Noel Edmonds
Birthday:
December 22, 1948 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK
Birth Name:
Noel Ernest Edmonds
Height:
173 cm
Many people are quick to ridicule Noel Edmonds, yet he has consistently been a ratings winner for the BBC.Noel started life as a radio DJ having stints on Radio Luxembourg, pirate radio stations and then BBC's Radio 1. It was whilst serving at Radio 1 that he gained a huge fan base and his shows normally consisted of lively banter, good music,...
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Many people are quick to ridicule Noel Edmonds, yet he has consistently been a ratings winner for the BBC.Noel started life as a radio DJ having stints on Radio Luxembourg, pirate radio stations and then BBC's Radio 1. It was whilst serving at Radio 1 that he gained a huge fan base and his shows normally consisted of lively banter, good music, and some hilarious phone jokes played on unsuspecting listeners.From radio, Edmonds took the leap into television. He presented Swap Shop, and various other children's TV programmes during the late seventies and early eighties, graduating into adult television soon later.He presented Top of the Pops, the immensely popular Telly Addicts quiz show, he also had stints on Top Gear and often commentated for the BBC on special events and occasions.For well over a decade he also presented and produced "Noel's Christmas Presents" where he arranged once in a life time trips and surprises for deserving or disadvantaged members of the public. It was often slated as being "schmaltz" but he was always very sincere and genuinely touched by the reaction he got from the people for whom he arranged the trips and surprises.He became the most bankable Saturday night entertainer on British TV. His show the "Late Late Breakfast Show" was new, exciting, fast-paced and genuinely funny. It had a feature where viewers were given the chance of winning cash for doing nail-biting stunts (controlled and overseen by proper stunt men and safety officials). After a contestant was killed when a stunt went wrong, the show was cancelled.Noel's House Party was another lively early evening entertainment show on Saturday evenings which trounced all competition. In many ways it could be seen as the predecessor to "Ant and Dec's Saturday take away" on ITV1.After many years the show began to lose viewers and Edmonds and the BBC finally decided to finish it in 1999.Noel has many fingers in many pies, he still does the odd bit of broadcasting, recently sitting in for Johnnie Walker on Radio 2's Drivetime show. He is also the CEO of many companies, runs his own charity helicopter taxi service for less-able people and is honorary patron of many charities. Show less «
There would be less sex on television if more people swam in cold water.
There would be less sex on television if more people swam in cold water.
I used to be the president of the Association of Gateau Hurlers. I can take a joke.
I used to be the president of the Association of Gateau Hurlers. I can take a joke.
I'll admit I'm a contributor to the decline in TV standards. I'm guilty as charged for certain things. I don't say that with pride, but I'm ...Show more »
I'll admit I'm a contributor to the decline in TV standards. I'm guilty as charged for certain things. I don't say that with pride, but I'm not quite so guilty as others. Show less «
In the very early days of Swap Shop, someone phoned up and asked who bought my shirts for me, and then asked, 'Are they blind?'
In the very early days of Swap Shop, someone phoned up and asked who bought my shirts for me, and then asked, 'Are they blind?'
I'd like to go on Mastermind - my specialist subject would be rotary aviation, 1930 to the present day, because I'm mad on helicopters.
I'd like to go on Mastermind - my specialist subject would be rotary aviation, 1930 to the present day, because I'm mad on helicopters.
[on Mike Smith] He was so much more than simply a presenter. Mike was that rare individual - the consummate broadcaster in an era when profe...Show more »
[on Mike Smith] He was so much more than simply a presenter. Mike was that rare individual - the consummate broadcaster in an era when professionalism, dedication and hard work were truly valued. I am typing this through the tears. I wish I had told him more forcefully and frequently how much I admired his talent and valued his support. Show less «
(On Dave Lee Travis) He was never the brightest spark, but he's not a nasty guy. There was no bad vibe about him. I was never aware of anyth...Show more »
(On Dave Lee Travis) He was never the brightest spark, but he's not a nasty guy. There was no bad vibe about him. I was never aware of anything remotely sleazy about Dave. OK, he was possibly misguided, but you can't talk about him in the same breath as Savile. Savile was the absolute depths of depravation. That's a whole different story. Show less «
(On Jimmy Savile) I never liked him. I found it insulting the way the rest of us would turn up to functions at the BBC on time, dressed in s...Show more »
(On Jimmy Savile) I never liked him. I found it insulting the way the rest of us would turn up to functions at the BBC on time, dressed in suits and he'd turn up late in a gold lamé tracksuit. I also thought he was a s*** broadcaster. He had no command of the English language. He couldn't speak properly. He'd come out with those awful expressions like, 'Howzabout that then?' and I used to wonder why he even had a job. Show less «
(On the Jimmy Savile scandal) What transpired was unspeakable, but it's wrong to entirely blame the culture of the BBC. Savile was in deep w...Show more »
(On the Jimmy Savile scandal) What transpired was unspeakable, but it's wrong to entirely blame the culture of the BBC. Savile was in deep with the Royals, with Mrs Thatcher, with the hospitals and with Broadmoor. There's a whole establishment that let him into its heart. Not just the BBC. Show less «
