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{{short description|Irish born, English television presenter}}
'''Julia Bradbury''' (born 1972 in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]),<ref name="biog">[http://www.juliabradbury.com/biogjb.html Official website]</ref> is an [[England|English]] television presenter, currently best known as a presenter (since 2005) of the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Watchdog (TV series)|Watchdog]]''.In 2008,she is presenting "Accidental Heroes" on Thursday evenings and "Railway Walks"
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| caption = Bradbury in 2013.
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| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland]]
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| occupation = Journalist and television presenter
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| employer = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (current)<br>[[BBC]] (former)
| spouse = Gerard Cunningham (m. 2000)
| children = 3
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| credits = {{nowrap|''[[Watchdog (TV series)|Watchdog]]'' <small>(2005–2009)<br></small>''[[Countryfile]]'' <small>(2009–2014)</small><br>''[[Take on the Twisters]]'' <small>(2013)</small><br>''Fightback Britain'' <small>(2013)</small><br>''Mystery Map'' <small>(2013)</small><br>''Keeping Britain Safe 24/7'' <small>(2013–2014)</small><br>''The Wonder of Britain'' <small>(2015)</small><br>''Best Walks with a View'' <small>(2016)</small><br>''[[Sport Relief 2016|Famous, Rich and Homeless]]'' <small>(2016)</small><br>''Britain's Best Walks'' <small>(2017)</small>}}
| website = {{url|www.juliabradbury.com}}
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'''Julia Michele Bradbury'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/J65yEXGOOqF0hYulMBvt4Ar4rHU/appointments|title=Julia Michele BRADBURY – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref> (born 24 July 1970)<ref name="age">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/5165903/Julia-Bradbury-A-lady-of-an-uncertain-age.html |title=Julia Bradbury: A lady of an uncertain age |work=The Telegraph |first=Tim |last=Walker |date=17 April 2009 |access-date=17 April 2009}}</ref> is an English television presenter, employed by the [[BBC]] and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs. Her passion is the outdoors. More recently, following her [[cancer]] diagnosis and surgery, Bradbury is dedicating her time to healthy living and nature therapy.
==Biography==
Bradbury's [[Derbyshire]]-born, steel-industry father and [[Greece|Greek]] mother were in Ireland when Bradbury was born.<ref name="biog"/> The family returned to the UK, where she attended primary school in [[Edith Weston]], [[Rutland]], followed by [[King Edward VII School (Sheffield)|King Edward VII School]] in [[Sheffield]], where her father worked for [[British Steel]] and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the [[Crucible Theatre]]'s stage production of ''[[Peter Pan]],'' starring [[Joanne Whalley]] and [[Paula Wilcox]].<ref name="biog"/>


She is best known for presenting a series of outdoor walking programmes across multiple TV channels in addition to co-presenting the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Countryfile]]'' with [[Matt Baker (television presenter)|Matt Baker]] from 2004 until 2014. She also presented ''[[Watchdog (TV series)|Watchdog]]'' (2005–2009) and ''[[Planet Earth Live (TV series)|Planet Earth Live]]'' (2012) for the [[BBC]] and ''[[Take on the Twisters]]'' (2013), ''The Wonder of Britain'' (2015) and ''Britain's Best Walks'' (2017) for ITV.
Bradbury left school at 16 after O-levels and worked in advertising in various capacities, including a stint with the family business.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://education.independent.co.uk/careers_advice/article350041.ece | title = Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Julia Bradbury, TV journalist | work = Education > Careers Advice | publisher = [[The Independent]] | date = [[9 Mar]] [[2006]] | accessdate = 2006-12-06 }}</ref>


She has a website called ''The Outdoor Guide'', which is run by her sister Gina. In 2021, they launched The Outdoor Guide Foundation, raising money to donate outdoor kit to state primary schools and make the outdoors more accessible to all.
===TV career===
She currently presents Watchdog (BBC), Accidental Heroes (BBC), Rough Guide (Channel 5) a Wainwrights Walks (BBC) and Railway Walks. She started as a TV presenter with [[Chrysalis Group|Chrysalis TV]], followed by [[L!VE TV]], before making the transition from cable TV to terrestrial with [[GMTV]], as their [[Los Angeles]] correspondent in 1996. She has presented ''[[Top Gear (original format)|Top Gear]]'' for the [[BBC]], ''[[Wish You Were Here...?]]'' for [[ITV]] and has anchored ''Exclusive!'' for [[Five (channel)|Five]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19990504/ai_n11897344 | title = Personal file | publisher = [[London Evening Standard]] | date = May 1999 | accessdate = 2006-12-06 }}</ref> Along with [[Tim Vine]], she copresented the launch of [[five (channel)|five]] in 1997.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKfVAfPk54 YouTube - Broadcast Yourself<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Early life==
With co-host Arkin Salih, she hosted the [[BBC]]'s ''Are We Being Served?'', which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/arewebeingserved/index.shtml BBC website]; retrieved [[7 Dec]] [[2006]]</ref> She appeared as a contestant in ''[[Just the Two of Us]]'' for the BBC in January 2007.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/justthetwoofus/about/about.shtml BBC website]; retrieved [[16 Dec]] [[2006]]</ref>
Bradbury's father Michael Bradbury, a [[Derbyshire]]-born, steel and engineering industry marketing director<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-julia-bradbury-television-presenter-39-2008432.html|title=My Secret Life: Julia Bradbury, television presenter, 39|date=2010-06-26|website=The Independent|location=London|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>Industrial Minerals, collected issues 232-243, 1987, p. 81</ref> and Greek mother were in the Republic of Ireland when Bradbury was born.<ref name="biog">{{cite web|url=http://www.juliabradbury.com/biogjb.html |title=- Official Website of Julia Bradbury – |access-date=2008-02-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304134207/http://www.juliabradbury.com/biogjb.html |archive-date= 4 March 2008 }}</ref> The family returned to Britain, where she grew up in an old rectory<ref name="auto"/> and attended primary school in [[Edith Weston]], [[Rutland]], followed by [[King Edward VII School (Sheffield)|King Edward VII School]] in [[Sheffield]], where her father worked for [[British Steel Corporation]] and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the [[Crucible Theatre]]'s stage production of ''[[Peter Pan]]'', starring [[Joanne Whalley]] and [[Paula Wilcox]].<ref name="biog" />


