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Rob Curling (born 8 September 1957, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya) is a British television presenter and journalist. He presents the sport for Sky News. He also fronts the tennis coverage for British Eurosport. Up to and including 2011, he anchored BBC Sport's interactive television coverage of: Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Open Golf, Six Nations Rugby and World Athletics Championships. He was the host of the game show Turnabout, which aired on BBC One for eight series between 1990 and 1996. He presented the Halford Tour Series cycling for ITV4, and commentated on table tennis on the BBC at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

He has hosted podcasts for The Guardian, including the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Curling appeared on the show Banzai and TV's 100 Funniest Moments for Channel 4, Sky One's Brainiac, The Basil Brush Show (BBC1), and Through the Keyhole (BBC1 & Sky). He also starred in the last series of Beadle's About.^{[citation needed]}

He also appeared in the film Children of Men.

He appeared in the Netflix show The Crown Season 4, Episode 1, as the commentator at Princess Anne's circuit at Badminton Trials.

Podcasts

In addition to appearing on many tennis based podcasts as a guest, Rob hosts his own aviation podcast – "Top Landing Gear" – with Scouting for Girls frontman Roy Stride, Rob's brother Jeremy and pilot James Cartner.

Education

Curling was educated at the independent Cranleigh School in Cranleigh, Surrey.

Video narration

Curling has narrated various videos about railway lines, including:

Bakerloo line and Waterloo & City line
Jubilee line
Circle line and Hammersmith & City line
Northern line
Piccadilly line
East London line and District line
Central line
Victoria line
Metropolitan line
Hammersmith & City line and District line
Reading to London Waterloo by South West Trains
Thames Branches by First Great Western
Devon Branches Exmouth to Barnstaple by First Great Western
Devon Branches Plymouth to Gunnislake and Newton Abbot to Paignton by First Great Western
Tyne Valley line, Carlisle to Newcastle by Northern Rail
The Berks And Hants Route (Great Western Railway)
Penzance to Exeter St Davids (Great Western Railway)
North Downs Line (Gatwick Airport to Reading ) (Great Western Railway)
Portsmouth Direct (Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo Via Guildford) (South Western Railway)
Trams in Lisbon, Portugal

Life and career

One of Curling's earliest jobs was in the BBC's Film Archive Library. His on-screen career began in 1987 as a newsreader and co-presenter of the BBC's regional news programme London Plus, later to become Newsroom South East. He was a member of the BAFTA-winning team for the BBC's series of outside broadcasts commemorating 50 years of the end of World War II: D-Day Remembered, VE-50 & VJ-50. He was also nominated for a BAFTA for BBC Education's current affairs series Issues & The Geography Programme.^{[citation needed]}

Curling presents numerous programmes and videos on aviation, including a history of the Spitfire for ITV. He also narrates a series of Drivers' Eye View videos for Video 125 about the London Underground, Reading to Waterloo, Thames Branchlines and Devon Branchlines. As well as a broadcaster, Curling is a conference and awards host, after dinner speaker and media trainer.

