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Rory Reid (journalist)
Rory Reid (born 12 October 1979) is an English people, English television presenter and journalist. He specialises in Car, motoring and technology and is known for hosting Top Gear (2002 TV series), Top Gear, Extra Gear, Gadget Geeks and several web series. Since 2019 he has served as Director of YouTube content at Auto Trader Group, Auto Trader, where he also presents on the channel. And since 2021 he presents Fifth Gear, Fifth Gear Recharged on Discovery+ and Quest (British TV channel), Quest. He has been editor-in-chief for the website Recombu and has worked on BBC Radio 5 Live's ''Saturday Edition'' as a technology journalist. Early life Rory Reid was born in 1979 in London, and grew up in the South London district of South Norwood. As a child he was fascinated by cars, and while his friends had posters of Football player, football players or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles on their bedroom walls, Reid "had every supercar poster on the wall". He began writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South London
South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the boroughs, in whole or in part, of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth. South London originally emerged from Southwark, first recorded as ''Suthriganaweorc'',David J. Johnson. ''Southwark and the City''. Oxford University Press, 1969. p. 7. meaning 'fort of the men of Surrey'. From Southwark, London then extended further down into northern Surrey and western Kent. Emergence and growth South London began at Southwark at the southern end of London Bridge, the first permanent crossing over the river, with early development of the area being a direct result of the existence and location of the bridge. Southwark was first known as ''Suthriganaweorc'', the fortress of the men of Surrey, mentioned in the Burghal Hidage as part of military system created by Alfred the Great to defeat the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
