter, Writer and Producer.
Spouse	Susan Beadle (1944-2008)(his death)
Children	Cassie and Bonnie and stepchildren Leo and Clare[1]

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Early life

Beadle was born in Hackney, East London, on 12 April 1948. His father abandoned his mother when he learned that she was pregnant. Before he reached the age of two, he was frequently hospitalised and had undergone surgery for Poland syndrome, a rare genetic disorder which stunted growth in his right hand.^[2] The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Named after Sir Alfred Poland (ironically not a Pole, but still Polish), Poland anomaly (PA) is described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the hand on the same side (ipsilateral hand). ...

His mother worked as a secretary to help pay to raise him. Beadle did not enjoy school, and was frequently in trouble. He was eventually expelled from his secondary school, Orpington County Secondary Boys' School.^[2][3] For the breed of chicken see Orpington (chicken). ...

After his expulsion, he had an adventurous youth travelling and working throughout Europe. He had a number of adventurous jobs, at one point taking photographs of topless models,^[2] as a tour guide and, from 1974, as promoter of the Bickershaw festival.^[3] It was during this period that his talent for practical jokes became evident, although occasionally this rebounded on him, such as when colleagues left him naked in front of 400 women arriving for their shift.^[3] He then started writing for radio and television, going on to provide material for stars such as Terry Wogan, Noel Edmonds and Kenny Everett,^[2] and was co-editor of Time Out in London and editor of Time Out in North West England. The Bickershaw festival was a festival held in the village of Bickershaw, near Wigan, England on 5-7 May 1972. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ... Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow Deal or No Deal. ... Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Crosby, Merseyside, 25 December 1944, died 4 April 1995), was a popular English radio DJ and television entertainer. ... Time-out can mean: sport time-out, a break in play that may be called by a side to formulate strategy or respond to an players injury. ... -1...

Later public life

Radio and television

He began supplying odd facts and questions to radio and television game shows, such as Celebrity Squares. As a radio presenter he began on BBC Radio 3 and later on BBC Radio 4 became chairman of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and also had his own late night BBC Radio 2 show titled Nightline. On another late-evening phone-in show on LBC in London during the late 1970s (where he used to announce himself as Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadlebum and his Producer as 'Butch' Bavin Cook) he developed a cult following. On Capital Radio he presented Beadle's Odditarium, a music show concentrating on strange, bizarre and rare recordings all taken from the archives of producer Phil Swern. He also became renowned for his off-air pranks and intellectually challenging quizzes. He wrote, devised and presented many television pilots for the highly successful game show company Action Time. He wrote and became accidental presenter of The Deceivers a BBC2 television series recounting the history of swindlers and hoaxers.^[4] The success of this led to using the same format for Eureka which told the background behind everyday inventions. He then went on to become nationally famous as one of the presenters of LWT's Game for a Laugh (along with Matthew Kelly, Henry Kelly and Sarah Kennedy),a pivotal show in the history of British television since it was the first time ITV 'won' the Saturday night ratings battle. This was followed by a hidden-camera style practical joke show, Beadle's About (1987-1996) which became the world's longest continuously-running hidden camera show. From 1990 he wrote and presented You've Been Framed!, a family show featuring humorous clips from viewers' home video recordings. An off-shoot of this was Beadle's Hotshots featuring viewers' intentionally funny parodies and sketches (some of which were re-edited and even re-shot by a young Edgar Wright in his first industry job). In total Beadle hit the UK Number One ratings slot four times. In 1995, reflecting his days on LBC, he presented a relatively short-lived but hugely popular Sunday late-evening show on the newly launched Talk Radio UK. As well as his considerable television output as writer, presenter and producer he appeared in numerous pantomimes and acted as ring master for many circuses notably for Gerry Cottle. He also worked as a consultant for many television companies, wrote books and presented quizzes both commercially and for charity. Hollywood Squares is a American television comedy and game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. ... BBC Radio 3 is a radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. As well as having most listeners nationally, it ranks first in all regions above local radio stations. ... LBC Radio (originally the London Broadcasting Company) operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... Phil Swern (Born Anthony Philip Swern) is a radio producer and music collector. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... Game For A Laugh was a popular British TV light entertainment show between 1981 and 1985, made by London Weekend Television. ... Matthew Martin Kelly (born, 9 May 1950, Urmston, Lancashire, England) is an English actor from paisley, who made his name as a television presenter. ... Henry Kelly (born 17 April 1946) is an Irish television presenter and radio DJ. // Henry Kelly was educated at University College Dublin where he was the auditor of the Literary and Historical society. ... Sarah Mary Kennedy MBE is a British broadcaster, born July 8, 1950. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... Beadles About was a British television programme hosted by Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras. ... Youve Been Framed (or New Youve Been Framed) is the name of a British television show, produced by ITV Productions for ITV1 where viewers send in humorous home videos (often with somebody suffering pain, e. ... Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Writing

