Jamie Theakston

Jamie Theakston
Born
James Paul Theakston

(1970-12-21) 21 December 1970 (age 53)
Cuckfield, West Sussex, England
Occupation(s)Presenter, producer, narrator and actor
Employers
Known forHeart Radio
Top of the Pops
Live & Kicking
Traffic Cops (Narrator)
Motorway Cops (Narrator)
Spouse
Sophie Siegle
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
Websitejamietheakstonofficial.co.uk

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.

  1. ^ British Broadcasting Corporation (1 November 2003). "Patrick Kielty, Almost Live – Guest profile". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2013.