Jamie Theakston
Jamie Theakston | |
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| Born | James Paul Theakston 21 December 1970 Cuckfield, West Sussex, England |
| Occupations | Presenter, producer, narrator, actor |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Employers | |
| Known for | Heart Radio Top of the Pops Live & Kicking Traffic Cops (Narrator) Motorway Cops (Narrator) |
| Spouse |
Sophie Siegle (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | jamietheakstonofficial |
James Paul Theakston (born 21 December 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, narrator and actor. He has hosted television programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. He co-presented the Saturday morning BBC One children's show Live & Kicking alongside Zoe Ball between 1996 and 1999, and hosted numerous episodes of the music programme Top of the Pops between 1998 and 2003. He currently co-hosts the national breakfast show with Amanda Holden on Heart Radio.
Theakston narrated the BBC documentary series Traffic Cops from 2003 to 2015, and on Channel 5 from 2016 onwards. He has won a BAFTA award for Live & Kicking and numerous awards for his radio work, including a Sony Gold, 3 Silver awards and 4 Bronze awards, 2 Arqiva awards, 3 TRIC awards and 2 New York Radio Festival Awards.