Amanda Statham @Amanda_Statham Bio: Travel Editor: Women's Health, Muddy Stilettos, 101 Holidays. A proud kiwi who is now #DesertQueenGoneGreen as I repatriate back into NZ, bringing with me global diversity and resilience. He achieved popularity as the producer of Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais' radio program on Xfm. When she eventually made it to a refugee camp in Kenya and managed to find her brother, Emmanuel Jal, who had become an acclaimed hip-hop artist, the pair recorded a song called Gua (meaning peace in their native Nuer tongue); it reached number one in Kenya. She went back to school to study fine-art photography, while following her husband with their family to more than 100 countries. Television news presenters BBC One and BBC Two Many of the presenters below also work on other BBC News output, and some also work in other parts of the BBC. Our presenters all have a wealth of travel and property knowledge and are passionate about helping their house hunters find their dream homes abroad. I would attribute a lot of our understanding of the earth from our thousands of hours of flying together. She speaks of we a lot, referring to her late second husband Doug Tompkins, who died in 2015. Female BBC World News reporters When away on assignment she would queue for hours to phone her son. Getting people travelling was absolutely one of our goals; we didnt make everything private and put a lock on it; we wanted people to get out into the wild and fall in love again. For the life of me, I cant figure out if his dislike of travel is an act. How could you possibly love travelling 300 days a year, asks English primatologist Dame Jane Goodall, 84, when its just hotels and meetings, all the lines at security, the terrible pat-you-downs and how they treat you like a criminal? Goodall details her flights for the next few months: Bangkok, Taiwan (which she loves), Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, then Greece, Spain and France. Two-time BAFTA-winning naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall soared to fame with the BBC program Deadly 60. Back in 1970s Japan, men were the ones to work outside and women were asked just to serve tea, she said. Noo had spent childhood summers in Port Harcourt on the Niger Delta but after this, she didnt return for 10 years (except for his funeral and burial), wanting nothing more to do with the country. Model Katie Piper made headlines after being attacked with acid by her former boyfriend. At Great British Presenters, we work with the most professional female presenters and TV broadcasters in the country, to ensure that we can provide you with the perfect fit for your presentation, conference, or event. The uniquely determined Dutch-born Dekker is the youngest person to sail solo around the world she was just 14 when she set off. Yet she had her admirers in wonder at her total commitment, call it obsessive, to these majestic animals that were being heavily poached at the time. Male Presenters. Interestingly, every television show has a presenter who hosts the program. Over the course of the voyage, the pair collected more than 6,000 botanical samples from around the world, disembarking the ship in Mauritius the circumstances unclear to continue their botanical studies. In our blog posts, you'll find guides and information on the more under-the-radar destinations such as Cheshire, the Isle of Man, and Lincolnshire, as well as the popular spots such as London, Edinburgh, The Cotswolds, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Travel Presenter jobs Sort by: relevance - date 327 jobs Children's Science Presenter - Mad Science Mad Science 4.0 Liverpool +1 location 30 - 35 an hour Part-time Monday to Friday Technical Presenter - part time Cooper Ward Ltd England 20 - 27 an hour Part-time + 1 Monday to Friday The flamboyant man who later pursued his career with ITV and Channel 4 is also a comedian and critic and appeared in a number of films. Rick Steves. Abi King from Inside the Travel Lab. In 2017, she went on to co-present Children in Need. Driving long-term change for marine life and ocean communities. In 1963, this Russian cosmonaut blasted off in the Vostok 6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, becoming the first woman in space at only 26. Also known for his charity work, Pilkington designed and signed a card to benefit the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. Of his many scoops, his greatest was Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgays Everest climb in May 1953. Next shes off to northern Canada to train for an upcoming expedition by contrast, this time in the desert. PCFML work focuses on creating and implementing conservation strategies in regions where pollution, over-fishing, poor decision making and/or a lack of infrastructure are taking their toll on marine ecosystems. Menu Michael Palin. Born a decade before the Wright Brothers even attempted flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Coleman became the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's licence. Not to mention a car accident that damaged her spine when she was 17 years old! In spring 1975, just after the Vietnam War finally drew to a close and as Diane von Furstenbergs wrap dresses were selling in their millions and Tammy Wynettes 'Stand By Your Man' was blaring from Roberts Radios across the UK, a 35-year-old, five-foot-tall Japanese climber became the first woman to scale Mount Everest as part of an all-female team she had put together. Since 2010, he has been appearing as a judge on the popular television baking competition, The Great British Bake Off. Heidi Watney (May 19, 1981) - American sports writer. Celebrated former radio presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has posted on social media that a Bulawayo woman was allegedly killed by her husband in the United Kingdom. In 2017, she was mentioned in Debrett's' 500 most influential people in the UK list. A mean mountaineer as well, she also spent time in the Alps, summiting both La Meije and Mont Blanc, and had one peak in the Bernese Oberland, Gertrudspitze, named after her. UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has said of her work for refugees: I have seen how much they inspire her as she listens to them for hours on end. Ready to launch my dream of working in NZ Tourism, after 12 years of developing Oman Tourism.