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{{Short description|British television presenter and investigative journalist}}
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'''Henry Seyi Rhodes'''<ref>[http://www.nist.ac.th/n_main/recent/henri.aspx "Henry Seyi Rhodes, Award-Winning Reporter, Talks to NIST students"], New International School of Thailand Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref> (born 1979) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] television presenter and investigative journalist of [[Nigerian]] descent. He has worked for the [[BBC]], [[Channel 4|Channel 4 Television]], [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five Television]] and [[Current TV]]. From 2008, he has been the in-vision presenter and reporter for Channel 4's ''[[Unreported World]]'' documentary series, produced by Quicksilver Media.
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'''Seyi Rhodes''' (born 4 May 1979) is a British television presenter and investigative journalist of Nigerian descent. He has worked for the [[BBC]], [[Channel 4]] Television, [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five Television]] and [[Current TV]]. From 2008, he has been the in-vision presenter and reporter for Channel 4's ''[[Unreported World]]'' documentary series, produced by Quicksilver Media.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Rhodes was born in [[London]] in 1979 and spent part of his childhood in [[West Africa]].
Rhodes was born in London on 4 May 1979 and spent part of his childhood in [[Nigeria]].


==Education==
==Education==
Rhodes was educated at [[Monkton Combe School]], a boarding [[independent school]] in the village of [[Monkton Combe]] near the city of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[Somerset]] in [[South-West England]], between the years 1991 and 1996, boarding at Farm House. He says: "I have to say I have very fond memories of my time at the school.... During the time I spent there, I felt safe and secure, which for me was really important".<ref>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' - Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 1)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved: 5 December 2012.</ref> After Monkton Combe School, Rhodes went to the [[University of the West of England]] in the city of [[Bristol]], also in South-West England, where he studied Politics and Sociology.<ref name=Magazine12-14>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' - Seyi Rhodes (pp. 12-14)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved: 24 November 2012.</ref>
Rhodes was educated at [[Monkton Combe School]], an independent school in the village of [[Monkton Combe]] near [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in Somerset, [[South West England]], between 1991 and 1996, boarding at Farm House. He says: "I have to say I have very fond memories of my time at the school.... During the time I spent there, I felt safe and secure, which for me was really important".<ref>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 1)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.</ref> After Monkton Combe School, Rhodes went to the [[University of the West of England]] in Bristol, where he studied Politics and Sociology.<ref name=Magazine12-14>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (pp. 12–14)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
After boarding school and university, Rhodes joined the BBC as a researcher, and in 2001 joined Channel 4 to work on the ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'' programme.<ref name=Magazine12-14 /> He says: "I had always wanted to go into television journalism, right from the time I saw, as a small boy, [[Kate Adie]] reporting from [[Tiananmen Square]] in 1989."<ref>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' - Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 2)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved: 24 November 2012.</ref> In 2003, he joined ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' talk show on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel Five Television]], taking over as presenter of the "Man with the Mic" section from Matt Rudge, and became its second-longest-running presenter before he left in 2005. Rhodes has presented [[BBC Two]]'s ''Explore'' series and reported for [[ITN]]'s ''[[More 4|More 4 News]]'', as well as working behind the camera on documentaries for Channel 4 Television's documentary series ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'', and both behind and in front of the camera on the long-running [[BBC One]] documentary series ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]''. He has also worked on domestic and international stories for Current TV, and since 2008 has been a regular presenter of Channel 4 Television's ''[[Unreported World]]'' documentary series.
After school and university, Rhodes joined the BBC as a researcher, and in 2001 joined Channel 4 to work on the ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'' programme.<ref name=Magazine12-14 /> He says: "I had always wanted to go into television journalism, right from the time I saw, as a small boy, [[Kate Adie]] reporting from [[Tiananmen Square]] in 1989."<ref>[http://issuu.com/monktonpublications/docs/monkton_magazine_single_pages_for_web_2 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 2)] Published by: ''Monkton Publications'' of [[Monkton Combe School]]. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref> In 2003, he joined ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' talk show on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel Five Television]], taking over as presenter of the "Man with the Mic" section from Matt Rudge, and becoming its second-longest-running presenter before leaving in 2005. Rhodes has presented [[BBC Two]]'s ''Explore'' series and reported for [[ITN]]'s ''[[More 4]] News'', as well as working behind the camera on documentaries for Channel 4 Television's series ''[[Dispatches (TV series)|Dispatches]]'', and both behind and in front of the camera on the long-running [[BBC One]] documentary series ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]''. He has also worked on domestic and international stories for Current TV, and since 2008 has been a regular presenter of Channel 4 Television's ''[[Unreported World]]'' documentary series.


