Mike Read
Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
as (archival footage)Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth...
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It Started with Swap Shop
as SelfNoel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the...
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George Michael: Easy to Pretend
as uncreditedA documentary featuring the pop star legend George Michael. In the early eighties he conquered...
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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
as HimselfFrom My Little Stick of Blackpool Rock to God Save the Queen, this is the story of ten records...
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I'm Your Number One Fan
as HimselfProfessor Paul Mullen looks at the way in which admiration can slip into obsession and in some...
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George Michael: Got to Have Faith
as SelfGeorge Michael: Singer, songwriter, record producer. From the international popularity of duo...
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Trials and Tribulations
as (archive footage)A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963),...
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Top of the Pops
as SelfThe biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...
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Top of the Pops
as Self - HostThe biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...
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Top of the Pops
as PresenterThe biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...
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Only Fools and Horses
as uncreditedThe misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters...
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as SelfNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...
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Hell's Kitchen
as SelfHell's Kitchen was a British cookery reality show aired on ITV which featured prospective chefs...
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Bo' Selecta!
as uncreditedBo' Selecta! is a British sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis, which lampoons...
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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as SelfTwelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must...
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Cluedo
as HimselfCluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a...
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Without Walls
as HimselfA weekly arts-based documentary series covering a diverse variety of subjects, everything from...
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Pop Quiz
as uncreditedA British television quiz programme hosted by Mike Read that originally aired on BBC1 from 4...
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