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Star Spell and was a spin-off from the BBC programme '' Hard Spell''.
''Star Spell'' is a BBC game show which put celebrities against each other in spelling related games, each one was subsequently eliminated until there was one Star Spell Champion. It was presented by Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959)Holmes receives honorary degree BBC ... Episode list The one off pilot aired in January 2005 and the eventual title Star Spell Champion was awarded to Richard Whiteley. After the success of the pilot a series aired in October 2005 and the title of Star Spell Champion was won by Vanessa Feltz.External links * *{{IMDb title, 0486538[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959)Holmes receives honorary degree BBC News, 4 July 2006 is a Northern Irish broadcaster and former journalist. Holmes co-presented '' GMTV'' for twelve years between 1993 and 2005, before presenting '' Sky News Sunrise'' for eleven years between 2005 and 2016. From 2006 until August 2021, he co-hosted '''' with his wife < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Grant (singer)
David Grant (born 8 August 1956) is a British singer, comedian and vocal coach. Career Grant became famous in the early 1980s as a member of UK soul/ funk duo, Linx, whose biggest hit was "Intuition" in 1981. He began a solo career in 1983 with the top 40 hit "Stop and Go". Further hits included "Watching You Watching Me" and two duets with Jaki Graham, "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" which reached number five in 1985 and the Todd Rundgren-penned "Mated", which made number 20 later that year. He has also worked as a session singer for artists including Diana Ross, Rick Astley and Lighthouse Family. Grant has become well known, along with his second wife Carrie Grant, as vocal coach on ''Pop Idol''; judge and vocal coach on the BBC TV talent show ''Fame Academy''; and its spin-off '' Comic Relief Does Fame Academy''. In addition he has worked with some of the UK's top pop acts including The Spice Girls, Take That, S Club, and more recently Will Young, Atomic Kitten, Mela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Smillie
Carol Patricia Smillie (born 23 December 1961) is a Scottish television presenter, actress and former model. Smillie became famous as a presenter on British TV during the 1990s and early 2000s. She was best known for assisting Nicky Campbell on the UK version of the game show '' Wheel of Fortune'' between 1989 and 1994. Between 1996 and 2003, she was the main presenter on the BBC One home makeover show ''Changing Rooms''. After leaving the Glasgow School of Art, Smillie was a model throughout the 1980s. Her break in television came in 1989 when she auditioned for the role of hostess on '' Wheel of Fortune'' After leaving the show in 1994, Smillie appeared on the BBC television channel, firstly as a reporter on ''The Travel Show'', and then the ''Holiday'' show, eventually becoming the programme's main presenter. The DIY programme ''Changing Rooms'' established her name and led to her presenting other primetime shows for the BBC, such as the '' National Lottery'' and her own morn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Rider
Stephen Rider (born 28 April 1950) is an English sports presenter, and was the anchorman of ITV's football coverage. He anchored ITV's Formula One coverage from 2006 to 2008, and football coverage from 2006 to April 2010. He was the lead presenter for ITV's coverage of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He has been ITV's main presenter for the British Touring Car Championship since 2009. He also presented '' Rally Report'' for 5 years. Early life, education and early career Born in Dartford, Kent, Rider attended the John Roan Boys' Grammar School on Maze Hill in Blackheath. He began his career working for a newspaper in south-east London, followed by writing for sports news agency Hayters.Steve Rider: Presenter profile BBC Sport – Grandstand, 3 July 2000; Retrieved 2 April 2006 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Parrott
John Stephen Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality. He was a familiar face on the professional snooker circuit during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and remained within the top 16 of the world rankings for fourteen consecutive seasons. He reached the final of the 1989 World Championship, where he lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest defeat in a world championship final in modern times. He won the title two years later, defeating Jimmy White in the final of the 1991 World Championship. He repeated his win against White later the same year, to take the 1991 UK Championship title, becoming only the third player to win both championships in the same calendar year (after Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry); he is still one of only six players to have achieved this feat. He spent three seasons at number 2 in the world rankings ( 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94), and he is one of several players to have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Du Beke
