Julia Bradbury
Julia Bradbury (born 1972 in Dublin, Ireland),[1] is an English television presenter, currently best known as a presenter (since 2005) of the BBC One programme Watchdog.In 2008,she is presenting "Accidental Heroes" on Thursday evenings and "Railway Walks"
Biography
Bradbury's Derbyshire-born, steel-industry father and Greek mother were in Ireland when Bradbury was born.[1] The family returned to the UK, where she attended primary school in Edith Weston, Rutland, followed by 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.[1]
Bradbury left school at 16 after O-levels and worked in advertising in various capacities, including a stint with the family business.[2]
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 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 for the BBC, Wish You Were Here...? for ITV and has anchored Exclusive! for Five.[3] Along with Tim Vine, she copresented the launch of five in 1997.[4]
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.[5] She appeared as a contestant in Just the Two of Us for the BBC in January 2007.[6]
In 2007, she presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker and guide book author Alfred Wainwright.The series was later repeated on BBC 2 and ran for 2 series.
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.
In January 2008 she presented Kill it, Cook it, Eat it on BBC Three,[7] and Rough Guide on Five.In 2008,she is also presenting "Accidental Heroes".
Personal life
Bradbury lives alone in a central London garden flat, owns around 100 pairs of shoes, and drives a black Porsche 911 coupé - her childhood dream car.[8] In summer 2006, she was treated for endometriosis.[9]
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[10] in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
References
- ^ a b c Official website
- ^ "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Julia Bradbury, TV journalist". Education > Careers Advice. The Independent. 9 Mar 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Personal file". London Evening Standard. May 1999. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
- ^ YouTube - Broadcast Yourself
- ^ BBC website; retrieved 7 Dec 2006
- ^ BBC website; retrieved 16 Dec 2006
- ^ "Kill it, Cook it, Eat it". BBC Three. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ Ali Hussain (March 11, 2007). "Watchdog host is happy to be well heeled". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ My heavy periods were a sign I was at risk of infertility | the Daily Mail
- ^ Mac 4x4 press release