External links

Rob Curling at IMDb
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-'''Rob Curling''' (born 8 September 1957, in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]]) is a British television presenter and journalist. He presents the sport for [[Sky News]]. He also fronts the tennis coverage for [[British Eurosport]]. Up to and including 2011, he anchored BBC Sport’s interactive television coverage of: [[Olympic Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], [[The Open Championship|Open Golf]], [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Rugby]], [[World Athletics Championships]], etc. He was the host of [[Turnabout (game show)|Turnabout]], a game show that aired on [[BBC1]] for eight series in the 1990s. He presented the [[Halford Tour Series]] cycling for [[ITV4]], and commentated on table tennis on the BBC at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]].
+{{BLP no footnotes|date=January 2012}}
+'''Rob Curling''' (born 8 September 1957, in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]]) is a British television presenter and journalist. He presents the sport for [[Sky News]]. He also fronts the tennis coverage for [[British Eurosport]]. Up to and including 2011, he anchored [[BBC Sport]]'s interactive television coverage of: [[Olympic Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], [[The Open Championship|Open Golf]], [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Rugby]] and [[World Athletics Championships]]. He was the host of the game show ''[[Turnabout (game show)|Turnabout]]'', which aired on [[BBC One]] for eight series between 1990 and 1996. He presented the [[Halford Tour Series]] cycling for [[ITV4]], and commentated on [[table tennis]] on the BBC at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Delhi]].
-He has hosted podcasts for [[The Guardian]], including the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].
+He has hosted podcasts for ''[[The Guardian]]'', including the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].
-Curling appeared on cult show ''[[Banzai (television show)|Banzai]]'' and ''[[TV's 100 Funniest Moments]]'' for [[Channel 4]], [[Sky One]]'s ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse|Brainiac]]'', ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' ([[BBC1]]), and ''[[Through the Keyhole]]'' (BBC1 & Sky). He also starred in the last ever series of ''[[Beadle's About]]'', where he took part in the infamous [[Alien Prank]].
+Curling appeared on the show ''[[Banzai (television show)|Banzai]]'' and ''[[TV's 100 Funniest Moments]]'' for [[Channel 4]], [[Sky One]]'s ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse|Brainiac]]'', ''[[The Basil Brush Show]]'' (BBC1), and ''[[Through the Keyhole]]'' (BBC1 & Sky). He also starred in the last series of ''[[Beadle's About]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
-He also appears in the cinema release ''[[Children of Men]]'' ([[Universal Pictures]]), starring [[Clive Owen]] and [[Michael Caine]].
+He also appeared in the film ''[[Children of Men]]''.
+He appeared in the Netflix show ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' Season 4, Episode 1, as the commentator at Princess Anne's circuit at Badminton Trials.
+==Podcasts==
+In addition to appearing on many tennis based podcasts as a guest, Rob hosts his own aviation podcast – "Top Landing Gear" – with [[Scouting for Girls]] frontman [[Roy Stride]], Rob's brother Jeremy and pilot James Cartner.
 ==Education==
 Curling was educated at the independent [[Cranleigh School]] in [[Cranleigh]], Surrey.
-==Videos narrated by Rob Curling==
+==Video narration==
-* [[Bakerloo Line]] and [[Waterloo and City Line]]
+Curling has narrated various videos about railway lines, including:
-* [[Jubilee Line]]
-* [[Circle Line]] and [[Hammersmith and City Line]]
+* [[Bakerloo line]] and [[Waterloo & City line]]
-* [[Northern Line]]
+* [[Jubilee line]]
+* [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle line]] and [[Hammersmith & City line]]
-* [[Piccadilly Line]]
+* [[Northern line]]
-* [[East London Line]] and [[District Line]]
-* [[Central Line]]
+* [[Piccadilly line]]
+* [[East London line]] and [[District line]]
-* [[Victoria Line]]
+* [[Central line (London Underground)|Central line]]
-* [[Metropolitan Line]]
+* [[Victoria line]]
-* [[Metropolitan Line]] and [[District Line]]
+* [[Metropolitan line]]
-* [[Reading]] to [[London Waterloo]] by [[Southwest Trains]]
+* [[Hammersmith & City line]] and [[District line]]
-* Thames Branches by [[Great Western Railway]]
+* [[Reading railway station|Reading]] to [[London Waterloo railway station|London Waterloo]] by [[South West Trains]]
+* Thames Branches by [[First Great Western]]
+* Devon Branches [[Exmouth railway station|Exmouth]] to [[Barnstaple railway station|Barnstaple]] by [[First Great Western]]
+* Devon Branches [[Plymouth railway station|Plymouth]] to [[Gunnislake railway station|Gunnislake]] and [[Newton Abbot railway station|Newton Abbot]] to [[Paignton railway station|Paignton]] by [[First Great Western]]
+* [[Tyne Valley line]], [[Carlisle railway station|Carlisle]] to [[Newcastle railway station|Newcastle]] by [[Northern Rail]]
+* The Berks And Hants Route (Great Western Railway)
+* Penzance to Exeter St Davids (Great Western Railway)
+* North Downs Line (Gatwick Airport to Reading ) (Great Western Railway)
+* Portsmouth Direct ([[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour]] to London Waterloo Via Guildford) ([[South Western Railway]])
+* [[Trams in Lisbon]], Portugal
 ==Life and career==
-One of Curling's earliest jobs was in the BBC's Film Archive Library. His on-screen career began in 1987 as a newsreader and co-presenter of the [[BBC]]’s regional news programme [[London Plus]], later to become [[Newsroom South East]]. He was a member of the BAFTA-winning team for the BBC’s prestigious series of outside broadcasts commemorating 50 years of the end of the Second World War: D-Day Remembered, VE-50 & VJ-50. He was also nominated for a BAFTA for BBC Education’s current affairs series ‘Issues’ & ‘The Geography Programme’.
+One of Curling's earliest jobs was in the BBC's Film Archive Library. His on-screen career began in 1987 as a newsreader and co-presenter of the [[BBC]]'s regional news programme ''[[London Plus]]'', later to become ''[[Newsroom South East]]''. He was a member of the [[British Academy of Film & Television Arts|BAFTA]]-winning team for the BBC's series of outside broadcasts commemorating 50 years of the end of [[World War II]]: D-Day Remembered, VE-50 & VJ-50. He was also nominated for a BAFTA for BBC Education's current affairs series ''Issues'' & ''The Geography Programme''.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
-Curling presents numerous programmes and videos on aviation, including a history of the [[Spitfire]] for [[ITV Network|ITV]]. He also narrates a series of Drivers' Eye View videos for [[Video125]] about the [[London Underground]] and Reading to Waterloo.
-As well as a broadcaster, Curling is a conference and awards host, after dinner speaker and media trainer.
+Curling presents numerous programmes and videos on aviation, including a history of the [[Spitfire]] for [[ITV Network|ITV]]. He also narrates a series of Drivers' Eye View videos for Video 125 about the [[London Underground]], Reading to Waterloo, Thames Branchlines and Devon Branchlines. As well as a broadcaster, Curling is a conference and awards host, after dinner speaker and media trainer.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.tv.com/rob-curling/person/140102/summary.html?tag=stars;name;0 TV.com profile]
 *{{IMDb name|1035253}}
 * [http://www.katemoonmanagement.co.uk]
-{{Sky News}}
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