Rhodes has returned to the region where he spent part of his childhood to produce documentaries for Channel 4 and Current TV, which include programmes about slavery in [[Senegal]] and religious and homophobic violence in Nigeria.<ref name=ProfileChannel4>[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/articles/profile-seyi-rhodes/ "Profile: Seyi Rhodes", Channel 4 Television - ''Unreported World''.] [[Channel 4|Channel 4 Television]]. Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://saharareporters.com/video/nigerias-millionaire-preachers-seyi-rhodes-channel-4 "'Nigeria's Millionaire Preachers' With Seyi Rhodes-Channel 4"], Sahara Reporters, 5 November 2011. Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref>
Rhodes has returned to the region where he spent part of his childhood to produce documentaries for Channel 4 and Current TV, which include programmes about slavery in [[Senegal]] and religious and homophobic violence in [[Nigeria]].<ref name=ProfileChannel4>[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/articles/profile-seyi-rhodes/ "Profile: Seyi Rhodes", Channel 4 Television – ''Unreported World''.] [[Channel 4]] Television. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://saharareporters.com/video/nigerias-millionaire-preachers-seyi-rhodes-channel-4 "'Nigeria's Millionaire Preachers' With Seyi Rhodes-Channel 4"], Sahara Reporters, 5 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref>


===Documentary list (incomplete)===
===Documentary list (incomplete)===
'''''Unreported World'' (Channel 4 Television)'''
'''''Unreported World'' (Channel 4 Television)'''
* "Gambia: Sex on the Beach" (2023)
* "Gangs and guns: stopping Chicago's revenge killings" (2019)
* "South Africa's Deadly Gold Rush" (2018)
* "North Korea's Reality Stars" (2017)
* "Haiti: The Prison from Hell" (2016)
* "Making Brazil Beautiful" (2013)
* "Making Brazil Beautiful" (2013)
* "Congo: Magic, Gangs & Wrestlers" (2012)
* "Congo: Magic, Gangs & Wrestlers" (2012)
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'''''Panorama'' (BBC One)'''
'''''Panorama'' (BBC One)'''
* "Stop and Search Me" (2009)
* "Stop and Search Me" (2009)

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<ref name=ProfileChannel4 /><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00htgsq "Sex and Religion in Manila"], BBC Two - ''Explore''. Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009n4cx "Manila to Mindanao: Bajau people of Palawan"], BBC Two - ''Explore''. Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_7811000/7811492.stm "Stop and Search Me",] ''Panorama'' on BBC One. Retrieved: 20 November 2012.</ref>
<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSR2looY4go&ab_channel=OnlyHuman</ref>
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<ref name=ProfileChannel4 /><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00htgsq "Sex and Religion in Manila"], BBC Two – ''Explore''. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009n4cx "Manila to Mindanao: Bajau people of Palawan"], BBC Two – ''Explore''. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_7811000/7811492.stm "Stop and Search Me"], ''Panorama'' on BBC One. Retrieved 20 November 2012.</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 25 August 2024

Seyi Rhodes
Born (1979-05-04) May 4, 1979 (age 45)
London
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Television presenter and investigative journalist

Seyi Rhodes (born 4 May 1979) is a British television presenter and investigative journalist of Nigerian descent. He has worked for the BBC, Channel 4 Television, Five Television and Current TV. From 2008, he has been the in-vision presenter and reporter for Channel 4's Unreported World documentary series, produced by Quicksilver Media.

