One week ends...

And so my first week at touch has come to a close. With all the bak holidays and such we have only had a four day week. Im not going to say it hasn't been a busy one though. With starting a new job on the sixth of april and now doing this placement at the same time I am very much looking forward to some well deserved rest.

The boys at Touch have informed me that Simon is not around the following week so I have said my goodbyes to him. The last task he set me was to look into a new program that they were about to have commissioned and from there find an appropriate presenter. For the sake of privacy I cannot discuss it on here but the rough idea was to find the next FEMALE Bear Grylls/Steve Backshall. Someone who was not afraid to put herself in dangerous position but someone we could perhaps relate to.

Here are my initial ideas:

Female Presenters:

Ellie Harrison

Info:

Wikipedia says -

Harrison grew up in rural Gloucestershire, "living off the land". At various times she worked in Zimbabwe, camped by and canoed on Lake Kariba and visited both Canada and Zimbabwe to observe wildlife before going to university. She has a BA from King's College, London, where she studied Geography and Ecology, graduating in 2000.

Seen on:

The One Show, Michaela’s Wild Challenge, Wild about your Garden, Country Tracks, Daily Planet and Countryfile.

Clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exbBssTmoMQ

http://www.ellie-harrison.com/showreel/showreel.html

Liz Bonnin

Info:

Wikipedia says -

Liz Bonnin is a French presenter who has worked on television in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. She currently works for the BBC.

Seen on:

Bang goes the Theory, Museum of Life, Autumnwatch, Star Gazing Live and Country Tracks

Clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfrGd1q_o2M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5tL5ReKmZY

Julia Bradbury

Info:

Bradbury is an English presenter born to a Greek Mother and a Farther from Derbyshire.

Seen on:

Railway Walks, Rough Guide, Ultimate Briton – Climbing, Kill it Cook it Eat it and Countryfile

Clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2CwNKWZYUY&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhWXw3mI1Ks

Kate Humble

Info:

Wikipedia says -

Kate Humble (born 12 December 1968) is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science programs. She is also the president of the RSPB.

Seen on:

Amazon Abyss, Animal Park – Wild in Africa, Seawatch, Ultimate Caving and Pacific Abyss amongst many others.

Clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JoOZ0WK64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABbYGF4Xz4c