- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Mike Read
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.
Filmography
The Footage Detectives
tvThe Footage Detectives
2021
movieGeorge Michael: Got to Have Faith
2019 · Self
movieGeorge Michael: Easy to Pretend
2019
movieBritain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2014 · Himself
tvCelebrity Coach Trip
2010 · Self
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
movieWhen Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
2010 · Self
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
tvBargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
movieTrials and Tribulations
2008 · (archive footage)
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
tvCash in the Celebrity Attic
2008 · Self
movieCelebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008 · (archival footage)
movieIt Started with Swap Shop
2006 · Self
tvHell's Kitchen
2004 · Self
tvHolly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
2004 · Self
The Terry and Gaby Show
tvThe Terry and Gaby Show
2003
tvBo' Selecta!
2002
tvI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002 · Self
movieTop of the Pops: The True Story
2001 · Self
tvNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
movieMulti-Coloured Saturdays
1996
movieI'm Your Number One Fan
1996 · Himself
Pebble Mill
tvPebble Mill
1991 · Self
tvCluedo
1990 · Himself
8:15 from Manchester
tv8:15 from Manchester
1990
tvOnly Fools and Horses
1981 · Himself
tvPop Quiz
1981
tvTop of the Pops
1964 · Self, Self - Host, Presenter