Birthday:
Mar 01, 1947
Place of Birth: Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Place of Birth: Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Mike Read
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| George Michael: Got to Have Faith | Self | 2019 |
| George Michael: Easy to Pretend | 2019 | |
| It Started with Swap Shop | Self | 2006 |
| Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned | Himself | 2014 |
| Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 | (archival footage) | 2008 |
| Trials and Tribulations | (archive footage) | 2008 |
| I'm Your Number One Fan | Himself | 1996 |
| When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs | Himself | 2010 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Only Fools and Horses | 1981 | |
| Bo' Selecta! | 2002 | |
| Top of the Pops | Self | 1964 |
| The Terry and Gaby Show | 2003 | |
| 8:15 from Manchester | 1990 | |
| Pop Quiz | 1981 | |
| Pebble Mill | Self | 1991 |
| Bargain Hunt Famous Finds | 2008 | |
| Without Walls | Himself | 1970 |
| Cash in the Celebrity Attic | Self | 2008 |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self | 1996 |
| Top of the Pops | Self - Host | 1964 |
| The Footage Detectives | 2021 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | Self | 2004 |
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Self | 2002 |
| Top of the Pops | Presenter | 1964 |
| Cluedo | Himself | 1990 |