Beadle wanted to be the British Robert L. Ripley. A love of trivia led him to write Today's the Day, (published in UK by WH Allen in 1979 and by Signet in the United States two years later), researched in his own library of more than 25,000 volumes. This book recounts — for any given day of the year — notable births, deaths and other events which occurred on this date in previous years. Beadle briefly performed a similar duty on television's TV-am, informing each morning's viewers of prominent events on this date in past years. Robert LeRoy Ripley (December 25, 1890 - May 27, 1949) was an entrepreneur, an anthropologist and a cartoonist who created the world famous Ripleys Believe It or Not! series. ... Todays the Day was a BBC Television daytime quiz programme that aired on BBC2 from 12 July 1993 until 12 March 1999. ... TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ...

For more than two years, he scripted a daily cartoon series of Today's the Day for the Daily Express. He worked alongside Irving Wallace and son David Wallechinsky and daughter Amy Wallace as the biggest contributor to the sex and death chapters of the sensationally successful Book of Lists and was the London editor of The People's Almanac 2. The Wallaces' book The Intimate Sex Lives of the Famous (Hutchinson, 1981) was researched in part in Beadle's library, which contained an extensive canon of erotic literature. In autumn 2007 three new Beadle titles were published; Firsts, Lasts & Onlys Crime, Firsts, Lasts & Onlys Military (both co-authored by Ian Harrison) and Beadle's Miscellany a thousand incredibly tough questions from his weekly quizzes in The Independent. For other uses, see Daily Express (disambiguation). ... Irving Wallace (March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. ... David Wallechinsky (born 5 February 1948) is an Olympic historian, who worked as commentator for NBC Olympic coverage and is the author of many Olympic reference books and other reference books. ... The Book of Lists actually refers to any one of a series of books compiled by bestselling author Irving Wallace, his son David Wallechinsky, and daughter Amy Wallace. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ...

General knowledge

Famous for his general knowledge, he was host of Win Beadle's Money (based on the US format Win Ben Stein's Money), he lost only eight times in 52 shows. He wrote and presented a notoriously difficult quiz at London's The Atlantic Grill restaurant, often attended by celebrities and members of the press. He also wrote a quiz for The Independent every Saturday. He occasionally appeared as a panellist on BBC Radio Four's Quote... Unquote and in dictionary corner for Channel 4's Countdown. Look up trivia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Win Ben Steins Money logo Win Ben Steins Money was an American television game show that ran from July 28, 1997 to May 8, 2003 on Comedy Central. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams), attempt to answer questions correctly. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... For the record label, see Quote Unquote Records. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Countdown is a British game show presented by Des OConnor and Carol Vorderman. ...

Charity work

In the 2001 New Year Honours, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to charity.^[5] Beadle was a keen supporter of the charity Children With Leukaemia, a disease he suffered from himself in 2005. He spent much time raising money for many different charities with Plastermind his 'outrageous quiz for those who don't like quizzes.' The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals personal bravery, achievement or service to the United Kingdom. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... Children With Leukaemia is a registered charity (no. ...

Beadle was a Trust Patron of The Philip Green Memorial Trust, and he annually hosted a quiz party to raise money for disadvantaged children. The Philip Green Memorial Trust The Philip Green Memorial Trust (PGMT), was formed in 1985 by Cyril Paskin following the death of his close friend and fellow philanthropist, Philip Green. ...

