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Season 2, Episode 1
Ken Bruce presents a TV version of his famous mid-morning radio quiz, in which players compete to impress with their knowledge of popular music from the 1950s to the present day. Here, singer Toyah Willcox, actor and rapper Richard Blackwood, actress Sally Lindsay, radio DJ and presenter MistaJam and Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt battle it out for victory
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Ken Bruce
(Host)
Toyah Willcox
(Contestant)
Richard Blackwood
(Contestant)
Sally Lindsay
(Contestant)
MistaJam
(Contestant)
Kimberly Wyatt
(Contestant)
Derek Hallworth
(Director)
Phil Swern
(Executive producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Ken Bruce
(Host)
Toyah Willcox
(Contestant)
Born:
May 18, 1958
in
Birmingham
Career:
Willcox's first film was 1977's Jubilee, the year she formed her band. Acting projects such as Quadrophenia, The Tempest and Quatermass followed as her musical career took off. She had chart success in the early 1980s with such songs as It's a Mystery and I Want to be Free, but always maintained a discreet distance from the excesses of the punk scene. Since that era, she's juggled her theatre, TV, film and music careers. Other notable productions include TV movie The Ebony Tower, and stage hits Cabaret and Calamity Jane. Willcox also lent her voice to The Teletubbies and appeared in the second series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She continues to perform on stage, and has been a panellist on Loose Women. In January 2014, she was a contestant on ITV reality series Splash!
Quote:
'It wasn't that I saw Sex Pistols and thought: 'Oh, that changed my life'. I saw them and my reaction was: 'I can do better, I'll go to London to do it'. From then on I knew I didn't have to behave in a social norm. Because I wasn't alone.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Willcox took part in the Great Walk to Beijing alongside other celebrities to raise money for Olivia Newton-John's cancer charity.
Best Known For:
Her singing and acting careers.
Early-life:
Born Toyah Ann Willcox on May 18, 1958, in King's Heath, Birmingham. Her father ran his own joinery business. Toyah suffered numerous health issues as a child and spent a lot of time having physiotherapy. She always wanted to be a performer and has been a big fan of Doctor Who from an early age. She was a rebellious teenager who had a difficult relationship with her mother but, after leaving school, she gained a place at the Old Rep Drama School in her home city.
Richard Blackwood
(Contestant)
Born:
May 15, 1972
in
London
Best Known For:
His early career as a comedian and TV presenter and playing Vincent Hubbard in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Richard Clifford Blackwood was born in London on May 15, 1972. His sister is supermodel Naomi Campbell. After graduating from university with a degree in Business Studies, Richard decided to pursue his dream of making it in showbiz. In 1993, he performed his first stand-up show at The Spot in Covent Garden. Three years later, he started co-presenting MTV Select alongside June Sarpong. The show ran for four years. In 1999, he showcased his talents on Channel 4 in The Richard Blackwood Show, which comprised sketches, interviews and music.
Career:
In 2000, Blackwood released his debut hip-hop album, You'll Love to Hate This, but his music career soon fizzled out. In 2004, he joined radio station Choice FM. On the stage, Blackwood has appeared in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof and Shrek, playing the character of Donkey. In February 2015, he made his first appearance in EastEnders as Vincent Hubbard.
Quote:
'When I was made bankrupt, it was hard because I was one of the first young guys from the MTV era to be deemed to have it all and then to lose it all.'
Trivia:
Blackwood filed for bankruptcy in 2003.
Sally Lindsay
(Contestant)
Born:
July 08, 1973
in
Stockport
Best Known For:
Coronation Street and Mount Pleasant.
Early-life:
Sally was born in Stockport on July 8, 1973. She has a younger brother, Christopher, with whom she's very close - she was the best man at his wedding. Her first brush with showbusiness came when, as a member of the St Winifred's Choir, she two weeks at number one thanks to the song Grandma. After school, she studied English language and literature at Hull University.
Career:
Lindsay performed stand-up before turning to acting. Her TV debut came in an episode of The Royle Family in 2000. A year later she made a brief appearance alongside close friend Peter Kay in his cult sitcom Phoenix Nights. A few months on, Lindsay played Shelley Unwin for the first time in Coronation Street, a role she played until 2006. Since then, she has starred in Reggie Perrin, Scott & Bailey, Mount Pleasant, Still Open All Hours and Ordinary Lies.
Quote:
'Being on a soap is the best training you'll ever have.'
Trivia:
Lindsay performed as Dolly Parton on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes.
MistaJam
(Contestant)
Kimberly Wyatt
(Contestant)
Born:
February 04, 1982
in
Warrensburg, Missouri
Best Known For:
Being a Pussycat Doll.
Early-life:
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt was born in Warrensburg, Missouri on February 4, 1982. She started dancing when she was seven and at the age of 14, she went on to study in New York's Joffrey Ballet and the Broadway Dance Center. After graduating at the age of 17, she flew to Las Vegas to audition for cruise ships and casino shows. She spent two years working in a revue on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Career:
In 2001, Wyatt moved to Los Angeles and a year later, she was working as a dancer on the comedy sketch show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents. She was asked to join the Pussycat Dolls in 2003. They released their debut album, PCD, in 2005, with Nicole Scherzinger on lead vocals. It went on to sell nine million copies around the world. Wyatt left the group in 2010. Since then, she has been a judge on Sky1's dance show Got to Dance and the American equivalent Live to Dance. She released her first solo single, Derriere, in 2013. In early 2014, she was a celebrity contestant on Channel 4's reality series The Jump.
Quote:
'Dancing with Adam Garcia on Got to Dance was a really special experience.'
Trivia:
Wyatt made her big-screen debut as a nightclub dancer in Starsky & Hutch (2004).
Derek Hallworth
(Director)
Phil Swern
(Executive producer)
Zoe Tait
(Executive producer)