<br><br>I am a charismatic, approachable, adventurous, traveler. Bell lived out her last days in Baghdad, where she took up again archaeology, founding what became the National Museum of Iraq. Your email address will not be published. Pictured, Alistair Stewart, 67 (left). She swung between affairs, most famously with Ernest Hemingway. But she managed to notch up the miles on the cheap exploring the US in her 1979 Chevy LUV pickup called Myrtle, which she fitted out with a twin-sized futon. In Notes from My Travels, she writes: I feel I was not raised to seriously think outside my own country and describes her epiphany through exchanges with women in camps, kids begging and market vendors. After travelling extensively throughout Africa, she founded the Karisoke Research Centre and based herself here in Rwandas cloud forest. Kate McCarthy GIA AJP. 'Transports the reader to another world' Sunday Express Adventurer and TV presenter Alice Morrison takes the reader on three remarkable and inspirational journeys across Morocco, from the Sahara to the Atlas mountains, to reveal the growing challenges faced by our planet. I said, No, just an American who wants to learn more about Africa.' That was the Jolie before her dozens of field missions, meeting refugees from Kabul and Darfur as well as the Syria-Iraq border. She has redefined the modern monarch during her world tours of duty while connecting with nearly five million Instagram and 10.4 million Twitter followers (where her profile reads: a mum and a wife with a really cool day job). 4. And shes still living on a boat. Female TV Presenters and Television Personalities - Knight Ayton. It was soon after her 10th birthday and the gift of a second-hand bicycle from her parents that Murphy resolved to cycle to India. Clare Balding Clare Balding, 44, is an English BBC television presenter, journalist and retired amateur jockey. Her writing has become unapologetically political: the struggles post-apartheid in South from the Limpopo: Travels Through South Africa; The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe, exploring the impact of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa; and Visiting Rwanda, reflecting on the 1994 genocide. British television has had a pool of talented television presenters who have earned a name for themselves - be it Carol Kirkwood and her show BBC Breakfast where she is the main weather presenter or Nicky Campbell and his shows Wheel of Fortune, Long Lost Family and Watchdog, Kate Thorton and her shows The X Factor and This Morning or David Dikinson and his flagship show The David Dickinson Show. James May is credited with co-founding the independent TV production company W. Chump and Sons. There needs to be a reason for hitting the road, associated with work or teaching me how the earth is degrading. Upcoming trips include South Georgia Island, one of her favourite places, and sailing through the Northwest Passage both cold places, but I have pretty good gear, she says, smiling. Ship journals are contradictory, but there is some suggestion she pronounced herself a eunuch when suspicions were raised about her gender; other accounts hint at violence and rape. To know more about the life, works and shows of British television presenters, read on. 1. 33. She was drawn to remote and risky places, choosing to go alone, and remarking that she found confronting danger a way of 'passing through fear, to the absence of fear'. Meet the presenters and reporters for BBC One and BBC NewsChannel's Breakfast programme. He is known for his signature style of sarcastic criticism of society. We learned to love the landscape even more so from above. I was always a wild kid, the weirdo of the family, Marquis says. At the end of the war, Bell was pivotal in drawing up the borders of modern-day Iraq and shaping the country's politics. Line-up of presenters, which includes female and black ex-players, mirrors football's changing makeup James Tapper Sat 26 Jun 2021 13.17 EDT Last modified on Sat 26 Jun 2021 15.13 EDT Required fields are marked *. 4. The Marillac St. Vincent Family Services organization fulfills its mission through quality child care and early childhood education . With her new husband Tony, they hit the hippie trail and backpacked from the UK to Australia in the early 1970s a wholly different time when Kabul was a must-see, many of Thailands beaches were still undiscovered and Bali had but a few rudimentary hostels. Creator Julia Bradbury (co-developer) Stars Julia Bradbury Chrissi Bradbury See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Episodes 6 Top-rated Fri, Feb 7, 2020 S1.E5 Rhodes and Symi Julia arrives in the Dodecanese, a far-flung group of islands at the gateway between Europe and the East where she visits the medieval capital of Rhodes. After her death in Asolo in north-east Italy, the newspapers referred to her as 'la regina nomade'. By Michelle Jana Chan, Sovfoto/Universal Images Group/REX/Shutterstock, Photo by Graham Harrison/REX/Shutterstock, University of Florida Bob Campbell collection, Cristoforo Dall'Acqua / Wikimedia Commons, Tony/Maureen Wheeler and Richard I'Anson / Lonely Planet Images, This film camera was my best travel purchase last year, I took Uniqlo's viral 15 bag on holiday and here's my verdict, facebook.com/groups/womenwhotraveltheworld. When I travel I always try to think about the place as a whole, rather than just its airport code, she says. The 51-year-old broadcaster will . Dave Attell. The year was 1972 and Lonely Planet was born, which was set to become the worlds biggest travel guidebook outfit (35 years later BBC Worldwide bought the publishing company for tens of millions). Rachel Hatton GIA AJP. She writes hoping her readers too will consider choosing an adventure of the spirit. For years, Black women have consistently brought lively, joyful energy to UK airwaves - via the likes of Choice FM DJ Jenny Francis, Capital Xtra breakfast presenters Yinka and Shayna Marie,. 