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Kriss Akabusi: MBE MA

 

Kriss' athletic career began in the Army Physical Training Corp. He went on to win an array of medals in hurdling and relay including Olympic, Commonwealth and European Championships. He currently works in media and PR is the CEO of the Akabusi Company, Founding Director of REACH and is an inspirational speaker.

 
Benedict Allen

 

Benedict Allen is an author, explorer, presenter, film maker and public speaker of great repute. He has conquered many solo expeditions to remote corners of the world, his presentations depicting his success by remaining focused and committed to his objectives.
 

 
Clive Anderson

 

A barrister by profession, Clive is best known for his television appearances hosting such shows as Whose Line Is It Anyway and Clive Anderson Talks Back. Clive is an award winning comedy presenter.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ant and Dec

 

Since first breaking into show business in the children's series Byker Grove, Ant and Dec have enjoyed major success both in the world of pop music and television presenting, their greatest success to date being with SMTV Live, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent and Pokerface. Film credits include Love Actually and Alien Autopsy.
 

 
Pamela Armstrong

 

Pamela began her career in journalism with Capital Radio. She went on to achieve national prominence with News At Ten and subsequently fronted The Pamela Armstrong Show and Daytime Live. In addition to her work in front of the camera, Pamela is the author of two books on health related issues. Pamela draws on her media skills to deliver humorous and engaging speeches.

 
Cheryl Baker

 

Cheryl Baker began her career with pop group Buck's Fizz before pursuing a solo career as a singer. Moving to television, Cheryl presented programmes such as Record Breakers & The Really Useful Show. She has recently appeared on a number of television reality shows and in the musical Footloose in London's West End.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Linda Barker

 

Linda trained as a fine artist before moving into design and in particular designing interiors. She later began working with the media and ultimately began presenting television programmes such as Changing Rooms. Recently she has designed popular ranges of wallpaper, bed linen and sofas and recently launched her own interior design mail order business.

 
Jeremy Beadle: MBE

 

Jeremy became known to millions as a TV presenter when he began presenting the immensely popular TV show Game For A Laugh. He has since presented shows such as Beadles About and You've Been Framed. He currently acts as a consultant for many TV companies, writes books and presents quizzes both commercially and for charity.

 
Chris Beardshaw

 

Chris owns a thriving garden-design business, is a lecturer and writer. A trained horticulturalist, Chris came to the public's attention as a presenter on such programmes as Gardeners' World, Hidden Gardens, Flying Gardener and The Great Garden Detectives.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Tamara Beckwith

 

A former model, Tamara's career now centres on writing, acting and presenting. As a writer she is currently linked to OK Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and the Sunday Express in addition to numerous other publications. She has presented on television and radio and appeared in various television reality shows. Her acting credits include The Vagina Monologues and Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband.
 

 
Michael Buerk

 

Michael is a BBC journalist and newsreader best known for presenting the nine and ten o'clock news and such programmes including 999 Lifesavers and the Breakfast Programme.

 
Roger Black: MBE

 

Known worldwide for his achievements in athletics winning numerous medals at the Olympics, Commonwealth and European games, Roger was made British men's team captain in 1992. Since retiring from the track he has become a popular presenter for the BBC and has made guest appearances on such shows as Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Stars in their Eyes. His motivational presentations are heralded as highly entertaining.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Mark Blundell

 

Formally one of Britain's most talented Formula 1 drivers, Mark is currently a member of the ITV F1 Commentary Team and a much sort after speaker at corporate events where he relates his personal experiences to the business world.

 
John Bly

 

John's career began at Sotheby's before joining the family business specialising in furniture. He is a lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

 
Jim Bowen

 

Jim Bowen enjoyed great popularity as presenter of the television quiz show Bullseye. Originally finding fame as a stand-up comedian, Jim is remembered for a number of catchphrases. He recently appeared in an episode of Jonathan Creek and is much sought after as a speaker highlighting the frailties and shortcomings of show business trappings.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Fern Britton

 

One of the UK 's best loved presenters, Fern is probably most recognised for her role on BBC 2s Ready Steady Cook. She is currently a host on television's This Morning and recently appeared in the  series Extras.  She is the author of two books on the subject of food.
 

 
Kelly Brook

 

Kelly began her career as a model and was a popular presenter of the television show the Big Breakfast. In recent years she has appeared in a number of films including Behind the Velvet Rope and House of Nine and has just completed presenting the popular reality television hit Celebrity Love Island.
 

