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Judi Spiers
Judith Marilyn Spiers (born 15 March 1953) is a British radio and television presenter. Career Initially training to be an actress at the Rose Bruford College, Spiers began her broadcasting career at Westward Television in 1977, then the ITV station for south-west England. She impressed in the birthday slot with Gus Honeybun with cheeky humour. In short order, she moved to the ''What's Ahead'' entertainment guide. She hosted local beauty contests ''Mr TSW'' and ''Miss TSW'', reflecting the new south-west station TSW TSW produced a nationally networked daytime chat show ''Judi!'', which ran for six editions. Eventually, Spiers moved to national television, as a presenter on BBC One's daily magazine programme '' Pebble Mill'' from October 1991 until August 1994. In 1995 she co-hosted ''The Alternative DJ'' with Peter Jeffrey and Oliver Senton. She also hosted a Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and 1998. Spiers continued to work for TVS, presenting the networked show '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton founded in the ninth century, now called Plymouth. In 1588, an English fleet based in Plymouth intercepted and defeated the Spanish Armada. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony, the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
