Ronnie Irani
Former Essex and England all rounder, Ronnie Irani, played a total of three Test Matches and 31 One Day Internationals for England in a career spanning 17 years. The Bolton born player finished with better all round stats than Freddie Flintoff, scoring over 20,000 runs and taking over 650 wickets at an average of 41 & 29 respectively.
Ronnie is now best known for being on TalkSport, where he co hosts the Breakfast Show with Alan Brazil. Ronnie has become a favourite with the listeners, and is now affectionately know as ‘Vernon’ after the TV personality Vernon Kay of whom he shares a strong Lancashire accent or Chicken, shortened from the rhyming slang ‘Chicken Biryani’.
Ronnie is also a very funny, popular and accomplished Speaker on the After Dinner Circuit.
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Paul Daniels
In the world of television magic, no one has enjoyed more success than Paul Daniels. From the moment he burst onto the ITV network, and later switched to the BBC, his magic shows topped the ratings. A recent book on TV facts calls him the most successful TV magician of the 20th century. His creative genius enabled him to produce consistently stunning shows, never rivalled in spectacle, covering the full range of the world of entertainment magic, from small, ‘close-up’ effects, to enormous outside broadcast illusions.
With a reputation as one of the most popular society and show-business entertainers, Paul has entertained The Royal Family including Princes William and Harry, The Sultan of Brunei, The Sultan of Oman, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Barry White, John Major (Prime Minister), James Callaghan (Prime Minister), Princess Michael of Kent, The Duke and Duchess of Wessex, and countless others.
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His fame and achievements are not confined to the UK where he is a household name. The USA, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Spain, and Japan have all recognised him as a world-class entertainer. Amongst his numerous achievements, he has starred in his own hugely successful West End Theatre Show, headlined in Las Vegas and Broadway, as well as performing more unique magic on TV than any other magician in history.
His TV career has not been limited to performing magic. As a presenter, he has hosted some of the most enjoyable game shows on TV. ‘Odd One Out’, ‘Every Second Counts’ and the highly rated ‘Wipe Out’ have all had great success in the battle for viewers. There was also the wonderful ‘Wizbit’ children’s series, which featured a world of magic and wonder for the younger viewer. Always in demand as a guest on talk-shows, Paul’s vibrant personality and love for magic make for a fascinating viewing, and his endless supply of stories and anecdotes from a lifetime in show-business make for riveting viewing.
Despite all the success of TV, it is in the area of live shows that Paul’s talent really shines. Be it in cabaret, after dinner, outdoor stadium or the grandest of theatres, or the private homes of the rich and the famous, Paul Daniels‘ ability with magic and humour is always a winner.
For fourteen months Paul starred at the Prince of Wales theatre in the heart of London’s West End, something no other variety entertainer had been able to do for decades. Other short seasons in London’s West end have even included appearing in the Moliere play ‘School for Wives’ at the Comedy Theatre.
On Radio, he was a BBC Radio 2 DJ for six months and for years presented a game show called ‘Dealing with Daniels’.
In the world of special effects, many people do not know that he has designed special effects for stage and screen including, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, the film of Return to Oz and many more. More recently, Paul was commissioned by the English National ballet to create magical effects for their new version of The Nutcracker.
Paul Daniels has entertained many millions of people from all walks of life both in this country and abroad. He continues to enthral audiences of all ages with a unique comedy style that never fails to impress, resulting in a truly magical and memorable experience for all.
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AWARDS
- The Cock of the North.
- The Magic Circle Devant Award in 2007
- Male Entertainer of The Year.
- Variety Club of Great Britain ‘ Show Business Personality of the Year.
- Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts & Sciences ‘Magician of the Year.’
- Lewis Ganson Award.
- Golden Rose of Montreaux.
- The Magic Circle ‘ Maskelyne’ Award for Services to British Magic – this is their highest award.
- The Murray Award.
- British Magical Society ‘David Berglas Award’ for ‘Outstanding Contributions to Magic.
- New York, Tannens ‘Louie’ Award for Services to magic.
- International Magicians Society, ‘Merlin’ Award for Continuous Achievement.
Jake Humphrey
Jake is the presenter of BBC’s Formula 1 coverage from 2009.
31 year old Jake is the youngest ever presenter to host the hat-trick of BBC Sport programmes Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score. In 2008, he joined Sue Barker and Gary Lineker to co-host the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and returns again for 2009 from Sheffield Arena, on Sunday 13th December.
Recent presenting highlights for Jake include the 2008 Olympics from Beijing, Euro 2008, a trip to India for Sport Relief and the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Jake began his broadcasting career as a runner for Norwich-based Rapture TV. He went on to become a researcher and ended up presenting by accident. He was advised to make a showreel and this eventually led to him hosting a live, daily, sports show for TWI. From here, he joined CBBC and enjoyed six extremely successful years, presenting live links and a number of popular shows. Jake’s interests include writing, reading autobiographies, and travelling. He also loves cars, and supports his much beloved Norwich City.
