The High Street Shops We Loved & Lost
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Sunday, May 24 on 5 +1 (38)
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About this Broadcast
Part two of two. A look back at an era when booking a holiday meant a trip to the high street to visit Lunn Poly or Thomas Cook. There's also a celebration of the new giants that revolutionised shopping habits, from Our Price and Toys R Us in the 80s to Athena and Phones 4U in the 90s. Anne Hegerty and Lesley Joseph bemoan the loss of Debenhams, Robert Elms spills the beans on his time as a less-than-helpful shop assistant, and Mark Heyes sees reasons for optimism that the high street as we knew and loved it could still have a future
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Hayley Tamaddon
(Narrator)
John Piper
(Series producer)
Sally Evans
(Executive producer)
Amanda de Freitas
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Hayley Tamaddon
(Narrator)
Born:
January 24, 1977
in
Blackpool
Best Known For:
Emmerdale and Dancing on Ice.
Early-life:
Hayley Soraya Tamaddon was born in Blackpool on January 24, 1977 to a Persian father and an English mother. She trained as a dancer at Phil Winston's Theatreworks and Laine Theatre Arts. Her first big break came in 2005 when she made her first appearance as Del Dingle on Emmerdale.
Career:
In 2007, Tamaddon was the runner-up in ITV's celebrity singing competition Soapstar Superstar. This led to a tour with Michael Ball. She left Emmerdale the same year. Her second big break came in 2010 when she won the fifth series of Dancing on Ice with professional ice skater Daniel Whiston. She has continued to act on TV and on the stage and in late 2013 she joined the cast of Coronation Street. In January 2014, she linked up with fellow former contestants on the final series of Dancing on Ice.
Quote:
On her audition for Coronation Street: 'I felt sick, because it was the biggest deal ever. But once I got there I was fine. Everyone was lovely!'
Trivia:
On an edition of All Star Family Fortunes, Tamaddon helped raise £30,000 for the Brian House Children's Hospice.
John Piper
(Series producer)
Sally Evans
(Executive producer)
Amanda de Freitas
(Executive producer)
