Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast: Mowbray and the Moors
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, March 25 on BBC Four (9)
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Mowbray and the Moors
Julia Bradbury starts the longest section of her journey in the historic town of Richmond, which was singled out by Alfred Wainwright as one of his highlights. From there, miles of flat walking between the Dales and her last National Park await, with the North York Moors offering the broadest views and finest weather of her entire adventure
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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.
Eric Harwood
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Owen Rodd
(Series producer)