 
Sir Trevor Brooking: CBE MBE

 

Trevor began his footballing apprenticeship with West Ham in 1965 and was to remain with the club for his entire playing career during which time he received 47 England caps. He was appointed Director of Football for West Ham in 2001 and has acted as caretaker manager for the club. Trevor regularly appears on MOTD and presents for Radio 5 Live.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Martin Brundle

 

A former successful F1 racing driver, Martin is now a member of the F1 commentary team on ITV. Mark's wry and witty comments make him an ideal choice for presenting.

 
Ross Burden

 

Model and presenter, Ross is best known on television for his culinary skills appearing on such shows as Masterchef and Ready Steady Cook. In addition Ross is a newspaper columnist and author on the subject of food.

 
Vicki Butler-Henderson

 

Racing driver turned presenter, Vicki is a familiar face on television presenting Channel 5's Fifth Gear. Other credits include The Biggest Loser, domino Day and Touring Cars.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Simon Calder

 

Writer and broadcaster Simon Calder is recognised as Britain's leading authority on the travel industry. In addition to being travel editor of The Independent newspaper, he regularly writes for a number of renowned periodicals on the subject. Simon currently presents the BBC1 travel programme, Holiday and is soon to be seen on a new show, Perfect Holiday, early in 2007.
 

 
Brigid Calderhead

 

Brigid is a talented hands on designer renowned for her appearances on Better Homes, DIY SOS, Housecall, Big Strong Girls & Trading Up.

 
Caprice

 

Model and actress Caprice received much critical acclaim for her stage debut in The Vagina Monologues and went on to star with Vinnie Jones in the film, Hollywood Files, and the lead role in the hit musical Rent in London's West End. She has made a number of appearances as a television presenter and has become a renowned businesswoman with her own Caprice Lingerie Line and extended line of hair and beauty products.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Willie Carson: OBE

 

Former Champion Flat Jockey, Willie Carson currently splits his time commentating for the BBC and acting as European Racing Manager for the Thoroughbred Corporation. Willie owns and runs his own stud.
 

 
Andrew Castle

 

A former British Tennis Champion, Andrew has a wealth of experience as a Sport's Broadcaster and is a key member of the BBC Sport Team covering Wimbledon. He is also in great demand for hosting award ceremonies, as a conference facilitator and is an experienced auctioneer. He is perhaps currently best known for his presenting on GMTV's Today programme and GMTV News Hour.

 
Craig Charles

 

Actor and presenter, Craig reached a vast audience of fans with his portrayal of Dave Lister in the cult TV series Red Dwarf. Craig has also appeared in Eastenders, The Bill and Holby City to name but a few programmes and has enjoyed great popularity as the presenter of Robot Wars and Takeshi's  Castle. He is currently starring as Lloyd Mullaney in the popular soap Coronation Street. He is a highly entertaining after dinner speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Gareth Chilcott

 

Gareth made over 400 appearances for Bath RFC, was an England International between 1984 and 1990 and a British Lion in 1989. Gareth, known as Coach is a natural entertainer and is often found delivering after dinner speeches at sporting and company events all around the UK. He has also made regular guest appearances on various television quiz shows, in addition to working as a sport's presenter and rugby pundit.

 
Oz Clarke

 

Wine expert Oz Clarke began his career as an actor before becoming wine correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The author of a number of books, he launched the Microsoft Wine Guide on CD Rom and is a presenter of BBC TV's Food and Drink.

 
Jeremy Clarkson

 

Jeremy is instantly recognised as the main presenter on the BBC programme Top Gear. He is also a trained journalist and regularly contributes to specialist car magazines.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Colin and Justin

 

Colin and Justin are interior designers and television presenters whose popularity is doubtless founded on their unique style of presenting. They are best known for fronting such shows as Trading Up, How Not To Decorate, The Farm, Wedding Belles and Colin and Justin’s Home Heist.

 

 
James Cracknell: OBE MBE

 

Renowned Olympic Gold Medallist James Cracknell rowed into British hearts at the Sydney 2000 Games and again represented his country in Athens 2004. When not in a boat, James can frequently be found enjoying regular television and radio appearances, is an experienced columnist and a popular after dinner and motivational speaker.

