Jamie Theakston | |
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Born | James Paul Theakston 21 December 1970 Cuckfield, West Sussex, England |
Occupation(s) | Presenter, producer, narrator, actor |
Employers | |
Known for | Heart Radio Top of the Pops Live & Kicking Traffic Cops (Narrator) Motorway Cops (Narrator) |
Spouse |
Sophie Siegle (m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Website | jamietheakstonofficial |
James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970)[1] is an English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor. He has hosted several television programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. He co-presented the Saturday morning BBC One children's show Live & Kicking, alongside Zoe Ball between 1996 and 1999, and co-hosted the music programme Top of the Pops between 1998 and 2003. He currently co-hosts the national breakfast show with Amanda Holden on Heart Radio.
Theakston narrated the BBC documentary series Traffic Cops from 2003 to 2015, and on Channel 5 from 2016 onwards. He has won a BAFTA award for Live & Kicking and numerous awards for his radio work, including a Sony Gold, 3 Silver Awards and 4 Bronze awards, 2 Arqiva awards, 3 TRIC awards and 2 New York Radio Festival Awards.