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Alexander and Richard present a special celebrity Children in Need edition of the quiz. All episodes of Pointless Celebrities.
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- Pointless Celebrities, Series 11
A kids' TV presenters edition, with guests including Jenny...
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Sep 12, 2015 · If you've been pondering the whereabouts of kids' TV veteran Geoffrey Hayes, co-host of Rainbow (alongside Zippy, Bungle and George that is) then wonder no more.
Kids TV. With Pat Sharp, Jayne Middlemiss, Andy Day, Philippa Forrester and Ortis Deley.
- Timmy Mallett
- Michaela Strachan
- Bernard Cribbins
- Jenny Hanley
- JB Gill
- Cat Sandion
- Janet Ellis
- Andy Crane
With a colourful personality and eccentric dress sense, it was hard to miss Timmy Mallett during his 1980’s heyday, when he presented both The Wide Awake Club and its spin-off Wacaday. Amongst Timmy’s vast array of quirks was his frequent use of a large pink mallet, with which he would hit contestants on the head if they answered a question wrong. ...
Michaela appeared alongside Timmy Mallet as a host on The Wide Awake Club, and has since gone on to have a successful broadcasting career. She was part of the Countryfile team from 1999-2009 and is a co-presenter on Springwatch, as well as being a supporter of several animal and wildlife charities.
Still going strong at the tender age of 89, Bernard is one of the nation’s all time favourite kids' presenters. The host of panel game Star Turn, a regular on Jackanory, and, of course, the narrator of The Wombles, Bernard was a staple of children’s television throughout the seventies. To younger viewers, he’ll be more familiar for his three year s...
Jenny remains best known for being part of the presenting team on Magpie, ITV’s answer to Blue Peter, during the 1970s. She’s also worked as an actress, including roles in films alongside two of Britain’s most iconic characters – James Bond in 1969’s On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and Sherlock Holmes in 1970’s The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes....
It’s hard to imagine two occupations more different than pop star and farmer, but JB has had experience of both. Originally finding fame as a member of 2008 X-Factor runners up JLS, JB started devoting more time to farm work following the band’s split in 2013, eventually leading to his role on the CBeebies show Down On the Farm – which he has prese...
Joining the CBeebies team in 2013, Cat is currently one of the channel’s most prominent presenters. Before that, she was one of the hosts of the UK edition of educational music programme Hi-5 and has also appeared as a fairy in the 2016 CBeebies production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Janet is best known for her stint as a Blue Peter presenter from 1983 to 1987, during which time she achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first civilian woman in Europe to free fall from 20,000 feet. Since then Janet has appeared on many TV shows –winning episodes of both The Weakest Link and Come Dine With Me – and recently launched a writ...
Andy took over from Phillip Schofield in the famous Broom Cupboard when the latter left Children’s BBC in 1987. And while his later career hasn’t quite reached the heights of Phil’s, Andy enjoyed a successful career in kids presenting, also hosting CITV’s Bad Influence and appearing on Comic Relief. He now works as a radio presenter for BBC Manches...
A special episode featuring former child stars, including Adrian Hall and Julie Dawn Cole.
Jul 4, 2011 · A special celebrity kids' TV edition featuring Johnny Ball and Carol Chell, Dave Benson-Phillips and Pat Sharp, Andrew Agnew and Julie Wilson Nimmo, and Jim Howick and Ben Willbond.
May 29, 2020 · So far we've seen famous families, '80s stars, Eurovision contestants and sitcom actors take on the Pointless challenge, and this weekend (6th June) we'll see some famous writers test their ...
