Mike Read
Acting
Born: 1947-03-01 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
Known For
Top of the Pops
Self
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
Only Fools and Horses
Himself
The Terry and Gaby Show
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
Cluedo
Himself
Celebrity Coach Trip
Self
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
Self
Bo' Selecta!
Hell's Kitchen
Self
8:15 from Manchester
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
Pop Quiz
The Footage Detectives
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(archival footage)
It Started with Swap Shop
Self
George Michael: Got to Have Faith
Self
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
I'm Your Number One Fan
Himself
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Himself
George Michael: Easy to Pretend
Trials and Tribulations
(archive footage)