 
Nicholas Crane

 

The author of several travel books, Nicholas has been a full-time writer for a number of years having been published in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Sunday Times. His television series Map Man was broadcast on BBC2 in 2004 and he has also been the lead presenter on BBC2's flagship series Coast and Great British Journeys.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Annabel Croft

 

Annabel Croft is a former junior Wimbledon tennis champion. Retiring from the game at the age of twenty-one, Annabel has since pursued a career in the media and now enjoys various television roles hosting lifestyle and topical features. Her bubbly charm and sophisticated image make her a popular and perfect choice for awards hosting, conference facilitating and after dinner speaking.

 
Barry Cryer

 

Writer, wit and all-round entertainer, Barry's wealth of wisdom makes him one of the country's most popular after dinner speakers. Performing credits include The First Report, Punchline, The award winning I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and QI.

 
Edwina Currie

 

Edwina Currie's career in politics is well documented having served 14 years as an MP in a Midlands seat. Following her resignation in 1988, Edwina is now a highly successful best selling author, broadcaster & presenter, with her own shows on radio & TV. She has appeared on Hell's Kitchen & was the winner of the BBC TV's Celebrity Mastermind02004. Recently, Edwina has been seen on Celebrity Stars in the Eyes and Celebrity Wife Swap.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jim Davidson: OBE

 

Jim began telling jokes at the age of 12 and has recently celebrated 27 years in show business. He has starred in two sitcoms and is much renowned for presenting shows such as Big Break and the Generation Game. A great patriot Jim is highly respected for his work with British Forces. Jim is currently touring the UK. He has recently appeared in the film Colour Me Kubrick and Hell's Kitchen.
 

 
Sharron Davis: MBE

 

Sharron Davies is one of Britain's most recognised celebrities having achieved fame primarily as a swimmer. She is also a television personality, model, author and interior designer.
 

 
Bobby Davro

 

Bobby Davro is one of the most instantly recognisable faces on television today. His roles include presenter, impressionist, comedy entertainer, actor and after dinner speaker. He has recently starred in Footballer's Wives and just joined the cast of the popular soap Eastenders.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Angus Deayton

 

Angus hosted the popular TV series Have I Got News For You for several seasons and recently returned to television presenting Hell's Kitchen, a docu-soap in which chef Gordon Ramsey attempts to transform a group of celebrities into budding chefs. He has recently appeared on television as Kenneth Moore in Marigold,  Harry Holland in Heartless and as the host of Hell's Kitchen.
 

 
Matt Dickinson

 

Matt Dickinson was the first British filmmaker to climb and film on the summit of Mount Everest and return alive. It is not surprising therefore that his presentations include a combination of spectacular audio and visual techniques guaranteed to impress any business audience.

 
Charlie Dimmock

 

Gardening expert famed for her water features, Charlie came to the public's attention in the immensely popular TV series Ground Force. Subsequent series include The Joy Of Gardening, Charlie's Garden Army, The Early Show for CBS and a guest appearance on Celebrity Masterchef. She is regularly called upon for personal appearances and is a keen charity supporter.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Monty Don

 

Gardening expert, author and presenter, Monty's television work includes; This Morning, Real Gardens and Gardeners' World. He is currently gardening editor and columnist at the Observer.

 
Craig Doyle

 

Craig first appeared on television as a presenter on TV's Disney Club. He went on to front the long running BBC programme Holiday and   host of Tomorrow's World Sunday Grandstand. Craig is a member of the BBC Sports Presenting Team
 

 
Chris Evans

 

Chris Evans is practically a British Institution. He began presenting on radio before taking the country by storm fronting programmes including The Big Breakfast, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, TFI Friday and OFI Sunday. He currently presents Rado 2's Drivetime.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jenni Falconer

 

Presenter and writer, Jenni recently fronted the seventh series of the popular programme Entertainment Today and has just become the new face of the National Lottery hosting two unique shows for them every Saturday and Wednesday on BBC 1. Jenni also continues to present the Movie Premieres - Live for the Red Carpet for ITV 2 and recently won the Rider's Crown on the BBC 1 Sport relief Show - Only Fools on Horses. She is the current host of Cirque de Celebrite.

 
John Fashanu

 

John Fashanu began his career as a professional footballer with Wimbledon and Aston Villa. After his retirement from the game, John found popularity as a television presenter on the show Gladiators and is frequently seen appearing on soccer programmes as a pundit. He currently hosts the Nigerian version of Deal or No Deal.

