Mike Read
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 1, 1947 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2021 | The Footage Detectives | |
| 2019 | George Michael: Got to Have FaithSelf | |
| 2019 | George Michael: Easy to Pretend | |
| 2014 | Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the BannedHimself | |
| 2010 | When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJsSelf | |
| 2010 | Celebrity Coach TripSelf | |
| 2008 | Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983(archival footage) | |
| 2008 | Trials and Tribulations(archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Bargain Hunt Famous Finds | |
| 2008 | Cash in the Celebrity AtticSelf | |
| 2006 | It Started with Swap ShopSelf | |
| 2004 | Hell's KitchenSelf | |
| 2004 | Holly & Stephen's Saturday ShowdownSelf | |
| 2003 | The Terry and Gaby Show | |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! | |
| 2002 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Self | |
| 2001 | Top of the Pops: The True StorySelf | |
| 1996 | I'm Your Number One FanHimself | |
| 1996 | Multi-Coloured Saturdays | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf | |
| 1991 | Pebble MillSelf | |
| 1990 | 8:15 from Manchester | |
| 1990 | CluedoHimself | |
| 1981 | Only Fools and HorsesHimself | |
| 1981 | Pop Quiz | |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsSelf | |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsSelf - Host |
| 1964 | Top of the PopsPresenter |