==Career==
In 2007, she presented ''Wainwright Walks'' on [[BBC Four]] in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned [[Hillwalking|fell walker]] and guide book author [[Alfred Wainwright]].The series was later repeated on [[BBC 2]] and ran for 2 series.
===Early career===
Bradbury started as a television presenter with [[Chrysalis Group|Chrysalis TV]], followed by [[L!VE TV]],<ref name=LifeMedia /> before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with [[GMTV]] as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|''Top Gear'']] during the 1990s.<ref name=LifeMedia />


Alongside [[Tim Vine]], Bradbury was the first presenter on [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] when the network launched on 30 March 1997 with a countdown from the [[Spice Girls]].
In August 2007 she presented ''Ultimate Rock Climb'' on [[BBC1]], with extreme climber Tim Emmett. Julia's lifetime ambition to be a 'real' rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Commando Ridge in [[Cornwall]], Crackstone Rib in [[Llanberis Pass]], [[North Wales]], and the [[Old Man of Stoer]] in [[Sutherland]], [[Scotland]].


===BBC===
In January 2008 she presented ''[[Kill it, Cook it, Eat it]]'' on [[BBC Three]],<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/programmes/kill_it/|title=Kill it, Cook it, Eat it|publisher=BBC Three|accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref> and ''[[Rough Guide]]'' on [[Five (channel)|Five]].In 2008,she is also presenting "Accidental Heroes".
Bradbury and co-host Arkin Salih hosted the BBC's ''Are We Being Served?'', which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.<ref name=LifeMedia /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/arewebeingserved/index.shtml |title=BBC – Consumer – TV and radio – Are We Being Served? |access-date=2006-12-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128062746/http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/arewebeingserved/index.shtml |archive-date=28 November 2006 }}</ref> The show later received strong criticism from comedian [[Lee Mack]] when he named it as "the most evil programme ever made" during his appearance on ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.


From 2008 to 2011, Bradbury presented four series of ''Kill It, Cook It, Eat It'' on [[BBC Three]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ywpr|title=Kill it, Cook it, Eat it|publisher=BBC Three|access-date=14 January 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://www.walkmag.co.uk/features/my-perfect-day-julia-bradbury/ My perfect day: Julia Bradbury] Walk – The Magazine of the Ramblers, 28 August 2009</ref> The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse. The third series focused on fast food; a group of six people went through the process of killing, cooking and eating animals.<ref>[https://pipersfarm.com/pages/about-us Kill it Cook it Eat it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715084746/http://www.pipersfarm.com/blog/kill-it-cook-it-eat-it/|date=15 July 2011}} Pipers Farm, 8 January 2010</ref> The fourth series focused on how animal products from the first series are used outside of the meat trade. Bradbury was joined by young consumers to uncover the animal origins of many of western society's favourite things as body parts were transformed from abattoir to shop display.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0120vjv|title=Kill it, Cut it, Use it|publisher=BBC Three|access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>
===Personal life===
Bradbury lives alone in a central London garden flat, owns around 100 pairs of shoes, and drives a black [[Porsche 911|Porsche 911 coupé]] - her childhood dream car.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/article1496441.ece|title=Watchdog host is happy to be well heeled|publisher=The Sunday Times|author=Ali Hussain|date=March 11, 2007|accessdate=2008-01-15}}</ref> In summer 2006, she was treated for [[endometriosis]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=429025&in_page_id=1774 My heavy periods were a sign I was at risk of infertility | the Daily Mail]</ref>


