Favourites presenters

1. Donal Skehan

Producer | Cook-In

Donal Skehan is known for Cook-In (2020), All Fired Up (2022) and Donal Skehan (2012). He has been married to Sofie Larsson since June 28, 2015. They have one child.

2. James Martin

Self | James Martin: Delicious!

When he was merely 12, James Martin cooked for the Queen Mother on her visit to Castle Howard in Yorkshire, where his father worked. James went to Scarborough to begin his formal training when he was 16, and became the student of the year for three consecutive years. He soon proceeded to London, ...

3. Rick Stein

Writer | Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul

Rick Stein is one of England's most recognisable chefs, a restaurateur and a hugely popular television presenter. As a chef his speciality is seafood, but with his series Food Heroes, Rick has shown that he's equally passionate about the best of British produce whatever its provenance. In his most ...

4. Dave Myers

Make_up_department | Absolon

Dave Myers was born on September 8, 1957 in Barrow-in-Furness, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Absolon (2003), Prime Suspect: The Last Witness (2003) and The Enemy (2001). He was married to Liliana Orzac. He died on February 28, 2024 in Staffordshire, England, UK.

5. Si King

Location_management | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Si King is known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Great Moments in Aviation (1994). He has been married to Jane Dodds since 2007. They have three children.

6. Sophie Dahl

Actress | People I Know

Sophie Dahl began her working life as a teenage fashion model and actress, but books and words were her first love. In 2003 she wrote the illustrated novella and Sunday Times bestseller, 'The Man With The Dancing Eyes' (Bloomsbury) and in 2007, published her first novel, 'Playing With The Grownups'...

7. Mary Berry

Self | The Great British Bake Off

Mary Berry was born on March 24, 1935 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. She is a writer, known for The Great British Baking Show (2010), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013) and Britain's Best Home Cook (2018). She has been married to Paul John March Hunnings since April 3, 1966. They have three ...

8. Alys Fowler

Self | Our Food

9. Monty Don

Writer | Don Roaming

Monty Don was born on July 8, 1955 in Germany. He is a writer and producer, known for Don Roaming (2001), Monty Don's Italian Gardens (2011) and This Time with Alan Partridge (2019). He has been married to Sarah Don since 1983. They have three children.

10. Joe Swift

Self | The Gooner Review

Joe Swift was born on May 25, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK.

11. Carol Klein

Self | The Great Gardening Challenge

Carol Klein was born on June 24, 1945 in Walkden, Lancashire, England, UK.

12. Alan Titchmarsh

Actor | Wetty Hainthropp Investigates

Gardener, writer and broadcaster. Educated at "Ilkley County Secondary School" in Ilkley, Bradford, "Shipley Art and Technology Institute" in Shipley, Bradford, "Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture" (Nat. Cert. Hort.) in St Albans, and the "Royal Botanic Gardens" (DipHort) in Kew,...

13. Maja Popielarska

Self | Fakty

14. John Torode

Self | Masterchef Goes Large

John Torode was born on July 23, 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.