Cast
Mike Read
Acting
Cast
Mike Read
Known for
Acting
Born
1947-03-01
From
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Michael David Kenneth Read, Michael David Kenneth
Biography
Michael David Kenneth Read is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter. Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day. Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.
MOVIE2001
Top of the Pops: The True Story
as Self
★4.0
MOVIE1996
I'm Your Number One Fan
as Himself
★8.0
MOVIE1996
Multi-Coloured Saturdays
MOVIE2008
Trials and Tribulations
as (archive footage)
★7.5
MOVIE2014
Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
as Himself
MOVIE2019
George Michael: Easy to Pretend
MOVIE2010
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
as Self
MOVIE2006
It Started with Swap Shop
as Self
MOVIE2008
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
as (archival footage)
MOVIE2019
George Michael: Got to Have Faith
as Self