From 2 March 2009, Bradbury temporarily stepped down from BBC One's ''[[Watchdog (TV series)|Watchdog]]'' following allegations in the press concerning irregularities in her [[Virgin Atlantic]] frequent flyer account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/consumer_advice/latest_julia_statement.shtml|title=Julia statement|publisher=BBC|work=Watchdog|date=15 April 2009|access-date=22 December 2019|archive-date=23 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423191314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/consumer_advice/latest_julia_statement.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23648067-details/Watchdog+host+Julia+Bradbury+linked+to+20,000+air+mile+scam/article.do Watchdog host Julia Bradbury linked to £20,000 air mile scam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223065158/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23648067-details/Watchdog+host+Julia+Bradbury+linked+to+20,000+air+mile+scam/article.do |date=23 February 2009 }} ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', 20 February 2009</ref> Anita Rani stepped in to co-present the show with Nicky Campbell. On 15 April 2009, Bradbury was cleared of any wrongdoing in the investigation, and it was confirmed that she would return to present ''Watchdog'', which she did on 20 April 2009.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8001000.stm Presenter to return to Watchdog], [[BBC News]], 15 April 2009</ref> It was incorrectly reported in several newspapers at the time that Bradbury had to repay [[pound sterling|£]]20,000 worth of [[Air Miles]] – in fact her account (and several others) had been tampered with by an employee who was later arrested and charged. In April 2009 it was announced that Bradbury would present the relaunched primetime ''[[Countryfile]]''<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/28/countryfile-bbc Countryfile peak-time move sparks ageism row], Guardian.co.uk, 28 November 2008</ref> with [[Matt Baker (television personality)|Matt Baker]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8493647.stm Presenter O'Reilly seeks BBC "ageism" compensation], [[BBC News]], 2 February 2010</ref> Anne Robinson returned to ''Watchdog'' after an eight-year absence.<ref>{{cite news|author=Leigh Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/apr/15/watchdog-julia-bradbury |title=Watchdog's Julia Bradbury cleared of involvement in alleged £20,000 fraud {{pipe}} Media |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8044598.stm Anne Robinson returns to Watchdog], [[BBC News]], 11 May 2009</ref>
===Charity Work===
Julia is an ambassador for [[Marie Curie Cancer Care]]'s Great Daffodil Appeal, and will be competing in the 2009 run of the [[Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge]]<ref>[http://www.mac4x4.co.uk/JB.htm Mac 4x4 press release]</ref> in aid of [[Macmillan Cancer Support]].


In August 2007, Bradbury presented ''Ultimate Britain – Climbing'' on [[BBC One]],<ref name=WomSpeak /> with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradbury's lifetime ambition to be a "real" rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended [[Cornwall]]'s Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the [[Llanberis Pass]], and the [[Old Man of Stoer]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}


That year, Bradbury also presented ''Wainwright Walks'' on [[BBC Four]],<ref name=WomSpeak /> in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned [[Hillwalking|fell walker]] and guidebook author [[Alfred Wainwright]]. The series was later repeated on [[BBC Two]] and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the ''Railway Walks'' series earned her the title of "Walking Man's Totty".<ref>[http://www.caravantimes.co.uk/features/feature-full/interview-countryfile-presenter-julia-bradbury-$1363065.htm INTERVIEW: Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911090243/http://www.caravantimes.co.uk/features/feature-full/interview-countryfile-presenter-julia-bradbury-$1363065.htm |date=11 September 2010 }} Caravan Times, 1 March 2010</ref> On 20 July 2009 her series ''Coast to Coast'' started on BBC Two.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecoasttocoastwalk.info/ |title=England Walking Tours {{pipe}} England Hiking Tours {{pipe}} Walking Hiking England |website=Thecoasttocoastwalk.info |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref><ref>[http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2008/10/20/stick-in-the-mud-julias-coast-to-coast-will-screen-in-spring Stick-in-the-mud Julia's Coast-to-Coast will screen in spring] Grough.co.uk, 20 October 2008</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jvgns Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast], [[BBC Four]]</ref>
==External links ==
* [http://www.juliabradbury.com Official web site]
* {{imdb name | id = 1471954 | name = Julia Bradbury}}


In 2010, Bradbury went to South Africa and embarked on a series of ''South Africa Walks'' as part of ''South Africa season'' for the BBC during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/jun/16/south-africa-walks South Africa Walks], Guardian.co.uk, 16 June 2010</ref>
==Video Clips==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4DO-IAGN8Y With Tony Christie on ''Just the Two of Us'']
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQeq6W3nUwk Watchdog close with saucy banter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF5HY0sAWr0 Big Brother's Little Brother]


In December 2010, she presented another walking-themed series, ''Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust'' on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its [[Romantic movement]] through a series of walks across the country.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/dec/02/al-murrays-german-adventure TV review: Al Murray's German Adventure and Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust] guardian.co.uk, 2 December 2010</ref> The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wcqs4/episodes/2011 |title=BBC Four – Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust – Next on |publisher=BBC |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2017-01-24 |archive-date=17 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317084225/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wcqs4/episodes/2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2011, she presented ''Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury''.
{{Top Gear info|original_format=uncollapsed}}


Another walking programme, ''Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk'', aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of [[Iceland]]'s most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at [[Eyjafjallajökull]], the volcano whose copious eruptions of [[volcanic ash]] brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in April 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UK's canals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterways.org.uk/campaigns/news/other_news/julia_bradbury_s_canal_walks_on_bbc4 |title=Julia Bradbury's Canal Walks on BBC4 |website=Waterways.org.uk |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>


