Bob Golding is an English actor and voice artist. He is best known for the voices of Milo and Max in the

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show ''

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''.

Career

Television

He worked on the

pre-school children's television series ''

'' as the voices of Milo and Max. The popular show won a BAFTA in 2000 for best pre-school live action. He worked on '' The Beeps'' which aired on Channel 5 in 2007 and 2008. He also worked on the

animated series Harry and Toto which aired in 2008. He has also appeared on television in CBBC's ''

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'', ''Dick and Dom's Diddy Movies and Diddy TV '' and was a regular in the sketch show '' Watson & Oliver'' for

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. In 2013 Golding played Horace Spendrich in the ITV drama ''Mr Selfridge''. His other voice credits include ''

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,'' based on the popular book, (on radio), produced by

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, PC Plod and Whizz in ''

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'' on Five, '' Dennis and Gnasher'' on

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, ''

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'' on Nick Jr., and ''Jim Jam And Sunny'' on

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, ''

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'' on

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and ''

Numberjacks ''Numberjacks'' is a British animated/live-action children's television series, aimed particularly at children aged two to five, which was formerly shown on CBeebies and occasionally on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. It was also shown on Tiny ...

'' on CBeebies. Other voice work includes the title roles in CITV's ''

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'' and ''

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'' for CBeebies. He appeared in

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's comedy show, '' Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice'' and ''Peter Kay's Britain's Got an Extra Pop Factor and Then Some 2 + 1'' on Channel 4. In these shows he worked with

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who wrote the play ''Morecambe'' . Golding also appeared in the

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'' on Five and ''

Fun Song Factory ''Fun Song Factory'' is a British pre-school children's television series and video series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the '' Playdays'' production team. The series was pro ...

'' on GMTV. In 2013, Golding joined the voice cast of ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' (''starting with

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'') and provides the voices of

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, Sidney,

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(''

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'' only) and most recently Baz (one of the main antagonists in "Marvelous Machinery"), while his partner in crime Bernie is voiced by

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and their former engine Sonny voiced by the former ''

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'' actor

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Stage

On stage, Golding was in ''Eight Miles High'' by

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at the Octagon Theatre,

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the UK premiere of ''Wasp'' by

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, the world premiere of ''Buddy's Song'' by

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at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. He also appeared in ''Only the Lonely'' and '' Elvis The Musical'' in the West End. In ''

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'', a one-man show, Golding plays

Eric Morecambe John Eric Bartholomew (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's de ...

, one half of the

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duo

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, which had a sell-out run at the

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in 2009, and won a Fringe First Award. On 7 December 2009 Golding appeared on the 2009

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at the Opera House Theatre,

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performing part of ''Morecambe''. Golding with "Morecambe" the one man play went on to be nominated as best actor and best Entertainment in the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards winning Best Entertainment. Bob also has a regular role in the Christmas panto at the Alban Arena in St Albans. He has starred in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (2011) with Toyah Wilcox, ''Aladdin'' (2012) with Shaun Williamson, ''Cinderella'' (2013) with Gareth Gates and ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (2014) with Steve McFadden.

Radio

In August 2010, Golding was a guest presenter on

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show for five weeks while regular presenter Martin White was performing at the

Comedy Heritage

In September 2024, Golding unveiled the Will Hay Appreciation Society's memorial plaque to the comic actor

Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he ...

, at his home in

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References

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