Anthony Paul Beke (born 20 July 1966), known professionally as Anton Du Beke (), is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and later a judge on the BBC One celebrity dancing show, ''Strictly Come Dancing'', since the show began in 2004. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. In 2009, he presented the United Kingdom version of '' Hole in the Wall'', for the BBC, replacing Dale Winton after being a team captain in 2008. In November 2017, Beke released his debut studio album, ''From the Top'', on Polydor Records. It reached number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. Family and early life Beke was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, to a Hungarian father, Antal Xavier Beke (1939–2001), and a Spanish mother, Ascensión "Conchita" Lema. He has two younger siblings, brother Stephen and his sister Veronica. He attended Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks. Beke began dancing at 14, when he discovered his local dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Spinx
David Spinx (born 25 April 1951) is an English actor, probably best known for playing Keith Miller in the BBC television soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 2004–2008. He has previously appeared in ''EastEnders'' as a guest character in an episode in 1999 as the cellmate of Steve Owen and provided the voices on the radios in Barry Evans' cab firm. He has made guest appearances in many other television series such as ''A Touch of Frost'', ''The Bill'' and ''Hustle''. David made his last appearance on Eastenders on 1 July 2008. His character was axed due to having 'run out of steam'. Filmography *'' Casualty'' (2014) *'' Snow in Paradise'' (2014 *'' Come Dine with Me'' (2010) - Himself *'' EastEnders'' (1999) - Sharkey, (2004–2008) - Keith Miller *''Hustle'' (2004) - Security Guard *''New Tricks'' (2003) - File Sergeant *''Falling Apart'' (2002) - Men's Group Member *''Tipping the Velvet'' (2002) - Rough Man *''Jack of Diamonds'' (2001) - Kelly *''Conspiracy (TV)'' (2001) - Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Nolan
Bernadette Therese Nolan (17 October 1960 – 4 July 2013) was an Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the girl group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and Coleen. From the age of two, she was brought up in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The Nolans began in 1974 and went on to have seven UK Top 20 hits, including " I'm in the Mood for Dancing" (1979), "Gotta Pull Myself Together" (1980) and "Attention to Me" (1981). They won the 1981 Tokyo Music Festival with "Sexy Music". She left the group in 1995 to become an actress. On television, she had roles in the Channel 4 soap opera '' Brookside'' from 2000 to 2002 and the ITV police drama ''The Bill'' from 2002 to 2005, while her numerous roles in stage musicals included Mrs. Johnstone in '' Blood Brothers'' (1998–2000), Hannah Owens in '' Flashdance: The Musical'' (2008–2009) and Mama Morton in ''Chicago'' (2012). She was also a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie McAlpine
Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine (born 12 February 1984) is an English television actress, comedian and businesswoman. She is known for her role as Fiz Brown in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She also took part in the seventeenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2017, where she finished in fourth place. Early life McAlpine was born and grew up in Bury.Rick Fulton, 'Fiz: I'm a Flaming Scot', '' Scottish Daily Record'' (21 March 2008), p. 24. She is of Scottish and Irish descent, with a grandfather from County Kerry and a grandmother from County Sligo. As a young girl she used to put on shows on the patio for the neighbours, charging them 50 pence apiece. She did song and dance routines, copying groups like Bananarama.Sue Crawford, 'Interview – Jennie McAlpine – Stand up and deliver', ''Daily Mirror'' (11 August 2001), p. 11. Her father Thomas McAlpine worked in mental health and was awarded the OBE for services to mental healthcare; he died in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennie Bond
Jennifer Bond (born 19 August 1950) is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted '' Cash in the Attic'' and narrated the programme ''Great British Menu''. Early career Born in Hitchin, Bond was educated at St. Francis' College, a girls' independent school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire and at the University of Warwick, from where she graduated with a degree in French and European Literature. Her career began in print, working for various local newspapers in London in journalism and sub-editing roles. Her first job in journalism was as a reporter for the ''Richmond Herald'' and then the ''Uxbridge Evening Mail''. In 1977, aged 27, Bond moved to BBC radio, producing and editing. She was also a producer on ''Woman's Hour'', ''Tuesday Call'', ''International Assignment'' and for various television documentaries. Royal correspondent In 1985, Bond became a radio news reporter and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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