Beadle was Patron of Reach, an organisation providing support and advice for children in the UK with hand or arm deficiencies, and their parents.^[6]

He was also a a well respected and active Freemason, being a member of Westminster City Council Lodge No. 2882. Although he did not join this organisation until after his television heyday was over, he quickly became involved with all aspects of English Freemasonry, and particularly its charitable work, often using his celebrity status to assist in raising funds for masonic charities.^[7] Beadle also helped to raise money, around £35,000, for the Air Training Corps in late 2007.^{[citation needed]} Freemasons redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

It is estimated that his total charitable fund raising was of the order of £100 million.^[8]

Health and disability

Beadle had Poland syndrome^[9] and was one of the first TV presenters with a visible disability, manifested as a disproportionately small right hand.^[1] Named after Sir Alfred Poland (ironically not a Pole, but still Polish), Poland anomaly (PA) is described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the hand on the same side (ipsilateral hand). ...

In 2004, Beadle discovered he had developed cancer of the kidney and underwent a successful operation to remove it. However, in April 2005, a blood test during a routine post-op medical checkup led to him being diagnosed with leukaemia. As the condition was caught in its early stages, Beadle was successfully treated for this too, though two serious illnesses in such a short space of time were detrimental to his general state of health. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. ... Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a group of blood diseases characterized by malignancies (cancer) of the blood-forming tissues. ...

Death

On 25 January 2008, it was reported that Beadle had been admitted to hospital and subsequently entered an Intensive Care Unit due to severe pneumonia.^[10][11][12] He died on 30 January 2008, aged 59.^[8]. On 2 February 2008, ITV1 dedicated that day's episode of You've Been Framed to Jeremy, and promoted their tribute webpage to him over the show's credits. ITV1's official tribute to Jeremy Beadle was broadcast on 4 February 2008 where various celebrity friends including Sir Alan Sugar paid tribute.^[13]He was cremated at St Marylebone Crematorium, Finchley on February 14th 2008.^{[citation needed]} is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... ICU room An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Critical Care Unit (CCU) is a specialised department in a hospital that provides intensive care medicine. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Michael Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British entrepreneur and broadcaster. ...

TV appearances

• April Fool (1980) (writer, with Clive Doig)
• The Deceivers
• Fun Factory (1980)
• Eureka (1981)
• Game for a Laugh (1981)
• Definition (1984-1986)
• The Saturday Show (1983)
• People Do the Funniest Things
• Beadle's About (1987)
• Chain Letters (1987)
• Beadle's Box of Tricks
• Born Lucky
• It's Beadle! (1990)
• You've Been Framed (1990)
• Beadle's Daredevils (1993)
• GMTV (1993)
• A Fistful of Fingers (1994)
• Beadle's Hotshots (1996)
• This Morning with Richard and Judy (1996)
• Win Beadle's Money (1999)
• Celebrity Sleepover (2001)
• Ant & Dec's Banged Up With Beadle (2002 - part of Saturday Night Takeaway)
• Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do: University Challenge
• Celebrity Mastermind (2005, Winner. Specialist subject London Capital Murders 1900-1940)
• Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire (2005) Partner Sir Alan Sugar
• The Trial of Jack the Ripper (2005) Winner
• Countdown (2006)
• The All Star Talent Show (2006)
• Get Me The Producer (2007) (He appeared in Episode 3 only)

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Publications

• Today's the Day - A Chronicle of the Curious
• The Book of Outlawed Inventions (with Chris Winn)
• Beadle's About (with Robert Randell)
• How to Make Your Own Video Blockbuster (with Mark Leigh and Mike Lepine)
• Watch Out! (with Alec Lom)
• The Gossip's Guide to Madam Tussaud
• The Best of Beadle's About (Video)
• You've Been Framed (Video)
• You've Been Framed Again (Video)
• Jeremy Beadle's Beginners Guide to Practical Joking (Video)
• The Story of Crime (Video)
• Firsts, Lasts & Onlys Crime (with Ian Harrison) (2007)
• Firsts, Lasts & Onlys Military (with Ian Harrison) (2007)
• Beadle's Miscellany (2007)
• True Detective January 2008 (Guest Editor. First in 57 years)

References

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External links

• Jeremy Beadle at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeremy Beadle—Obituary and Tribute
• The Times obituary
• Jeremy Beadle: Loved and loathed TV prankster