Joe Mace (born 10 October 1971) is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
radioRadio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
presenter. Former host of the programme
The Album Chart ShowThe Album Chart Show showcases the biggest and best album releases from the UK Top 100 Album Chart and also gives up-and-coming talent a chance to make their mark on a 1000 strong audience by performing live. The show is recorded in front of a live audience in London’s flamboyant, stylish and...
on the UK's
Channel 4Channel 4 is a UK public-service television broadcaster which began working on November 2, 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station owned now and operated by the Channel Four Television...
and the
Dream TicketDream 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. At that time, it was simply called by the presenter's name, "Gideon Coe"....
on
BBC 6 MusicBBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
.
Mace conducted interviews with
John CleeseJohn Marwood Cleese is an Academy Award-nominated English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer who is known for being a member of the group of comedians responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different,...
,
Prunella ScalesPrunella Scales CBE is an English actress, best known for her role as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife in the British comedy Fawlty Towers and her award-nominated role as Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution.-Career:During her long career Scales has usually been cast in...
, and
Andrew SachsAndrew Sachs is a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and is best known for his portrayal of Manuel in Fawlty Towers, a role for which he was BAFTA-nominated...
as part of the release of the British comedy series "
Fawlty TowersFawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Although only twelve episodes were produced the programme has had a lasting and powerful legacy....
" on
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
in 2001.
Mace is not only a broadcaster, but also a producer. After devising and producing
Mighty Truck of StuffMighty Truck of Stuff is a children's television programme, where a truck is filled with toys and one phone-in viewer wins the contents of the truck. After the show, the truck is driven to the home of the winner. The second series was shown on Saturday mornings between April and July 2006 on BBC...
, a children's TV show for independent UK producer
EndemolEndemol is a television production company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Netherlands,...
, Joe was formerly head of Entertainment Development for
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc BBC Children's in London.
Joe Mace (born 10 October 1971) is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
radioRadio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
presenter. Former host of the programme
The Album Chart ShowThe Album Chart Show showcases the biggest and best album releases from the UK Top 100 Album Chart and also gives up-and-coming talent a chance to make their mark on a 1000 strong audience by performing live. The show is recorded in front of a live audience in London’s flamboyant, stylish and...
on the UK's
Channel 4Channel 4 is a UK public-service television broadcaster which began working on November 2, 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station owned now and operated by the Channel Four Television...
and the
Dream TicketDream 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. At that time, it was simply called by the presenter's name, "Gideon Coe"....
on
BBC 6 MusicBBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
.
Mace conducted interviews with
John CleeseJohn Marwood Cleese is an Academy Award-nominated English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer who is known for being a member of the group of comedians responsible for the sketch show Monty Python's Flying Circus and the four Monty Python films: And Now for Something Completely Different,...
,
Prunella ScalesPrunella Scales CBE is an English actress, best known for her role as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife in the British comedy Fawlty Towers and her award-nominated role as Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution.-Career:During her long career Scales has usually been cast in...
, and
Andrew SachsAndrew Sachs is a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and is best known for his portrayal of Manuel in Fawlty Towers, a role for which he was BAFTA-nominated...
as part of the release of the British comedy series "
Fawlty TowersFawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Although only twelve episodes were produced the programme has had a lasting and powerful legacy....
" on
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
in 2001.
Professional life
Mace is not only a broadcaster, but also a producer. After devising and producing
Mighty Truck of StuffMighty Truck of Stuff is a children's television programme, where a truck is filled with toys and one phone-in viewer wins the contents of the truck. After the show, the truck is driven to the home of the winner. The second series was shown on Saturday mornings between April and July 2006 on BBC...
, a children's TV show for independent UK producer
EndemolEndemol is a television production company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Netherlands,...
, Joe was formerly head of Entertainment Development for
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc BBC Children's in London. He is now head of adult entertainment development at the BBC.
Prior to this Mace co-presented the BBC's flagship Saturday morning children's programme
The Saturday ShowThe Saturday Show is a BBC children's Saturday morning show that first aired in 2001, replacing the popular Live & Kicking. It had a mix of audience participation, cartoons, games and gunge. Initially it was presented by Dani Behr and Joe Mace. They left in 2002 and were replaced by Fearne Cotton...
alongside
Dani BehrDani Behr is an English singer and actress.-Early life:Behr is of South African Jewish descent. Her father is a partner in London estate agents Behr & Butchoff...
. He has presented a wide variety of television programmes, including
Liquid NewsLiquid News was the daily round up of entertainment news for BBC Three running from 30 May 2000 to 1 April 2004. It was originally a vehicle for presenter Christopher Price...
,
CelebdaqCelebdaq is an online "celebrity stock exchange" game on the BBC's website. In the past the game had its own television show on BBC Three. The television show was presented by Paddy O'Connell & Libby Potter. Later, the comedian Jenny Eclair was the presenter....
, and The Holiday Show.
In 2005
BBC 6 MusicBBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
asked Mace to broadcast his own radio show.
Mace also co-wrote and co-starred alongside best-friend Ben Dunn in a 6-part sitcom,
Joe's Pop ShopJoe's Pop Shop was an English comedy that aired on the BBC channel UK Play in 1999. Its central story line revolved around a small record shop run by two inept friends Joe and Ben.-Outline:...
that appeared on BBC's UK Play in 1999.
Personal life
Joe was born one of two children in October 1971 in
KenningtonKennington is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a mixed class residential area, and is the location of the The Oval, the well-known cricket stadium....
,
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
and is a life-long fan of the football club West Ham United. Joe was best man at the wedding of ex-West Ham captain Steve Potts in 2002.
He currently resides in
ClaphamClapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth.-History:Clapham dates back to Anglo-Saxon times: the name is thought to derive from the Old English clopp + hām or hamm, meaning Homestead/enclosure near a hill....
,
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
and is married with two children.