Music Vault
11:15 pm - 12:00 am, Saturday, January 10 on BBC Scotland HD (Freeview) (106)
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Season 1, Episode 5
Edith Bowman delves into the BBC Scotland music archives, introducing performances by Biffy Clyro and Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
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Did You Know..
Edith Bowman
(Narrator)
Born:
January 15, 1974
in
Anstruther, Fife
Best Known For:
Her radio shows.
Early-life:
Edith was born in Anstruther, Scotland, in 1974. She worked in her parents hotel before going to college and studying for a degree in Communication Studies at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret College. For the following two years Edith worked in a local radio station as both a producer and presenter, dreaming of hitting the big time. Edith joined Radio 1 in 2003 and her first show for the network was the Colin and Edith show with Colin Murray.
Career:
During a wide and varied career, Bowman has travelled to Cambodia as part of BBC's series Saving Planet Earth, hosted the Scottish Baftas and co- presented Live Earth alongside Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross. She's as at home interviewing the likes of Liam Gallagher, Muse, Robbie Williams, Kylie and U2, to presenting BBC2's Rough Guide To The World, Channel 4's breakfast show RISE, and regular film specials for Channel 4 and ITV. She is the yearly host of the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festival, T In The Park, Radio 1's One Big Weekends and the Electric Proms.
Quote:
"People aren't known for having a talent so much, everyone just wants the quick fix and thinks they can be famous for doing nothing."
Trivia:
In 2005, Bowman won Celebrity Fame Academy for Comic Relief.
Emma Bond
(Producer)
David Staite
(Executive producer)
