Mike Read

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

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George Michael: Got to Have Faith

George Michael: Easy to Pretend

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It Started with Swap Shop

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Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned

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Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

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Trials and Tribulations

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I'm Your Number One Fan

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When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs

Multi-Coloured Saturdays

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Top of the Pops: The True Story