From November to December 2011, Bradbury presented a series called ''That's Britain!'' with [[Nick Knowles]], focusing on the good, the bad and the ugly in Britain. She presented with [[Hugh Dennis]] a four-part BBC One documentary series ''The Great British Countryside'', which began in February 2012. She has co-presented (with [[Richard Hammond]]) a programme about the wildlife of different countries called ''[[Planet Earth Live (TV series)|Planet Earth Live]]'' in 2012, which has aired on BBC One.
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In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the BBC One show ''Fightback Britain'' with [[Adrian Simpson]] and the BBC One show ''Keeping Britain Safe 24/7'' with [[Matt Allwright]].
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On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Bradbury would be leaving ''[[Countryfile]]'' and the [[BBC]] completely later in the year before joining [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] full-time after doing odd jobs for them in the past. In 2016, she took part in the third series of [[Sport Relief]]'s ''[[Sport Relief 2016|Famous, Rich and Homeless]]'' programme.
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She presented ''[[Wish You Were Here...?]]'' for ITV.<ref name=WomSpeak>[http://www.womenspeakers.co.uk/speakerdetail.asp?speakerid=415 Julia Bradbury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719081804/http://www.womenspeakers.co.uk/speakerdetail.asp?speakerid=415 |date=19 July 2011 }} Womenspeakers.co.uk</ref>
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In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the two-part ITV series ''Mystery Map'' with [[Ben Shephard]]. In the same year, she presented teatime quiz show ''[[Take On the Twisters]]'', a summer replacement for ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''.
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In 2015, Bradbury presented an ITV primetime series called ''The Wonder of Britain''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week2/wonder-britain |title=The Wonder of Britain Episode 1 |website=Itv.com |date=2015-01-06 |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>

In 2016, Bradbury began presenting her own eight-part ITV series ''Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury''. A book, ''Unforgettable Walks'', was published alongside the series.

Beginning in January 2017, Bradbury presented ''Britain's Best Walks'' for ITV. In 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JuliaBradbury/status/920019015816437764|title=My £10k Holiday Home starts on @itv in the New Year and @ITV100Walks Britain's Favourite 100 Walks in the Spring Tony|first=Julia|last=Bradbury|via=Twitter|date=16 October 2017}}</ref> she co-presented a one-off programme called ''Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100'', as voted for by the public. [[Ore Oduba]] co-presented.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-commissions-ps10k-holiday-homes|title=ITV commissions £10K Holiday Homes|website=Press Centre|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>

In 2019 she presented ''Australia with Julia Bradbury''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourism.australia.com/en/news-and-events/news-stories/australia-with-julia-bradbury-launches-in-the-uk.html|title=Australia with Julia Bradbury launches in the UK|date=22 August 2022|website=Tourism.australia.com|access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> and ''My £10K Holiday Home'', a new primetime ITV series. In Episode 4 of ''Australia with Julia Bradbury'' she famously said "You won't find that on Wikipedia" when told by indigenous Australian Neville Poelina that putting a vegetable or fruit under one's armpit is a good way to find out whether or not it's safe to eat.

On 10 January 2020, she presented the first of a new ITV series entitled ''The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury''.

===Channel 5===
From 1997, she anchored ''Exclusive!'' for [[Five (TV channel)|Five]] (now [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]).<ref name=LifeMedia>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/my-life-in-media-presenter-julia-bradbury-398186.html My Life In Media: Presenter Julia Bradbury] ''[[The Independent]]'', 29 October 2007</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19990504/ai_n11897344 |title=Personal file |work=[[Evening Standard]]|location=London |date=May 1999 |access-date=6 December 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075246/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19990504/ai_n11897344 |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> With [[Tim Vine]], she presented the launch of [[Channel 5 (UK TV channel)|Channel 5]]<!-- DO NOT change this to "five" or whatever else is this week's latest rebrand. It was called "Channel 5" and nothing else when she launched it! --> in 1997.<ref name=LifeMedia /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120914144848/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/news/Comedy-Tim-Vine/article-304703-detail/article.html Comedy – Tim Vine], ''[[Croydon Advertiser]]'', 12 September 2008</ref>

===Radio===
Bradbury has also presented on radio for [[BBC London 94.9]],<ref name=LifeMedia /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00dtvmt |title=BBC Radio London – The Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin and Paul Ross, 21/02/2011 |publisher=BBC |date=2011-02-21 |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref> and [[BBC Radio 5 Live|Radio 5 Live]]. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Live's breakfast programme on 15 July 2011. She presented the programme with [[Ian Payne (sports broadcaster)|Ian Payne]] who also broke the strike.

===Books===
*''Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks'' (7 October 2010)
*''Canal Walks'' (3 March 2011)
*''Julia Bradbury's Wainwright Walks'' (1 November 2012)
*''Julia Bradbury's Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast'' (20 March 2013)
*''Unforgettable Walks'' (9 February 2017)
*''Walk Yourself Happy'' (14 September 2023)

==Personal life==
Bradbury lives in [[Rutland]] and [[West London]].<ref name=Hussain>{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/article1496441.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109061414/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/article1496441.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2009|title=Watchdog host is happy to be well heeled|work=Times Online|author=Ali Hussain|date=11 March 2007|access-date=15 January 2008}}</ref> In summer 2006, Bradbury was treated for [[endometriosis]].<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Pregnant-Julia-Bradbury-tells-of.6725634.jp Pregnant Julia Bradbury tells of delight] Scotsman.com News, 28 February 2011</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110710234913/http://www.fertility-ovulation-pregnancy.com/julia-bradbury-miracle-baby-for-tv-star-at-40.html Julia Bradbury: "Miracle" baby for TV star at 40], Fertility-ovulation-pregnancy.com</ref> Her long-time partner Gerard Cunningham, works in property and is father to her three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019040471644/who-is-julia-bradbury-husband-gerard-cunningham/|title = Who is Australia with Julia Bradbury's husband Gerard Cunningham?|date = 4 April 2019}}</ref> Bradbury was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]], and in 2021 had a single [[mastectomy]] to remove a 6&nbsp;cm tumour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/19/tv-presenter-julia-bradbury-reveals-she-has-breast-cancer |title=TV presenter Julia Bradbury is diagnosed with breast cancer at 51 |website=The Guardian |date=2021-09-19 |access-date=2021-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/julia-bradbury-countryfile-breast-cancer-b2303868.html|title=Julia Bradbury says she is 'grateful for every single day' after breast cancer diagnosis|website=[[The Independent]]|author=Ellie Muir|date=19 March 2023}}</ref>

