Julia Bradbury's Frozen South: Falklands
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm, Sunday, February 15 on ITV1 London (3)
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Falklands
Season 1, Episode 1
Julia explores the South Atlantic and Antarctica, beginning by spotting dolphins and seabirds as she crosses unpredictable waters on her way to the Falkland Islands. Julia treks through towering tussock grass to witness the great natural spectacles of the South Atlantic, herds and shears sheep to learn why the brilliant white Falklands wool is so highly prized, and gets up close with the A23a iceberg
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Julia Bradbury
(Presenter)
Ross Haley
(Series producer)
Liz Roe
(Editor)
David Harrison
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Julia Bradbury
(Presenter)
Born:
July 24, 1970
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
Presenting Countryfile and her rambles around the world.
Early-life:
Born July 24, 1970, in Dublin but was raised in Rutland and Sheffield by her British Steel-worker father and her Greek mother, who ran a fashion business. Julia was a keen performer as a child, and as a result took part as a child in the Crucible Theatre's stage production of Peter Pan, starring Joanne Whalley and Paula Wilcox. She left school at 16 and landed a job in advertising.
Career:
Bradbury started as a presenter with Chrysalis TV, followed by L!VE TV, before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as their Los Angeles correspondent. She helmed Channel 5's Exclusive! showbusiness magazine upon the station's launch in 1997 and has since presented Watchdog, Accidental Heroes, Kill It, Cook It, Eat It, Wainwright Walks and Railway Walks for the BBC, as well as Rough Guide for Channel 5. She began presenting Countryfile with Matt Baker when it was relaunched in 2009. She is also the host of ITV quiz show Take on the Twisters.
Quote:
"Why not grab everything? Go for it all? It's better than sitting around doing nothing. Some people find my enthusiasm annoying. They think, "Is it real? Is it fake? Is it smug? What is it?" Well, it's me."
Trivia:
As a contestant on Just the Two of Us, Bradbury sang alongside Tony Christie.
Ross Haley
(Series producer)
Liz Roe
(Editor)
David Harrison
(Executive producer)
