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Noel Edmonds

Noel Edmonds (born 22nd December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a popular radio and television presenter who made his name on BBC Radio 1. Television series presented by him include:

• Top of the Pops
• Noel's House Party
• Multi-coloured Swap Shop
• Telly Addicts
• Noel's Christmas Presents (A Christmas morning entertainment programme)

Edmonds began his broadcasting career with independent radio, and presented Radio 1's prestigious breakfast show from 1973 to 1978, gaining record audience figures. He achieved new heights of popularity when he transferred to television, hosting children's Saturday morning programmes. He later moved to a Saturday early evening slot.

In autumn 1986 Noel's Late Late Breakfast Show was cancelled by the BBC following an accident in which Michael Lush, a viewer who had been selected to take part in a live stunt for the 'Whirly Wheel' section, was killed during rehearsal.

Edmonds soon returned to television with The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow in 1988 which eventually morphed into the seminal Noel's House Party in 1991. This later series ran for eight years from the fictional town of "Crinkley Bottom". Mr. Blobby initially appeared in the celebrity Gotcha section, and became a regular icon of the show. The character even achieved the 1993 Christmas No. 1.

Noel's House Party was a staple of BBC1's autumn and spring schedules for several years. Several reformats could not save its declining popularity. In the final show, broadcast on March 20, 1999, Edmonds appealed that viewers' memories should be kind to the show; a reasonable request considering the criticism which this very popular show received during its later seasons.

Edmonds was critical of Lancaster City Council's management of the Crinkley Bottom theme park in Morecambe which closed only a few months after its opening. In 2003, he returned to radio, filling in as host of a BBC Radio 2 show.

External Links

• Noel's website (http://www.noeledmonds.tv/)
• Noel's House Party (http://www.the-jps.co.uk/themes/noelshouseparty.htm) - Unofficial site

Some or all material in this page has been adapted from the Noel Edmonds entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Edmonds), or others, in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org), the free encyclopedia.