Bradbury is an ambassador to several charities including the [https://www.pinkribbonfoundation.org.uk/ Pink Ribbon Foundation], [https://theoutdoorguidefoundation.org/ The Outdoor Guide Foundation], Bowel & Prostate Cancer and [[Keep Britain Tidy]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In 2009, she competed in the [[Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mac4x4.co.uk/2009lro.html |title=Mac 4x4 2009 Article |website=Mac4x4.co.uk |access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref> with her sister, Gina Fox, raising £7,000 towards the £105,000 raised for [[Macmillan Cancer Support]]. Later that year, she travelled from [[Kazakhstan]] to [[Mongolia]] with ''Countryfile'' co-star [[Matt Baker (television personality)|Matt Baker]] in BBC's ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' in aid of ''[[Children in Need 2009|Children in Need]]''.<ref name=80Days />

Bradbury was president of the [[Friends of the Peak District]] from 2008 until 2016 (remaining now as a vice-president) and she is vice-president of the [[Campaign to Protect Rural England|CPRE]] in [[South Yorkshire]].<ref>[http://derbyshire.e.co.uk/article/julia-bradbury-new-president-of-cpre-countryfile-peakdistrict-south-yorkshire-12535/ Julia Bradbury: New President of Campaign to Protect Rural England, Peak District & South Yorkshire]{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Derbyshire Life, 27 February 2009</ref> In April 2010 she became president of the [[Ramblers]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = New face for walking as Julia Bradbury elected President
| publisher = Ramblers
| date = 13 April 2010
| url = http://www.ramblers.org.uk/news/Latest+news/JuliaBradnom
| access-date = 12 April 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100515123417/http://www.ramblers.org.uk/news/Latest+news/JuliaBradnom
| archive-date = 15 May 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|title=Update from General Council 2010
|publisher=Ramblers
|date=12 April 2010
|url=http://www.ramblers.org.uk/Volunteer/News/Update+from+General+Council+2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905050223/http://www.ramblers.org.uk/Volunteer/News/Update%2Bfrom%2BGeneral%2BCouncil%2B2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-date= 5 September 2010
|access-date=12 April 2010
}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/8669685.stm Kennet and Avon Canal relay marks Ramblers' anniversary], [[BBC News]], 8 May 2010</ref>

Bradbury works with the [[British Heart Foundation]] to encourage people to exercise more.<ref name=LifeMedia />

In February 2012, Bradbury was appointed an ambassador for the [[Scout Association]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

In October 2013, she became president of the [[Camping and Caravanning Club]],<ref name="Pc-001">{{cite web |title=Julia Bradbury voted president of C&C Club |url=https://www.practicalcaravan.com/news/julia-bradbury-voted-president-of-cc-club |website=Practical Caravan |access-date=3 July 2024 |date=15 November 2013}}</ref> whose previous presidents included Dr [[David Bellamy]], [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Lord Baden-Powell]] and [[Robert Falcon Scott|Scott of the Antarctic]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} This made her the first woman to hold the post.

