Rowland Rivron (born 1958) is a comedian, musician, writer and a successful British television presenter. He was raised in Hillingdon, West London. He first came to fame through his appearances as a guest comedy doctor Dr Scrote character on the Jonathan Ross chat show 'The Last Resort' and then on Night Network's Bunker Show. He developed this into a series for Channel 4 called Set of Six about Dr Scrote and his five brothers. In 1989 he starred with Jools Holland in the short lived series "The Groovy Fellers", and in the early 1990s he presented his own chat show, "Rivron", in which both he and his guests (not to mention various pieces of furniture) spent the entire duration of the show floating in the River Thames. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost London borough. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Night Network was ITVs first experiment into the area of overnight broadcasting. ... Jools Holland at the Tsunami Relief concert in Cardiffs Millennium Stadium, January 22nd 2005 Julian Miles Holland OBE, known as Jools Holland, (born January 24, 1958), is a British pianist, bandleader, television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. ... The Thames (pronounced []) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ...

As one half of the band Raw Sex (with Simon Brint), he also featured regularly on BBC TV's French and Saunders show. In recent years he has regularly presented television shows such as Holiday and Summer Holiday, and acted as a team captain on Question of TV (all on BBC1) . In 2005 he appeared in the BBC 1 sitcom Blessed. French & Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show starring and written by comedy team Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, and is also the name by which they are known on the rare occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... Blessed is a BBC television sitcom written by Ben Elton and starring Ardal OHanlon as Gary, a record producer, who is struggling to bring up two small children. ...

His girlfriend in the late eighties was Wendy James of Transvision Vamp. He is now married to Monica and has three children. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Transvision Vamp were a popular alternative rock group. ...

External links

• http://www.offthekerb.co.uk/artists/a_artists_home.jsp?artist=rowland_rivron
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/communicate/archive/rowland_riv/page1.shtml
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/r/rivron_rowland.shtml
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