Mike Read
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1947-03-01 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Michael David Kenneth Read · Michael David Kenneth
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
TV Shows (16)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self / Self - Host
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Only Fools and Horses
1981
as Himself
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self
Bo' Selecta!
2002
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
2004
as Self
Celebrity Coach Trip
2010
as Self
Pop Quiz
1981
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
2008
as Self
Cluedo
1990
as Himself
Hell's Kitchen
2004
as Self
8:15 from Manchester
1990
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
The Footage Detectives
2021
Movies (10)
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001
as Self
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
1996
I'm Your Number One Fan
1996
as Himself
Trials and Tribulations
2008
as (archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
2008
as (archival footage)
George Michael: Easy to Pretend
2019
It Started with Swap Shop
2006
as Self
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
2014
as Himself
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
2010
as Self
George Michael: Got to Have Faith
2019
as Self
About 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 F… With 26 credits spanning from 1964 to 2021, Mike Read has appeared in 10 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mike Read Movies
- Top of the Pops: The True Story (2001) — as Self
- Multi-Coloured Saturdays (1996)
- I'm Your Number One Fan (1996) — as Himself
- Trials and Tribulations (2008) — as (archive footage)
- Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008) — as (archival footage)
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