==Awards and honours==
On 14 November 2013, Bradbury was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by [[Sheffield Hallam University]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Dr Julia Bradbury
|publisher=Sheffield Hallam University
|date=14 November 2013
|url=http://www.shu.ac.uk/mediacentre/broadcasting-star-honoured
|access-date=14 November 2013
}}{{dead link|date=March 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Filmography==
;Television
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Channel
! Role
|-
| 1997–1998
| ''Exclusive''
| [[Channel 5 (UK)|Five]]
| Main presenter
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Pump It Up (game show)|Pump It Up]]''
| [[CITV]]
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2005–2009
| ''[[Watchdog (TV series)|Watchdog]]''
| [[BBC One]]
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2006
| ''Are We Being Served?''
| [[BBC]]
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2007
| ''Wainwright Walks''
| [[BBC Four]]
| Presenter
|-
| 2008
| ''Rough Guide To...''
| [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
| Co-presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/29604/rough-guide-to|title=Rough Guide To...|website=tvmaze.com|access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2008–2011
| ''Kill It, Cook It, Eat It''
| [[BBC Three]]
| Presenter
|-
| 2009–2014
| ''[[Countryfile]]''
| rowspan=5|BBC One
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2010
| ''Railway Walks With Julia Bradbury''
| Presenter
|-
| 2011
| ''That's Britain!''
| Co-presenter
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''The Great British Countryside''
| Co-presenter
|-
| ''[[Planet Earth Live (TV series)|Planet Earth Live]]''
| Co-presenter
|-
| rowspan=5|2013
| ''[[Take On the Twisters]]''
| rowspan=2|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| Presenter
|-
| ''Mystery Map''
| Co-presenter
|-
| ''Fightback Britain''
| rowspan=3|BBC One
| Co-presenter
|-
| ''[[The One Show]]''
| Stand-in presenter
|-
| ''Keeping Britain Safe 24/7''
| Co-presenter
|-
| 2015
| ''The Wonder of Britain''
| rowspan=2|ITV
| Presenter
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury''
| Presenter
|-
| ''[[Sport Relief 2016|Famous, Rich and Homeless]]''
| BBC One
| Participant
|-
| 2017
| ''Britain's Best Walks with Julia Bradbury''
| rowspan=5|ITV
| Presenter
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| ''Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100''
| Co-presenter
|-
| ''My £10K Holiday Home''
| Presenter
|-
| 2019
| ''Australia with Julia Bradbury''
| Presenter
|-
| 2020
| ''The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury''
| Presenter
|-
| 2020–2021
| ''For the Love of Britain''
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| Co-presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week49/love-britain|title=For the Love of Britain|website=Itv.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 2021
| ''Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury''
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| Presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/m2qvg5/cornwall-and-devon-walks-with-julia-bradbury/|title=Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury|website=Itv.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''Orkney: Britain's Green Islands with Julia Bradbury and Alex Beresford''
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| Co-presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/orkney-britains-green-islands-julia-bradbury-and-alex-beresford|title=Orkney: Britain's Green Islands with Julia Bradbury and Alex Beresford|website=Itv.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me''
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| Presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week17/julia-bradbury-breast-cancer-and-me|title=Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me|website=Itv.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2023
| ''Julia Bradbury's Irish Journey''
| [[Channel4]]
| Presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/channel-4-tours-ireland-with-julia-bradbury/|title=Channel 4 tours Ireland with Julia Bradbury|website=c21media.net|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Real Full Monty]]''
| [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]
| Participant<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/real-full-monty-2023-line-revealed|title=The Real Full Monty 2023: Line-up revealed|website=itv.com/presscentre|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''Warship: Life in the Royal Navy''
| [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]
| Co-presenter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-28fowr/warship-life-in-the-navy-season-1/?episode=b-r1txo3|title=Warship: Life in the Royal Navy|website=Radio Times|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

;Guest appearances
*''[[Just the Two of Us (TV series)|Just the Two of Us]]'' (2007)<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/justthetwoofus/about/about.shtml Just the Two of Us – About the Show] BBC, December 2006</ref><ref name=WomSpeak /> – Contestant
*''[[Come Dine with Me|Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]'' (2009)<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/come-dine-with-me/celebrity-specials/about-the-biggins-celebrity-special_p_1.html Who's cooking in Celebrity Come Dine With Me] Channel 4, 9 February 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juliabradbury.com/old_pages/comedinewithme.html |title=Julia Bradbury – Celebrity Come Dine with Me |access-date=2010-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713124838/http://www.juliabradbury.com/old_pages/comedinewithme.html |archive-date=13 July 2011 }}</ref> – Contestant
*''[[Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (2009)<ref name=80Days>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nkt5m/ Around the World in 80 Days] BBC One, 15 November 2009</ref> – Participant
*''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'' (2009, 2013) – Guest
*''[[The Magicians (UK TV series)|The Magicians]]'' (2011) – Guest
*''[[The Alan Titchmarsh Show]]'' (2011, 2012, 2013) – Guest
*''[[Daybreak (2010 TV programme)|Daybreak]]'' (2013) – Guest
*''[[The Agenda with Tom Bradby|The Agenda]]'' (2013, 2014, 2016) – Guest
*''[[Loose Women]]'' (2013) – Guest
*''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]'' (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) – Guest
*''[[Sunday Brunch]]'' (2013, 2016) – Guest
*''[[Countdown (game show)|Countdown]]'' (2014) – "Dictionary Corner" guest
*''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' (2015) – Guest
*''[[The Saturday Show (Channel 5 TV series)|The Saturday Show]]'' (2016) – Guest
*''[[The One Show]]'' (2016, 2018) – Guest
*''[[Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'' (2016, 2018) – Guest
*''The Superhumans Show'' (2016) – Guest

;DVDs
* ''Wainwright Walks'' Series 1 – presented by Julia Bradbury (2007)
* ''Wainwright Walks'' Series 2 – presented by Julia Bradbury (2008)
* ''Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks'' (2009)
* ''Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast'' (2009)
* ''The Julia Bradbury Collection'' (2009)
* ''German Wanderlust with Julia Bradbury'' (2010)
* ''South Africa Walks''<ref name=5mins>{{cite web|url=http://www.talktalk.co.uk/tv/switched-on/5-minutes-with/interview/julia-bradbury.html |title=5 minutes with... Julia Bradbury |access-date=2010-09-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820125143/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/tv/switched-on/5-minutes-with/interview/julia-bradbury.html |archive-date=20 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbcshop.com/science+nature/south-africa-walks-with-julia-bradbury-dvd/invt/av9762/ South Africa Walks With Julia Bradbury (DVD)] BBC Shop, 7 June 2010</ref> (2010)
* ''Julia Bradbury's Canal Walks'' (2011)
* ''Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury'' (2016)
* ''Britain's Best Walks with Julia Bradbury'' (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name | id = 1471954 | name = Julia Bradbury}}
* [http://www.lakedistrictwalks.net/coast-to-coast-walk Lake District Walks – Julia Bradbury On The Coast To Coast Walks]

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Latest revision as of 12:48, 14 December 2024

Not to be confused with Julie Bradbury.

