Mary Ann Ochota
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Mary-Ann Ochota is a British
broadcaster and anthropologist specialising in Anthropology, Archaeology, Social History and Adventure factual television.
Mary-Ann is the co-presenter for Series 19 (to be broadcast in 2012) of Channel 4's archaeology show Time Team
with Tony Robinson
, and has presented for Discovery Networks (Squeamish 2011; Anthropology series in production 2012), Nat Geo (The Truth Behind King Arthur
2011) and for the BBC.
She presented the documentary Silbury Hill:The Heart of the Hill for BBC Four
about the neolithic mound Silbury Hill
in Wiltshire. Her co-presenter was Neil Oliver
.
She was part of the expert panel on a BBC Two
daytime game show
in 2007, hosted by Donny Osmond
. She was the resident anthropologist on BBC Three
's Castaway Exposed, the sister show to BBC Castaway 2007
, hosted by Richard Bacon. She has contributed to current affairs radio programme Weekend World Today on the BBC World Service.
She is a key chairperson and interviewer at the annual Institute of Art and Ideas
Crunch arts festivals and HowTheLightGetsIn Philosophy festivals, and she regularly blogs for The Independent
newspaper's Notebook.
, in Cheshire to India
n and Polish
parents. She studied at the sixth form college of Sir John Deanes in Cheshire. She then went on to read Archaeology and Anthropology at Emmanuel College
, Cambridge.
In 2008, she married children's author Joe Craig
.
. She also shot several commercials including for Kellogg's Special K.
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United Kingdom
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broadcaster and anthropologist specialising in Anthropology, Archaeology, Social History and Adventure factual television.
Mary-Ann is the co-presenter for Series 19 (to be broadcast in 2012) of Channel 4's archaeology show Time Team
Time Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...
with Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson is an English actor, comedian, author, broadcaster and political campaigner. He is best known for playing Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder, and for hosting Channel 4 programmes such as Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. Robinson is a member of the Labour Party...
, and has presented for Discovery Networks (Squeamish 2011; Anthropology series in production 2012), Nat Geo (The Truth Behind King Arthur
King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries, who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and...
2011) and for the BBC.
She presented the documentary Silbury Hill:The Heart of the Hill for BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
about the neolithic mound Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site, and lies at ....
in Wiltshire. Her co-presenter was Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver
Neil Oliver is a Scottish broadcaster and author. He grew up in Ayr and Dumfries before attending Glasgow University to study archaeology...
.
She was part of the expert panel on a BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
daytime game show
Identity (game show)
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in 2007, hosted by Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
. She was the resident anthropologist on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
's Castaway Exposed, the sister show to BBC Castaway 2007
Castaway 2007
Castaway 2007 was a follow-up to the BBC series Castaway 2000 in which a group of people from the British public are "castaway" on a remote island. While in the 2000 series 36 men, women and children moved to a remote Scottish island for a year, this series featured 15 men and women from the...
, hosted by Richard Bacon. She has contributed to current affairs radio programme Weekend World Today on the BBC World Service.
She is a key chairperson and interviewer at the annual Institute of Art and Ideas
Institute of Art and Ideas
The Institute of Art and Ideas ' is a not-for-profit organisation, formed to overturn the current intellectually conservative environment where ideas and philosophy are undervalued...
Crunch arts festivals and HowTheLightGetsIn Philosophy festivals, and she regularly blogs for The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper's Notebook.
Biography
Mary-Ann Ochota was born and grew up in WinchamWincham
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, in Cheshire to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n and Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
parents. She studied at the sixth form college of Sir John Deanes in Cheshire. She then went on to read Archaeology and Anthropology at Emmanuel College
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, Cambridge.
In 2008, she married children's author Joe Craig
Joe Craig
Joe Craig is an English writer, children's novelist and musician.He is best known for the Jimmy Coates series of books, which is sometimes compared to the work of Jack Heath or Anthony Horowitz , and described in several reviews as 'The Bourne Identity for kids'.-Biography:Craig was born and grew...
.
Other work
After graduation from Cambridge, Mary-Ann worked as a top UK plus-size modelPlus-size model
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. She also shot several commercials including for Kellogg's Special K.
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