Anna Richardson (presenter)
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Anna Clare Richardson is an English
presenter
, television producer
, writer and journalist
, as well as author of four books.
Richardson was born in Shropshire
. She started her television presenting career on The Big Breakfast
on Channel 4
, and thereafter for the next six years appeared regularly in television programmes including Love Bites for ITV
, for which she was nominated for an RTS
award.
Richardson went on to present Love Bites Back, Dream Ticket
, Des Res and the ITV series Big Screen, where she met and interviewed a number of prominent Hollywood personalities.
She has also written and produced television programmes including No Waste Like Home; Turn Back Your Body Clock; and Channel 4's series You Are What You Eat.
Richardson returned to television presenting on Channel 4’s Supersize vs Superskinny
which covered the topic of unconventional dietary habits with an emphasis on celebrities. She tried radical regimes "in a quest to expose uncomfortable truths about the quest for size zero."
Richardson sued Arnold Schwarzenegger
and two of his aides, Sean Walsh and publicist Sheryl Main, over comments they made about her claims that he groped her. The case was settled in 2006.
She fronted Channel 4's The Sex Education Show
, broadcast from 9 September – 14 October 2008, which returned in March 2009 as The Sex Education Show vs. Pornography. A third series The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal? was broadcast on July 2010. The fourth series, called The Sex Education Show: Stop Pimping Our Kids, aired from 19-21 April 2011. The fifth series began on 19 July 2011.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, writer and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, as well as author of four books.
Richardson was born in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. She started her television presenting career on The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, and thereafter for the next six years appeared regularly in television programmes including Love Bites for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, for which she was nominated for an RTS
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
award.
Richardson went on to present Love Bites Back, Dream Ticket
Dream Ticket
Dream Ticket was a music radio show on BBC 6 Music, and on the air since the opening of the radio station in 2002 until 2007 with that show title...
, Des Res and the ITV series Big Screen, where she met and interviewed a number of prominent Hollywood personalities.
She has also written and produced television programmes including No Waste Like Home; Turn Back Your Body Clock; and Channel 4's series You Are What You Eat.
Richardson returned to television presenting on Channel 4’s Supersize vs Superskinny
Supersize vs Superskinny
Supersize vs Superskinny is a British television programme on Channel 4 that features information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. One of the main show features is a weekly comparison between an overweight person, and an underweight person...
which covered the topic of unconventional dietary habits with an emphasis on celebrities. She tried radical regimes "in a quest to expose uncomfortable truths about the quest for size zero."
Richardson sued Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and two of his aides, Sean Walsh and publicist Sheryl Main, over comments they made about her claims that he groped her. The case was settled in 2006.
She fronted Channel 4's The Sex Education Show
The Sex Education Show
The Sex Education Show is a British sex education television show. It is presented by Anna Richardson and shown on Channel 4.-Series 4: Stop Pimping Our Kids:*Aired 19–21 April 2011...
, broadcast from 9 September – 14 October 2008, which returned in March 2009 as The Sex Education Show vs. Pornography. A third series The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal? was broadcast on July 2010. The fourth series, called The Sex Education Show: Stop Pimping Our Kids, aired from 19-21 April 2011. The fifth series began on 19 July 2011.
External links
- http://www.annarichardson.co.uk
- The Sex Education Show @ Channel4.com