Julia Bradbury
Born (1970-07-24) 24 July 1970 (age 54)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist and television presenter
Employer(s)ITV (current)
BBC (former)
Notable credit(s)Watchdog (2005–2009)
Countryfile (2009–2014)
Take on the Twisters (2013)
Fightback Britain (2013)
Mystery Map (2013)
Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 (2013–2014)
The Wonder of Britain (2015)
Best Walks with a View (2016)
Famous, Rich and Homeless (2016)
Britain's Best Walks (2017)
SpouseGerard Cunningham (m. 2000)
Children3
Websitewww.juliabradbury.com

Julia Michele Bradbury[1] (born 24 July 1970)[2] is an English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV, specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs. Her passion is the outdoors. More recently, following her cancer diagnosis and surgery, Bradbury is dedicating her time to healthy living and nature therapy.

She is best known for presenting a series of outdoor walking programmes across multiple TV channels in addition to co-presenting the BBC One programme Countryfile with Matt Baker from 2004 until 2014. She also presented Watchdog (2005–2009) and Planet Earth Live (2012) for the BBC and Take on the Twisters (2013), The Wonder of Britain (2015) and Britain's Best Walks (2017) for ITV.

She has a website called The Outdoor Guide, which is run by her sister Gina. In 2021, they launched The Outdoor Guide Foundation, raising money to donate outdoor kit to state primary schools and make the outdoors more accessible to all.

Early life

[edit]

Bradbury's father Michael Bradbury, a Derbyshire-born, steel and engineering industry marketing director[3][4] and Greek mother were in the Republic of Ireland when Bradbury was born.[5] The family returned to Britain, where she grew up in an old rectory[3] and attended primary school in Edith Weston, Rutland, followed by King Edward VII School in Sheffield, where her father worked for British Steel Corporation and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the Crucible Theatre's stage production of Peter Pan, starring Joanne Whalley and Paula Wilcox.[5]

Career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

Bradbury started as a television presenter with Chrysalis TV, followed by L!VE TV,[6] before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on Top Gear during the 1990s.[6]

Alongside Tim Vine, Bradbury was the first presenter on Channel 5 when the network launched on 30 March 1997 with a countdown from the Spice Girls.

BBC

[edit]

Bradbury and co-host Arkin Salih hosted the BBC's Are We Being Served?, which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.[6][7] The show later received strong criticism from comedian Lee Mack when he named it as "the most evil programme ever made" during his appearance on TV Heaven, Telly Hell.

From 2008 to 2011, Bradbury presented four series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It on BBC Three.[8][9] The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse. The third series focused on fast food; a group of six people went through the process of killing, cooking and eating animals.[10] The fourth series focused on how animal products from the first series are used outside of the meat trade. Bradbury was joined by young consumers to uncover the animal origins of many of western society's favourite things as body parts were transformed from abattoir to shop display.[11]

From 2 March 2009, Bradbury temporarily stepped down from BBC One's Watchdog following allegations in the press concerning irregularities in her Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer account.[12][13] Anita Rani stepped in to co-present the show with Nicky Campbell. On 15 April 2009, Bradbury was cleared of any wrongdoing in the investigation, and it was confirmed that she would return to present Watchdog, which she did on 20 April 2009.[14] It was incorrectly reported in several newspapers at the time that Bradbury had to repay £20,000 worth of Air Miles – in fact her account (and several others) had been tampered with by an employee who was later arrested and charged. In April 2009 it was announced that Bradbury would present the relaunched primetime Countryfile[15] with Matt Baker.[16] Anne Robinson returned to Watchdog after an eight-year absence.[17][18]

In August 2007, Bradbury presented Ultimate Britain – Climbing on BBC One,[19] with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradbury's lifetime ambition to be a "real" rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwall's Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass, and the Old Man of Stoer.

That year, Bradbury also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four,[19] in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. The series was later repeated on BBC Two and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of "Walking Man's Totty".[20] On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two.[21][22][23]

In 2010, Bradbury went to South Africa and embarked on a series of South Africa Walks as part of South Africa season for the BBC during the 2010 World Cup.[24]

In December 2010, she presented another walking-themed series, Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its Romantic movement through a series of walks across the country.[25] The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011.[26] In May 2011, she presented Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury.

Another walking programme, Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk, aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at Eyjafjallajökull, the volcano whose copious eruptions of volcanic ash brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in April 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UK's canals.[27]

From November to December 2011, Bradbury presented a series called That's Britain! with Nick Knowles, focusing on the good, the bad and the ugly in Britain. She presented with Hugh Dennis a four-part BBC One documentary series The Great British Countryside, which began in February 2012. She has co-presented (with Richard Hammond) a programme about the wildlife of different countries called Planet Earth Live in 2012, which has aired on BBC One.

In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the BBC One show Fightback Britain with Adrian Simpson and the BBC One show Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Matt Allwright.

On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Bradbury would be leaving Countryfile and the BBC completely later in the year before joining ITV full-time after doing odd jobs for them in the past. In 2016, she took part in the third series of Sport Relief's Famous, Rich and Homeless programme.

ITV

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She presented Wish You Were Here...? for ITV.[19]

In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the two-part ITV series Mystery Map with Ben Shephard. In the same year, she presented teatime quiz show Take On the Twisters, a summer replacement for The Chase.

