The Marvellous Miniature Workshop: Library
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Monday, May 4 on BBC One London (1)
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Library
Season 1, Episode 1
Sara Cox presents as a team of expert model-makers bring cherished places from the past back to life in miniature. The first episode features Manchester's now-derelict Crumpsall Library, which is recreated for Leah, a retired social worker who met her late husband there as a teenager
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Cast & Crew
Sara Cox
(Presenter)
Nicki Stoker
(Series producer)
Dom Bird
(Executive producer)
Tom Longmore
(Editor)
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Did You Know..
Sara Cox
(Presenter)
Born:
December 13, 1974
in
Bolton
Best Known For:
Being a radio DJ.
Early-life:
Born Sarah Joanne Cox in Bolton on December 13, 1974, she is the youngest of five children. She later dropped the 'h' from her first name. After leaving school with four A Levels, she pursued a career in modelling but it wasn't long before she was working in front of TV cameras. Her first TV job came in 1996 when she began presenting The Girlie Show on Channel 4. She went on to work on Channel 5 entertainment show Exclusive and The Big Breakfast on Channel 4.
Career:
Cox's big break came in September 1999 when she joined Radio 1. She began by co-hosting a Saturday lunchtime show with Emma B and Sunday Surgery with Dr Mark Hamilton. In March 2000, she replaced Zoe Ball as the presenter of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show. She stayed with the show for three years before being replaced by Chris Moyles. Since then, Cox has presented various shows on Radio 1. She joined Radio 2 for her first regular show in October 2013. In December 2013, she was a contestant on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
Quote:
'There's no DJ that's bigger than Radio 1, we've found that out quite a few times over the decades.'
Trivia:
Cox is an ambassador for Centrepoint, a charity that helps homeless young people. In 2006, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bolton for contributions to broadcasting.
Nicki Stoker
(Series producer)
Dom Bird
(Executive producer)
Tom Longmore
(Editor)
