The Travel Show: How to Have a Great Holiday: Reversion 8


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Reversion 8
Season 1, Episode 8

Paul Merton paddleboards in Snowdonia, while Larry and George Lamb brave the haunted Chillingham Castle. Hosted by Kym Marsh and Richard Arnold


HD subtitles repeat finale series
Leisure Hobbies Tourism/Travel

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Kym Marsh (Presenter)
Richard Arnold (Presenter)
Paul Merton (Contributor)
George Lamb (Contributor)
Larry Lamb (Contributor)
Zara Akester (Series producer)
Claudia Riccio (Executive producer)

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Kym Marsh (Presenter)
Born: June 13, 1976 in Whiston, Merseyside
Trivia: Marsh has won a number of awards, including Best Celeb Mum at the Tesco Awards in 2008.
Best Known For: Playing Michelle Connor on Coronation Street.
Early-life: Kimberley Gail Marsh was born in Whiston, Merseyside, on June 13, 1976 and raised in Garswood, St Helens. In 2000, Kym auditioned for the ITV talent show Popstars and she became one of the five singers chosen for the manufactured group Hear'Say, along with Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan. Their first single, Pure and Simple, topped the UK singles chart in March 2001. A year later, she left the group.
Career: Marsh signed a solo record deal but her debut album performed badly and she was dropped by her label. In 2005, she made her acting debut in an edition of Doctors. A year later, she joined the cast of Coronation Street, playing Michelle Connor, a role she continues to play. In 2010, she was a participant on Popstar to Operastar - she was voted out in the fifth week. She has been a guest on celebrity editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Catchphrase, The Cube and The Chase.
Quote: On Coronation Street: "I've not thought about taking a break or pursuing other ventures. I'm happy and haven't got any plans to go anywhere, that's for sure."
Richard Arnold (Presenter)
Born: November 24, 1969 in Hampshire
Best Known For: Being a showbiz reporter on breakfast telly.
Early-life: Born in Hampshire on November 24, 1969, Richard grew up in Inverurie, Scotland, after his family moved there in 1981. He studied at Edinburgh University and the City University in London. His first foray into journalism was working for Inside Soap magazine.
Career: Richard joined Radio Scotland as their resident TV critic in 1994 and presented a TV review show on Radio 5 for four years from 1993. He left Inside Soap in 1995 to become a TV presenter on the Sunday Show for the BBC. A couple of years later, he became the TV critic for GMTV. For 10 years, Richard made daily appearances on GMTV, GMTV Today and LK Today. Other TV credits include hosting The Richard Arnold Show, Loose Lips, Soapstar Superchef and Take It Or Leave It. In 2012, he became the Showbiz Editor for ITV breakfast programme Daybreak, and partnered professional dancer Erin Boag on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote: In the run-up to Strictly Come Dancing: "The BBC said who would be your preferred partner and I did say Anton - someone with a good sense of humour and a firm hand - but apparently the programme hasn't moved that far forward yet."
Trivia: He took part in the first series of Celebrity MasterChef.
Paul Merton (Contributor)
Born: January 17, 1957 in London
Best Known For: Have I Got News For You.
Early-life: Born Paul James Martin in Parsons Green, London, on January 17, 1957. He grew up in Merton, South London, and took his stage name from the district because somebody else called Paul Martin was registered with Equity when he tried to join. His father was a guard on the Underground in Fulham, his mother was a nurse and he has a sister, Angela. Paul was inspired to become a comedian at the age of three following a trip to the circus. After failing his 11-plus he went to a Catholic comprehensive school where he gained two A-levels but decided against going to university.
Career: Merton worked at the Tooting Employment Office while gaining experience at the London Comedy Store before moving onto the cabaret circuit. He made his TV debut in a small role in a 1984 episode of The Young Ones. After 10 years of performing, his TV career took off thanks to Whose Line Is It Anyway? He then wrote Paul Merton, the Series for Channel 4. Have I Got News For You made him a household name. He claims a highlight of his career was performing at the London Palladium. Merton also hosted Room 101 and is a regular on TV and radio. He has filmed travelogues to China and India for Channel 5 and presented various documentaries on the subject of comedy and silent film for the BBC.
Quote: "I don't suffer from pre-show terror or anything like that. I assume if people have paid money to see me they already think I'm funny and that does give you confidence."
Trivia: In 2014, he published his autobiography, Only When I Laugh.
George Lamb (Contributor)
Born: December 20, 1979 in Dundee
Best Known For: Big Brother's Little Brother.
Early-life: The son of actor Larry Lamb, George grew up around showbusiness but his first love was always music. Lamb's first career was, as his critics may be surprised to discover, in music. At college, he was friends with the dance double-act Audio Bullys, and became their first manager. In Ibiza in 2000, while working for Ministry of Sound, he met a young Lily Allen and agreed to manage her, too. By the time the record execs finally saw what he'd seen in Allen, Lamb had changed tack, and become a broadcaster.
Career: After an early presenting job on E4, George found his niche on Radio 6 Music, where his imagination and supreme confidence earned him huge support - not to mention plenty of critics. At one point there were two separate campaigns running among listeners - both to keep, and sack him! Lamb's TV career started in 2007 when he replaced Alex Zane as the host of the second series of BBC reality show Celebrity Scissorhands and returned in 2008 for the third series. He has also presented The Restaurant, Road To V and Young Butcher of the Year. Lamb has been the presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother since the summer of 2008. He took part in a reality TV show on ITV2 called The Parent Trip with his father. In 2012, he began presenting Channel 4 game show The Bank Job.
Quote: "The beautiful thing about radio is that it's on our terms. Why on earth would you want to go out and do anything generic and box-ticking? Our show is chaotic and spontaneous, and a bit of a scramble sometimes, but I like that. I love to experiment."
Trivia: He once managed pop singer Lily Allen.
Larry Lamb (Contributor)
Born: October 10, 1947 in London
Best Known For: Playing Archie in EastEnders.
Early-life: Born in London in 1943, Lamb joined the oil industry, which resulted in him working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting into a professional level, performing at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975-1976. He returned to the UK, and became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry based soap Triangle (1981-83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's Chief Engineer.
Career: Other credits include The New Avengers, The Professionals, Fox, Minder, Get Back, Lovejoy, Get Back, A Touch of Frost, Our Friends in the North, Taggart, Casualty, Kavanagh QC, Spooks, Midsomer Murders and The Bill. Lamb has also appeared in various films including the 1980s hit Buster also starring Phil Collins and Julie Walters, as Peter Chase in Essex Boys and in 1983, had a small speaking role in the blockbuster Superman III. Most recently, Lamb has been seen in Gavin & Stacey playing Gavin's father, Michael Shipman. In 2008, he began playing the part of twisted, manipulative Archie Mitchell in Eastenders.
Quote: "Archie is two characters rolled into one - he is Mr Nice and Mr Nasty!"
Trivia: He is the father of BBC 6 Music disc jockey, Celebrity Scissorhands and Big Brother's Little Brother presenter George Lamb.
Zara Akester (Series producer)
Claudia Riccio (Executive producer)

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