Who Do You Think You Are?: Zoe Ball


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Zoe Ball
Season 23, Episode 1

Eight famous faces explore their family history, beginning with broadcaster Zoe Ball. With the help of her father, broadcasting favourite Johnny Ball, she uncovers an unexpected connection to Scotland and a tale of hardship and resilience that took the family from industrial 19th-century Glasgow to Bolton. On her late mother's side she hears a tale of mental illness and more migration, as she follows in her ancestors' footsteps from Cornwall to the North East


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Cast & Crew

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Zoe Ball (Contributor)
Angela Griffin (Narrator)
Lucy Swingler (Series producer)
Colette Flight (Executive producer)

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Zoe Ball (Contributor)
Born: November 23, 1970 in Blackpool
Best Known For: Presenting the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, and It Takes Two.
Early-life: Zoe Louise Ball was born in Blackpool on November 23, 1970, the daughter of TV presenter Johnny Ball. She began her TV career as a runner at Granada Television. She was also a researcher for BSkyB quiz shows. She became a regular host for The Ozone, which was the music program for CBBC. The show was even voted Best Music Show by Smash Hits and brought her to widespread attention.
Career: She co-presented Saturday morning children's magazine Live & Kicking alongside Jamie Theakston from 1996 to 1999. She landed a co-hosting gig on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in October 1997 with Kevin Greening. She eventually became the sole host, making her the first female DJ to do so. She also continued her onscreen partnership with Jamie Theakston for four series of The Priory on Channel 4. After a string of presenting roles and various radio jobs, she was a contestant in series three of Strictly Come Dancing. Since then, she has presented Soapstar Superstar, talent search Grease is the Word, Strictly Come Dancing's sister show It Takes Two, and The Voice's companion show, The Voice: Louder on Two. She also announced that Peter Capaldi would be taking over from Matt Smith in Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor.
Quote: 'After becoming a mum, I'm much more of a morning person these days... I promise!'
Trivia: Wed DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, in 1999. They have a son, Woody, and daughter, Nelly.
Angela Griffin (Narrator)
Born: July 19, 1976 in Leeds
Best Known For: Coronation Street and Cutting It.
Early-life: Angela Mellissa Griffin was born in Leeds on July 19, 1976. She was brought up by her mum and stepfather on a council estate after her bus conductor father left home when the actress was four. She has two brothers. Angela began acting in youth groups while in her teens, where she was spotted by a talent scout. She had early roles in children's series Under the Bedclothes and Just Us. She was academic at school and had been expected to continue with her education, but after gaining nine GCSEs, decided to concentrate on acting.
Career: Following a brief appearance in Emmerdale as a holiday village guest, Griffin landed the role of hairdresser Fiona Middleton in Coronation Street in 1992. She stayed with the soap for six years. She went on to join the cast of Holby City, which she quit after three years. Other acclaimed roles have come in BBC drama Babyfather, Cutting It and Down to Earth. She has also made a guest appearance in gritty crime drama Waking The Dead and presented The Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards. Other work includes two stints in Waterloo Road, her own chat show and Sky's Mount Pleasant. She joined the cast of Lewis in 2014. She has also set up her own production company.
Quote: 'I have still got so much to learn. I want to do new plays, where I get to cry a lot or shout a lot or be insane.'
Trivia: Griffin voices Amy the vet in children's TV show Postman Pat.
Ellie Morris-Jones (Producer)
Kathryn Ellinger (Director)
Lucy Swingler (Series producer)
Colette Flight (Executive producer)