DIY SOS: DIY SOS Children in Need Special 2023


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DIY SOS Children in Need Special 2023
Season 1, Episode 1

Nick Knowles and his team of volunteer trades and suppliers head to Treetops Hospice in Risley, Derbyshire, for an ambitious Big Build to support and help more children and families experiencing traumatic loss. Radio 2 presenters Scott Mills and Zoe Ball and musician Sam Ryder also don their safety boots, hi-vis and hard hats to get stuck in, while Richie Anderson and Owain Wyn Evans meet some of the young people who have lost loved ones and will benefit from the new building


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Cast & Crew

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Nick Knowles (Presenter)
Sam Ryder (Contributor)
Scott Mills (Contributor)
Owain Wyn Evans (Contributor)
Zoe Ball (Contributor)
Richie Anderson (Contributor)

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Nick Knowles (Presenter)
Born: September 21, 1962 in London
Best Known For: Presenting DIY SOS
Early-life: Born Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles on September 21, 1962 in Southall, London, to mum Pat and dad Eddie. He has a brother and three sisters. At 11 he and his family moved to Mildenhall in Suffolk and studied at St Louis Middle school. They later moved again, this time to Tunbridge Wells, Kent. At school Nick was labelled a motormouth. He became a labourer before starting his own business. Passionate about music, he played in assorted bands before teaming up with his brother to perform in bars and clubs in London and the Midlands.
Career: Knowles's TV career started at the BBC in London in the Documentary Features department. He spent two years in Australia working for WIN TV Channel 4 newsroom. He also worked in news in Phoenix, Arizona, before returning to the UK and ITV's TVS newsroom in Maidstone. He honed his skills as a reporter, producer and director before going in front of the camera as a presenter on sex advice show Confidential. Other shows have included TV Weekly, Entertainment Today and Put It To The Test. Since 1999 he has fronted BBC One's DIY SOS, and also worked on Last Choir Standing, To the Ends of the Earth, Perfection, Break the Safe and Guesstimation. His latest project is The National Lottery: Five Star Family Reunion.
Quote: 'I have never wanted to be associated with one kind of programme - it's important to challenge yourself and make sure you are not pigeon holed.'
Trivia: In 2007 it was revealed Knowles was suffering from tuberculosis, which he believes he contracted while filming for Comic Relief in Zambia. Oddly, he has a collection of top hats.
Sam Ryder (Contributor)
Scott Mills (Contributor)
Born: March 28, 1974 in Eastleigh, Hampshire
Best Known For: Being a DJ on Radio 1.
Early-life: Scott Robert Mills was born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on March 28, 1974. At the age of 16, he was offered a chance to be a DJ on his local commercial station, Power FM. He began by presenting a show through the night but he quickly moved to the more prestigious late-afternoon slot.
Career: Mills moved from Power FM to GWR FM Bristol and stayed with his new station for two years before joining Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester. In 1995, he began working for the then new London station Heart 106.2. Three years later, he joined Radio 1 to present The Early Breakfast Show. After moving around the Radio 1 schedule, he settled into a weekday afternoon slot that runs from 1pm to 4pm. In 2014, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote: One of his catchphrases: 'It's only bley Friday.'
Trivia: A musical based on his life ran for three nights at the Edinburgh Festival in 2009. He won a gold Sony Radio Academy Award in 2010.
Owain Wyn Evans (Contributor)
Zoe Ball (Contributor)
Born: November 23, 1970 in Blackpool
Best Known For: Presenting the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, and It Takes Two.
Early-life: Zoe Louise Ball was born in Blackpool on November 23, 1970, the daughter of TV presenter Johnny Ball. She began her TV career as a runner at Granada Television. She was also a researcher for BSkyB quiz shows. She became a regular host for The Ozone, which was the music program for CBBC. The show was even voted Best Music Show by Smash Hits and brought her to widespread attention.
Career: She co-presented Saturday morning children's magazine Live & Kicking alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996 to 1999. She landed a co-hosting gig on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in October 1997 with Kevin Greening. She eventually became the sole host, making her the first female DJ to do so. She also continued her onscreen partnership with Jamie Theakston for four series of The Priory on Channel 4. After a string of presenting roles and various radio jobs, she was a contestant in series three of Strictly Come Dancing. Since then, she has presented Soapstar Superstar, talent search Grease is the Word, Strictly Come Dancing's sister show It Takes Two, and The Voice's companion show, The Voice: Louder on Two. She also announced that Peter Capaldi would be taking over from Matt Smith in Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor.
Quote: 'After becoming a mum, I'm much more of a morning person these days... I promise!'
Trivia: Wed DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, in 1999. They have a son, Woody, and daughter, Nelly.
Richie Anderson (Contributor)

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