19/04/2016 04:15pm BST. This 42-year-old Nigerian writer grew up in Surrey, which she describes as a bountiful paradise of Twix bars and TV cartoons and leylandii trees, far removed from the heat and chaos of Nigeria where you see machine guns, tuxedos, army fatigues and evening frocks together at an airport. Her book Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria, is a brave first foray into travel literature; Noos father Ken Saro-Wiwa, who campaigned against government corruption, was executed by the military dictatorship of his country in 1995. With her signature pirates patch (shed lost her eye in a grenade blast in Sri Lanka), this frontline correspondent defied death numerous times until she didnt. She was a beguiling conversationalist, husky in voice (she smoked constantly) and with a piercing gaze, and above all was a luminous and prolific writer of books that set travel hearts racing, nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature twice; when Ernest Hemingway won, he suggested it should have gone to her. Our directors, Steve andJane, have many years of experience within the presenting industry and have forged close relationships with some of the most well-known corporate presenters and TV broadcasters on the circuit both here in the UK and overseas. Ive wondered why men have so absolutely monopolised the field of exploration, she told The New York Times in 1912. Rachel Mary Ann Cecilia Burden was born on January 22, 1975, in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Her first major commission was researching the effects of the Depression across the USA. Today we have gathered the most beautiful TV presenters all over the world in one place. All rights reserved. Women Who Travel Video SUBSCRIBE AND GET 1 YEAR FOR $21.99 $10 Women Who Travel The Women Who Travel Power List In this inaugural list, we celebrate 30 women paving the way for all. My aim is to break industry standards and bring to light the value of models . In 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his service in Northern Ireland. The five female BBC presenters who appear in the list of top 20 highest paid presenters are Claudia Winkleman, Laura Larverne, Vanessa Feltz, Zoe Ball, and Gabby Logan. An Idiot Abroad is brilliant. After his military career, Strawbridge has established himself as a TV personality, appearing on several TV programs. His earlier works (Full Circle, Pole to Pole, Around the World in 80 Days) are admittedly better than his more recent works (Sahara, Himalayas, New Europe). 5. He has also written for shows such as Brass Eye and hosted shows such as Screenwipe and Gameswipe. 51 Sinead McIntyre, Kelly Holmes, Karren Brady,. Praise back in the day was hardly that, such as: she has masculine vigour, hard common sense and practical efficiency all tempered by feminine charm and a most romantic spirit. Chris is also a major contributor to auto magazines such as Evo and Autocar. george kovach cilka. She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4, BT Sport and Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2. She is best known for winning the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off. She is best known as the widow of magician Paul Daniels, with whom she often appeared on stage. He never takes himself too seriously but his shows are serious. Hes about as good as it gets. Be sure to scroll the page down and appreciate the attractiveness of woman included in the list. Her motto was No Uncle Tom stuff for me. In fact, she wrote Travel With Children as a shout-out to parents who were hesitant to hit the road with their families, including practical tips and, in the latest edition, travel stories written by her kids. The BBC has over 200 correspondents based both in the United Kingdom and abroad. Smith is truly an underrated talent. Ade Adepitan Carmen. She started working with several charity organizations after marrying Prince Andrew, Duke of York. I have been lucky enough to meet Kate twice. The pair met in a bar in Key West and did eventually marry (with roast moose for the wedding feast). From small-town middle-class Mexico, her only travels as a child were once a year to Disneyland in Los Angeles but she was inspired to go further after reading the novels of Emilio Salgari, who painted a picture of places that struck my imagination. She spends at least half of the year on the road, personally overseeing her projects for the Tiffany & Co Foundation: opposing a proposed mine on Alaskas Bristol Bay that would sit at the headwaters of one of the worlds greatest salmon fisheries and leading journalists to the Great Barrier Reef to raise awareness of ocean conservation. Im not good with teams, she admits. The impressive collection A Writer's World: Travels 19502000 reflects the life of a compulsive traveller, although during the final stages of her life before she sadly passed away in November 2020, she was mostly ensconced in her converted stable home in north-west Wales, tired of taking my shoes off at airports. And now shes pushing on with their land-restoration work, recently donating more than a million acres to the Chilean government chiefly in the Patagonia and Pumaln National Parks. He is also the author of several popular science books. Shed been working as housekeeper to, before becoming the lover of, naturalist Philibert de Commeron, whod been invited to join the round-the-world expedition of Commander Louis Antoine de Bougainville.