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BBC SPORT CREDITS – 2006 to present:
- Formula One – Jake became the face of Formula One as the sport made it’s much-heralded return to the BBC in 2009.
- Championship Football – presented BBC live coverage of Derby v QPR (Oct ’09).
- Football Focus; Final Score; Match of the Day – Jake started out as a reporter for BBC Sport’s weekend football coverage on BBC1 and BBCi. He presented Football Focus from November ’06 to January ’07 and went on to host Score, Final Score and Match of the Day. Jake also hosts football coverage on BBC3, including the recent Serie A derby between Inter & AC Milan.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics – Jake presented live afternoon coverage of the games on BBC1 & 2 and football coverage on BBC3. Jake also reported from the London leg of the Olympic Torch Relay in the lead up to the games and hosted the Olympics Heroes Parade with Sue Barker, live from Trafalgar Square after the tournament.
- Euro 2008 – presented Football Focus, World Focus, and live games on Match of the Day from Austria and Switzerland for BBC1, BBC3 and BBCi.
- Fifa Women’s World Cup Finals – reported from and presented highlights programmes for BBC2 from Shanghai. Jake also presented live, studio-based coverage of semi-finals. September 2007.
Africa Cup of Nations -presented tournament coverage on BBC3, BBCi & BBC2, January-February 2008.
NFL – Super Bowl XLII – NY Giants v New England Patriots – presented BBC’s first coverage of the Super Bowl, live from Arizona on BBC2. Jake also hosts BBC Television’s NFL highlights from Wembley. Past fixtures include Miami Dolphins v New York Giants (2007), live action of New Orleans Saints Vs San Diego Chargers (2008) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New England Patriots (2009). - FA Cup Final – ‘Wembley Way’ reporter, May 2007 & 2008.
- FA Women’s Cup Final – presented live action of Arsenal Ladies v Leeds Ladies on BBC1, May 2008 and Arsenal v Charlton in 2007.
- Women’s Euro 2009 Qualifier – England v Czech Republic – presenter, BBC3, March 2008.
- Flora London Marathon – reporter. Interviewed spectators and runners including Haile Gebrselassie, shortly after he dropped out of the 2007 race.
- The Sport Relief Mile Show – presenter, BBC1, March 2008.
- All Out For India – Jake visited India with a Celebrity Cricket XI, for a two part Sport Relief documentary in March 2006.
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CBBC CREDITS – 2001-2008:
- Sportsround – presenter of live, Saturday morning sports show with topical news stories and interviews. Jake reported from major sporting events, which included the Commonwealth Games ‘06 from Melbourne, Winter Olympics ‘06 in Turin, World Cup ’06 from Germany and the 2007 Cricket World Cup from Antigua. 2005-2008.
- CBBC – joined CBBC ‘on-air’ team for terrestrial and new digital channel launch. Jan 2002-2008
Newsround – presenter of prestigious news programme for children. 2008. - Gimme A Break – presenter of new series with children organising the family holiday. 2008.
- Wonderful World of Weird – Jake and his team investigated & discovered weird places in the UK. 2007.
- The Saturday Show (BBC Scotland) – co-presenter of new-look, live, Saturday morning show with interviews, competitions and games. April 04-September 05.
- BAMZOOKi – (x three series) presenter of major new entertainment show, with teams of kids designing virtual creatures to compete in computer tasks. Nominated for Children’s BAFTA 2005. Dec 03 – 2006.
- Fame Academy (Endemol UK) – presenter of daily live show covering up to date events from the academy. Oct-Dec 2002 and Aug-Oct 2003. Jake also presented the CBBC coverage of Comic Relief does Fame Academy during Red Nose week in March 2003, 2005 and 2007
- Rule the School – (BBC Scotland) presenter of first reality programme for children, where pupils swapped roles with their teachers. Nominated for children’s entertainment BAFTA 2003. March 02- 05 (four series).
- Against All Odds – (BBC Scotland) presenter of energetic ‘behind the scenes’ series, with dangerous stunts and reconstructions. Jake’s role involved intensive training with the Police, Paramedics, Red Cross & Life boat rescue team among others. The third series was filmed in various states across the USA.
- March 2001–2003 (x three series)
OTHER PROJECTS:
- Celebrity Dog School – (BBC/Pett Productions). Jake took part in this special one-off series, which involved a group of celebrities training their dogs in aid of Children in Need. Oct – Nov 2003.
- Extreme Sports – (TransWorldInternational/Now Tv). First presenter on new sport channel, broadcasting live, daily on-line show (www.now.com) and to over 200 million homes worldwide. June 2000–Jan 2002.
- The Phone Zone/TOTP@Play – (Play UK/BBC TV). Co-presenter on daily three hour live show with celebrity guests, competitions, viewer requests and general in-studio banter. Nov 1999–June 2001.
