Mike Read
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-03-01 in 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.
Most Known For
Top of the Pops
as Self
Top of the Pops
as Self - Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
Only Fools and Horses
as Himself
Pebble Mill
as Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
Bo' Selecta!
Hell's Kitchen
as Self
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
as Self
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
as Self
Cluedo
as Himself
Celebrity Coach Trip
as Self
8:15 from Manchester
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
as Self
The Footage Detectives
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Pop Quiz
Trials and Tribulations
as (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
as (archival footage)
It Started with Swap Shop
as Self