In 2015, Bradbury presented an ITV primetime series called The Wonder of Britain.[28]

In 2016, Bradbury began presenting her own eight-part ITV series Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury. A book, Unforgettable Walks, was published alongside the series.

Beginning in January 2017, Bradbury presented Britain's Best Walks for ITV. In 2018,[29] she co-presented a one-off programme called Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100, as voted for by the public. Ore Oduba co-presented.[30]

In 2019 she presented Australia with Julia Bradbury[31] and My £10K Holiday Home, a new primetime ITV series. In Episode 4 of Australia with Julia Bradbury she famously said "You won't find that on Wikipedia" when told by indigenous Australian Neville Poelina that putting a vegetable or fruit under one's armpit is a good way to find out whether or not it's safe to eat.

On 10 January 2020, she presented the first of a new ITV series entitled The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury.

Channel 5

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From 1997, she anchored Exclusive! for Five (now Channel 5).[6][32] With Tim Vine, she presented the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.[6][33]

Radio

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Bradbury has also presented on radio for BBC London 94.9,[6][34] and Radio 5 Live. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Live's breakfast programme on 15 July 2011. She presented the programme with Ian Payne who also broke the strike.

Books

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  • Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks (7 October 2010)
  • Canal Walks (3 March 2011)
  • Julia Bradbury's Wainwright Walks (1 November 2012)
  • Julia Bradbury's Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast (20 March 2013)
  • Unforgettable Walks (9 February 2017)
  • Walk Yourself Happy (14 September 2023)

Personal life

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Bradbury lives in Rutland and West London.[35] In summer 2006, Bradbury was treated for endometriosis.[36][37] Her long-time partner Gerard Cunningham, works in property and is father to her three children.[38] Bradbury was diagnosed with breast cancer, and in 2021 had a single mastectomy to remove a 6 cm tumour.[39][40]

Bradbury is an ambassador to several charities including the Pink Ribbon Foundation, The Outdoor Guide Foundation, Bowel & Prostate Cancer and Keep Britain Tidy.[citation needed]

In 2009, she competed in the Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge[41] with her sister, Gina Fox, raising £7,000 towards the £105,000 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support. Later that year, she travelled from Kazakhstan to Mongolia with Countryfile co-star Matt Baker in BBC's Around the World in 80 Days in aid of Children in Need.[42]

Bradbury was president of the Friends of the Peak District from 2008 until 2016 (remaining now as a vice-president) and she is vice-president of the CPRE in South Yorkshire.[43] In April 2010 she became president of the Ramblers.[44][45][46]

Bradbury works with the British Heart Foundation to encourage people to exercise more.[6]

In February 2012, Bradbury was appointed an ambassador for the Scout Association.[citation needed]

In October 2013, she became president of the Camping and Caravanning Club,[47] whose previous presidents included Dr David Bellamy, Lord Baden-Powell and Scott of the Antarctic.[citation needed] This made her the first woman to hold the post.

Awards and honours

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On 14 November 2013, Bradbury was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University.[48]

Filmography

[edit]
Television
Year Title Channel Role
1997–1998 Exclusive Five Main presenter
1999 Pump It Up CITV Co-presenter
2005–2009 Watchdog BBC One Co-presenter
2006 Are We Being Served? BBC Co-presenter
2007 Wainwright Walks BBC Four Presenter
2008 Rough Guide To... Channel 5 Co-presenter[49]
2008–2011 Kill It, Cook It, Eat It BBC Three Presenter
2009–2014 Countryfile BBC One Co-presenter
2010 Railway Walks With Julia Bradbury Presenter
2011 That's Britain! Co-presenter
2012 The Great British Countryside Co-presenter
Planet Earth Live Co-presenter
2013 Take On the Twisters ITV Presenter
Mystery Map Co-presenter
Fightback Britain BBC One Co-presenter
The One Show Stand-in presenter
Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 Co-presenter
2015 The Wonder of Britain ITV Presenter
2016 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury Presenter
Famous, Rich and Homeless BBC One Participant
2017 Britain's Best Walks with Julia Bradbury ITV Presenter
2018 Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100 Co-presenter
My £10K Holiday Home Presenter
2019 Australia with Julia Bradbury Presenter
2020 The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury Presenter
2020–2021 For the Love of Britain ITV Co-presenter[50]
2021 Cornwall and Devon Walks with Julia Bradbury ITV Presenter[51]
Orkney: Britain's Green Islands with Julia Bradbury and Alex Beresford ITV Co-presenter[52]
2022 Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me ITV Presenter[53]
2023 Julia Bradbury's Irish Journey Channel4 Presenter[54]
The Real Full Monty ITV Participant[55]
2024 Warship: Life in the Royal Navy Channel 5 Co-presenter[56]
Guest appearances
DVDs
  • Wainwright Walks Series 1 – presented by Julia Bradbury (2007)
  • Wainwright Walks Series 2 – presented by Julia Bradbury (2008)
  • Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks (2009)
  • Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast (2009)
  • The Julia Bradbury Collection (2009)
  • German Wanderlust with Julia Bradbury (2010)
  • South Africa Walks[60][61] (2010)
  • Julia Bradbury's Canal Walks (2011)
  • Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury (2016)
  • Britain's Best Walks with Julia Bradbury (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Julia Michele BRADBURY – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Walker, Tim (17 April 2009). "Julia Bradbury: A lady of an uncertain age". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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