Work Essentials – (BBC2/Learning Zone). 7x60mins education series for BBC’s Essentials options campaign, targeted at 16-21 year olds. April – May 2000. - Gamers; exposure; 1999 Board-X Snowboarding; Skating Event Dope on a Slope – (Rapture TV/ITV/Cable). Presenter & researcher on Norwich based, teenage lifestyle channel. Nov 97-July 2000.
RADIO - BBC Radio 5 Live – reporter for Saturday afternoon & midweek, football results round-ups. From Jan 2006
- BBC Norfolk – guest presenter on two hour show with phone-ins, interviews and competitions.
- WRITING – Jake hosts a regular blog for the BBC F1 site. He also has his own weekly page in Match of the Day magazine and before this, wrote a monthly football column for Kick!. He also wrote a daily column on his experiences of the Beijing games for the London Metro Newspaper.
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Garry Richardson
A broadcaster for the BBC for over 30 years Garry Richardson is best known as the sports presenter on Radio Four’s prestigious “Today” programme and as the presenter of ”Sportsweek” on Five Live every Sunday morning. He is also a regular contributor on BBC Television, including reporting on Five Olympics for the BBC.
Garry’s big love is performing on the after dinner circuit. 2009 will mark his 23rd year as one of the country’s funniest speakers.
Garry’s speech is a rich mixture of stories and anecdotes about his life in broadcasting including his incredible interview with President Bill Clinton in Wimbledon’s Royal Box, in front of 18 thousand tennis fans sitting under umbrellas and 10 million viewers on BBC 1 Down the years he has interviewed a galaxy of stars and his stories about his broadcasting life has made him a hugely popular speaker.
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During the past 20 years Garry has performed to a wide range of clients on the after dinner circuit. . Garry believes that his popularity as a speaker is down to his routine. As he say’s “All audiences will contain sports fans and even if you are not a sports fan my stories are so general it doesn’t matter” This point is underlined by an appearance for the National School Bursars Association where 80% of the audience out of 250 were women. The organisation were so delighted with Garry’s performance they booked him for their national event. It’s at the corporate business dinners where Garry has proved to be an outstanding success. He has been booked on no less than 9 times by the Institute of Directors. Garry works regularly for Coutts Bank entertaining prospective new Clients in the Directors dining room.
The response to Garry’s speech during the past 12 months was phenomenal. He finished the year by appearing on consecutive nights at the Grosvenor House Great Room entertaining 1200 guests at each dinner. At the Chemical Industries Dinner he received a standing ovation. Chief Executive Steve Elliott commented. “ I have had many favourable comments with a Tory Front Bencher saying” it was the most original and entertaining speech he had ever heard.”
The following night at the Grosvenor Garry addressed the Oil Industries club. John Hampson Secretary of the club wrote afterwards to say “ One of the best and funniest speakers we have ever had the applause at the end showed the appreciation. I hope you leave a few spaces in your diary for a return visit”
Garry has spoken for a very diverse range of clients including the Automobile Association, Audi, AT and T, British Airways, Mortgage Lenders, Concrete Society, Tesco, KPMG, Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Insolvency Lawyers Association, IBM, Society of Chartered Accountants, Institution of Lighting Engineers. National Egg and Poultry Conference, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, Exeter Hertfordshire, Cumbria,. Insurance Institute Southampton, Royal Bank of Scotland, OFTEC, Securities Institute, HSBC, Heating and Ventilating Association, Steel Construction Institute, Savills Estate Agents, Freight Transport Association, Property Agents Association, British Precast Concrete Federation.
His mixture of anecdotes prove time and time again to be a hit with his audiences, as the following testimonials prove.
Brian Anderson Mercedes Benz – He immediately got the crowd laughing and kept us well entertained with his anecdotes and observations” A truly accomplished speaker it was a performance myself and others have rarely seen bettered.
Paul Watkins Tesco
“Garry was excellent hitting just the right note to appeal not just to the sportsmen but to the non-sports minded as well”
Jill Graham The Fleet Street Club “ He gave a fantastic speech and a number of our participants described him as an inspired choice”
Petro- Canada “Your contribution set the atmosphere for the event perfectly”
The teaching Awards “The tone of your speech its length and content were perfect and it was enjoyed immensely by everyone”
Association of Electoral Administrators“You did a great Job entertaining the audience and presenting the Awards” Banking Technology Awards Grosvenor House
“Everyone was very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed your speech” – Chartered Institute of Taxation Dinner
Please pass on our effusive thanks to Garry Richardson.
“His contribution as the After Dinner speaker at the DAF Trucks conference dinner last week was outstanding and our client was more than pleased with his very entertaining and very, very funny stories.” Meteor Events
“The feedback has been fantastic very funny and enlightening”
Siemens Management conference
“I have received nothing but praise about your speech”
Centre for Forensic computing Dinner
“Fantastic hope we can work together again soon”
European Banking technology Dinner
“Garry was the consummate professional”
Iron and Steel Trade Association
