Artistes of the Month
Also featured: Carol Smillie, Steve Cram
Juliet Morris
Juliet
is a regular contributor to Countryfile and was recently seen on Channel
4 presenting 3 Minute Wonder. Prior to that she presented both series
of Unchartered Territory for BBC2 where she travelled worldwide in search
of holiday homes off the beaten track.
Juliet is the quiz mistress on National Geographic Channel's extremely successful Mastermind style quiz, Nat Geo Genius. Prior to which she presented 3 series of BBC's House Detectives. In 2001 Juliet presented the re-launched Heaven and Earth show which followed on from Vintage & Veteran for Meridian.
She was the main anchor for Newsround and filmed a moving set of reports for Newsround Extra focusing on a chilling portrait of the children living in Colombia's sewers and led to her being the main anchor on BBC Breakfast for 5 years.
Beginning her career at BBC SW's Spotlight Juliet has built a solid reputation as interviewer and investigator tackling projects of complexity and gravitas. In the corporate market she has built on this reputation, bringing warmth and depth to her delivery, enhancing events all round. Recent clients include BP for whom she has conducted one to one interviews with the Group CEO, Lord Browne and other top executives for 5 years running and the British Standards Institute, for whom she has conducted a series of live and recorded interviews.
Carol
Smillie
Carol Smillie is one of the UK's most sought after presenters for television programmes, award ceremonies, corporate events and advertisements. Those who know her primarily from Changing Rooms may be surprised by the range of her work on and off the TV. She has won a NATIONAL TV AWARD, an INDIE award and was nominated for a BAFTA. She has worked with Princes, Prime Ministers and movie stars, and is gaining recognition overseas in particular through BBC America.
Carol Smillie began her career in showbusiness as the much publicised
hostess on ITV's WHEEL OF FORTUNE, a role however, which denied her a
chance to speak.
She found her voice, and her feet, shortly after as one of the main reporters
on BBC2's THE TRAVEL SHOW.
After two years, she was snapped up as a regular on BBC1's HOLIDAY, often fronting the show.
Carol Smillie was the face of the BBC's SUMMER HOLIDAY and HOLIDAY SWAPS
and for three years in succession, fronted THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
However, the show she will always be known for is, of course, BBC television's
CHANGING ROOMS, the flagship DIY programme which changed the face of British
television as we know it today. The programme earned Carol invitations
to Buckingham Palace & Downing Street and the big red book on THIS
IS YOUR LIFE.
She has also fronted five successful series of DREAM HOLIDAY HOMES on
FIVE. Carol Smillie is a popular guest on game shows and other popular
programmes. Carol Smillie recently appeared on a celebrity edition of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Strictly Ice Dancing.
Carol Smillie is very much in demand in the corporate market as a host
for company conferences and award ceremonies, and was chosen to host the
Duke of Edinburgh's 80th birthday celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall.
Steve Cram
British
middle distance running could not believe its luck when, in a majestic-striding
youngster from the northeast called Steve Cram, it found a "third man"
to eclipse Seb Coe and Steve Ovett. Steve quietly nurtured a natural gift
that was arguably superior to both of them.
When he was in full cry during his destruction of Ovett's 1500m and Coe's World mile records in 1985, one commentator likened it to "watching a Greek god on the track".
For five seasons between 1982 and 1986, he enjoyed a dazzling spell of competitive success which neither Coe or Ovett ever matched, winning a world, two European and three Commonwealth Golds.
The ultimate prize deserted him when, not fully fit, he had to settle for silver behind Coe in the Los Angeles Olympics 1500m final. His response was three world records in 19 days the following year, including history's first sub-three and half minute metric mile in one of the sport's epic duels, with Said Aouita.
Steve is now the main athletics presenter on BBC Grandstand and does
a great deal of after dinner and motivational speaking and is in great
demand from corporate clients.
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