The Great British Countryside: Yorkshire
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Tuesday, June 2 on BBC Two England (2)
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Yorkshire
Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury explore Yorkshire, from the Moors and Dales to the coast. The comedian takes the controls of a glider and gets winched down into one of Britain's largest potholes. Meanwhile, Julia discovers how the county's rocks have turned Agatha Christie's handbag to stone, and reveals how they produce mineral water
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Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
Julia Bradbury
(Presenter)
Mary Summerill
(Series producer)
Fiona Pitcher
(Executive producer)
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Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
Born:
February 13, 1962
in
Kettering
Best Known For:
His regular slot on Mock the Week and The Now Show on Radio 4.
Early-life:
Peter Hugh Dennis was born in Kettering on February 13, 1962. His father was Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Hugh read geography at Cambridge, where he joined the famous Footlights and met future comedy partner Steve Punt. After graduating, he worked at Unilever for six years. Hugh and Steve worked the comedy circuit, including London's Comedy Store. There, they were spotted by Jasper Carrott, who offered the pair a slot on his show Carrott Confidential.
Career:
Punt and Dennis moved on to work on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel, before branching out into their own radio series, It's Been A Bad Week and the hugely popular The Now Show. Over the years, Dennis has appeared in a string of comedy shows, including The Imaginatively Titled Punt and Dennis Show, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You. As well as keeping busy with plenty of voice-over work, Dennis is also an accomplished actor. His CV boasts roles in My Hero and the popular sitcom Outnumbered. He has been involved with The Now Show on Radio 4 since 1998.
Quote:
'Everyone's careers go at different paces; you need to forget what other people are doing and concentrate on your own progress.'
Trivia:
Away from performing, in 2007, Dennis took part in a mountain stage of the Tour de France.
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.
Mary Summerill
(Series producer)
Fiona Pitcher
(Executive producer)
