Mike Read
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Series
Only Fools and Horses
Himself
1981
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
Series
Bo' Selecta!
2002
Series
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
2002
Series
Cluedo
Himself
1990
Series
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
Self
2004
Series
Hell's Kitchen
Self
2004
Series
Celebrity Coach Trip
Self
2010
Cash in the Celebrity Attic
Self
2008
8:15 from Manchester
1990
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
Series
Pop Quiz
1981
The Footage Detectives
2021
Film
Trials and Tribulations
(archive footage)
2008
Film
It Started with Swap Shop
Self
2006
Film
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(archival footage)
2008
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
Self
2010
Film
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
Himself
2014
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
1996
Film
Top of the Pops: The True Story
Self
2001
Film
I'm Your Number One Fan
Himself
1996
Film
George Michael: Easy to Pretend
2019
Film
George Michael: Got to Have Faith
Self
2019