Early life

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Rhodes was born in London on 4 May 1979 and spent part of his childhood in Nigeria.

Education

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Rhodes was educated at Monkton Combe School, an independent school in the village of Monkton Combe near Bath in Somerset, South West England, between 1991 and 1996, boarding at Farm House. He says: "I have to say I have very fond memories of my time at the school.... During the time I spent there, I felt safe and secure, which for me was really important".[1] After Monkton Combe School, Rhodes went to the University of the West of England in Bristol, where he studied Politics and Sociology.[2]

Life and career

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After school and university, Rhodes joined the BBC as a researcher, and in 2001 joined Channel 4 to work on the Dispatches programme.[2] He says: "I had always wanted to go into television journalism, right from the time I saw, as a small boy, Kate Adie reporting from Tiananmen Square in 1989."[3] In 2003, he joined The Wright Stuff talk show on Channel Five Television, taking over as presenter of the "Man with the Mic" section from Matt Rudge, and becoming its second-longest-running presenter before leaving in 2005. Rhodes has presented BBC Two's Explore series and reported for ITN's More 4 News, as well as working behind the camera on documentaries for Channel 4 Television's series Dispatches, and both behind and in front of the camera on the long-running BBC One documentary series Panorama. He has also worked on domestic and international stories for Current TV, and since 2008 has been a regular presenter of Channel 4 Television's Unreported World documentary series.

Rhodes has returned to the region where he spent part of his childhood to produce documentaries for Channel 4 and Current TV, which include programmes about slavery in Senegal and religious and homophobic violence in Nigeria.[4][5]

Documentary list (incomplete)

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Unreported World (Channel 4 Television)

  • "Gambia: Sex on the Beach" (2023)
  • "Gangs and guns: stopping Chicago's revenge killings" (2019)
  • "South Africa's Deadly Gold Rush" (2018)
  • "North Korea's Reality Stars" (2017)
  • "Haiti: The Prison from Hell" (2016)
  • "Making Brazil Beautiful" (2013)
  • "Congo: Magic, Gangs & Wrestlers" (2012)
  • "Trinidad: Guns, Drugs and Secrets" (2011)
  • "Nigeria's Millionaire Preachers" (2011)
  • "Inside the Battle for Ivory Coast" (2011)
  • "India's Leprosy Heroes" (2011)
  • "Bolivia's Child Miners" (2010)
  • "Senegal: School for Beggars" (2010)
  • "Witches on Trial" (2010)
  • "Guatemala: Riding with the Devil" (2009)
  • "Sierra Leone: The Insanity of War" (2009)
  • "Thailand: Lessons in Terror" (2008)

Explore (BBC Two)

  • "Sex and Religion in Manila" (2009)
  • "Manila to Mindanao: Bajau people of Palawan" (2009)

Panorama (BBC One)

  • "Stop and Search Me" (2009)

[6] [4][7][8][9]

Awards

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In 2009, Rhodes' Unreported World report "Sierra Leone: The Insanity of War" won a MIND Mental Health Media Award for best short documentary.

References

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  1. ^ 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 1) Published by: Monkton Publications of Monkton Combe School. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (pp. 12–14) Published by: Monkton Publications of Monkton Combe School. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ^ 'The Magazine' – Seyi Rhodes (p. 13, Par. 2) Published by: Monkton Publications of Monkton Combe School. Date: 11 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Profile: Seyi Rhodes", Channel 4 Television – Unreported World. Channel 4 Television. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ^ "'Nigeria's Millionaire Preachers' With Seyi Rhodes-Channel 4", Sahara Reporters, 5 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSR2looY4go&ab_channel=OnlyHuman
  7. ^ "Sex and Religion in Manila", BBC Two – Explore. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Manila to Mindanao: Bajau people of Palawan", BBC Two – Explore. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Stop and Search Me", Panorama on BBC One. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
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