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Mike Read

Mike Read

Acting · 0.4 popularity

Age

79

Movies

10

TV

16

Born
March 1, 1947
From
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Works

10 films

Top of the Pops: The True Story

Top of the Pops: The True Story

2001

It Started with Swap Shop

It Started with Swap Shop

2006

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

2008

Multi-Coloured Saturdays

Multi-Coloured Saturdays

19968.0

Trials and Tribulations

Trials and Tribulations

2008

George Michael: Got to Have Faith

George Michael: Got to Have Faith

2019

When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

2010

George Michael: Easy to Pretend

George Michael: Easy to Pretend

2019

I'm Your Number One Fan

I'm Your Number One Fan

19964.0

Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

20147.5