Celebrity Escape to the Country: Gareth Malone


6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Monday, December 22 on BBC One London (1)

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Gareth Malone
Season 3, Episode 2

Choirmaster Gareth Malone is hoping that the New Forest property market hits all the right notes, as he enlists the help of Sonali Shah to find him and his family a new home in the Hampshire countryside. With mum Sian along for assistance, Gareth has one big request - to find a property with enough space to fit a grand piano, and a beautifully converted former schoolhouse may just provide the answer


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Cast & Crew

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Sonali Shah (Presenter)
Gareth Malone (Contributor)
John Comerford (Executive producer)
Emma Smith (Executive producer)

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Sonali Shah (Presenter)
Born: July 26, 1980 in London
Best Known For: Newsround and various other presenting jobs.
Early-life: Born Sonali Gudka in London on July 26, 1980 to immigrant Indian parents. Sonali trained as a dancer for more than 10 years, studying Indian classical, Indian folk and Streetdance. Her parents run a pharmacy and she initially set her sights on a career in medicine.
Career: In 2002, Shah joined the BBC World Service as a producer and also presented World Business Report and The World Today. In the same year, she moved to BBC Radio 5 Live to produce Jeff Randall's Weekend Business. She then began reporting for Weekend Business and other shows, including Wake Up to Money. She made the move into TV as a relief presenter on Newsround and the move became permanent in 2006. She also reported for Sportsround. In 2010, Shah presented coverage of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She has also reported on the Cricket World Cup, the Boat Race and Wimbledon. In 2014, Shah began presenting house-buying show Escape to the Country.
Quote: "When I'm not working, I live in jeans and jumpers."
Trivia: Shah supports Arsenal FC.
Gareth Malone (Contributor)
Born: November 09, 1975 in London
Best Known For: The Choir.
Early-life: Gareth Edmund Malone was born in London on November 9, 1975. He was obsessed with singing from a young age. When he was 10, his family moved to Bournemouth and that was where his love of choirs began. He studied drama at the University of East Anglia and completed a postgraduate vocal studies course at the Royal Academy of Music.
Career: Malone worked for the London Symphony Orchestra from 2001 until 2009. He ran their youth choir and community choir. His big break came in 2006 when he presented the first series of The Choir on BBC Two. He was asked to create a choir from scratch at a comprehensive school in Middlesex. He auditioned 160 pupils for 30 places. After only nine months' training, he took them to China to compete in the 2006 World Choir Games. The series was a big success and since then he has presented various takes on the same format, including The Choir: Boys Don't Sing, The Choir: Unsung Town, The Choir: Military Wives, and Sing While You Work. He has also made a version of The Choir for the American market and appeared on Who Do You Think You Are?
Quote: "A passion for singing is the vital ingredient in any performance. As an audience member you want to know that people love getting together to sing."
Trivia: When he's not singing, he loves walking.
John Comerford (Executive producer)
Emma Smith (Executive producer)

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