Acting
Mike Read
Also Known As: Michael David Kenneth Read, Michael David Kenneth
Birth Date
March 1, 1947
(79 years old)
Place of Birth
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
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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.
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Top of the Pops
Self
1964 • 1 episode
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996 • 1 episode
Pebble Mill
Self
1991 • 1 episode
Only Fools and Horses
Himself
1981 • 1 episode
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002 • 9 episodes
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003 • 1 episode
Cluedo
Himself
1990 • 1 episode
Bo' Selecta!
2002 • 1 episode
Celebrity Coach Trip
Self
2010 • 15 episodes
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Hell's Kitchen
Self
2004 • 1 episode
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
Self
2008 • 1 episode
8:15 from Manchester
1990 • 1 episode
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008 • 1 episode
Pop Quiz
1981 • 47 episodes
The Footage Detectives
2021 • 37 episodes
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
2001
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Himself
2014
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(archival footage)
2008
I'm Your Number One Fan
Himself
1996