Mike Read
Known for: Acting
Born: February 28, 1947 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
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George Michael: Got to Have Faith
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George Michael: Easy to Pretend
It Started with Swap Shop
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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
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Trials and Tribulations
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I'm Your Number One Fan
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When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
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Multi-Coloured Saturdays
Top of the Pops: The True Story
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Only Fools and Horses
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Bo' Selecta!
Top of the Pops
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The Terry and Gaby Show
8:15 from Manchester
Pop Quiz
Pebble Mill
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Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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The Footage Detectives
Hell's Kitchen
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I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
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Cluedo
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