 
Keith Floyd

 

Keith enjoyed huge popularity as a television chef with his Floyd On series and is the author of a number of best selling books on wine and cookery.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ben Fogle

 

Writer and presenter Ben Fogle is probably best known for his work on programmes such as Country File, Animal Park and Holiday. He was chosen as a volunteer to spend the year 2000 as a castaway for Castaway 2000. He has gone on to present Crufts, One Man and His Dog, Inside Out, the Heaven and Earth Show and Wild in Africa.
 

 
Emma Forbes

 

Emma enjoyed immense popularity as a presenter with the hugely successful Saturday morning primetime series Live and Kicking. She went on to present a number of daytime quiz shows and recently hosted the Weekend Breakfast Show on 95.8 Capital FM. Emma is currently training to become a vet.
 

 
Philippa Forrester

 

Philippa is heralded as one of the UK's most charismatic, dynamic and intelligent presenters of today. Initially finding fame on children's television, she has gone on to present such shows as Tomorrow's World, Time Machine, Robotwars and a series on extreme sports for This Morning entitled License to Thrill.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Neil Fox

 

Originally known as Doc Fox, Neil began presenting on  Capitol Radio before turning to television most recently as a judge on Pop Idol. He has presented the More Music Breakfast Show since 2005.

 
John Francombe: MBE

 

Retired Champion National Hunt Jockey, John is a member of the Channel 4 racing team and is also a best selling novelist.

 
Sir David Frost: OBE

 

Sir David began presenting TV programmes when still an undergraduate at Cambridge. He found early fame with That Was The Week That Was and has hosted high profile interviews ever since. He currently fronts the breakfast show Frost On Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Mariella Frostrup

 

Since appearing on her first television show, Big World Café for Channel 4, Mariella has carved a high profile career as a presenter on TV and radio. She recently presented Panorama, was a Booker Prize judge in 2003 and currently presents the arts show The Green Room on Radio 2 and Open Book for Radio 4. She currently presents The Book Show on Sky TV.
 

 
Dairmuid Gavin

 

Innovative and inspirational, Gavin's designs have won him a number of awards and helped to make the television series Home Front one of the most watched gardening programmes of recent times. He has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing.
 

 
David Gower: MBE

 

David began his cricketing career with Leicestershire before moving on to Hampshire and England, at one time ranking No. 1 in the world. Since retiring from the game, David has worked as columnist and writer for various newspapers and periodicals. He has been a regular commentator for BBC television and radio as well as Sky TV and is frequently seen on television guesting on shows such as They Think It's All Over. He is also an accomplished speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Russell Grant

 

Russell is best known as GMTV's resident astrologer. In addition to regular predictions for a number of periodicals he recently joined East Midlands programme Inside Out, where he turned psychic investigator!

 
Leslie Grantham

 

Leslie's acting credits are many and varied but he is undoubtedly best known as Den Watts in the popular BBC soap Eastenders. He has also firmly established himself as a TV presenter and proved himself as a wine connoisseur of some note on the This Morning Programme. Leslie has recently starred in The Bill and is a regular on the theatrical touring circuit.
 

 
Sankha Guha

 

Sankha began his career with Channel 4 on the programme Network 7. He has gone on to front some of the UK 's most prominent factual and current affairs programmes including Watchdog and Checkout and is the longest standing presenter on BBC 's Holiday programme.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Sally Gunnell: OBE

 

Sally Gunnell is heralded as one of the greatest ever British female 400m hurdlers. She is the only woman in history to hold the Olympic, Commonwealth and European Gold Medal simultaneously. Sally is currently a key member of the BBC Athletics Commentary Team, is an established motivational and after dinner speaker and an ideal choice for hosting awards etc.
 

 
Krishnan Guru-Murthy

 

Having begun his career with such programmes as Newsround and Newsnight, Krishnan who is considered to be one of the brightest new talents in his field is currently a presenter on Channel 4 News where he anchors the News at Noon.
 

 
Nicky Hambleton-Jones

 

Nicky is a qualified dietician and personal stylist and is viewed as the UK's leading lifestyle transformation agent. The founder of Tramp2Vamp, she has been featured in numerous publications and has an extensive television portfolio including Celebrity 10 Year Younger. Nicky is much sort after as an after dinner and motivational speaker.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Ken Hames