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'''Kristian Digby''' ({{pron-en|ˈkrɪstjən ˈdɪɡbi}}; 24 June 1977 – 1 March 2010) was an ] television ] and ] best known for presenting '']'' on ]. On 1 March 2010 he was found dead in what police said were "unexplained circumstances".<ref name="Sky News">{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Kristian-Digby-Television-Presenter-Found-Dead-At-His-London-Flat/Article/201003115564074?lpos=UK_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15564074_Kristian_Digby%3A_Television_Presenter_Found_Dead_At_His_London_Flat |title=TV Presenter Found Dead At His Flat|publisher=]|accessdate=2 March 2010|date=2 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8544541.stm|title=TV presenter Kristian Digby found dead in London flat|work=]|accessdate=2 March 2010|date=2 March 2010}}</ref> '''Scott Kristian Edwin Digby''' (24 June 1977 – 1 March 2010) was an English television presenter and director best known for presenting '']'' on ]. On 1 March 2010 he was found dead in what police said were "unexplained circumstances".<ref name="Sky News">{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Kristian-Digby-Television-Presenter-Found-Dead-At-His-London-Flat/Article/201003115564074?lpos=UK_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15564074_Kristian_Digby%3A_Television_Presenter_Found_Dead_At_His_London_Flat |title=TV Presenter Found Dead at His Flat|publisher=]|accessdate=2 March 2010|date=2 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8544541.stm|title=TV presenter Kristian Digby found dead in London flat|work=]|accessdate=2 March 2010|date=2 March 2010}}</ref> On 9 November 2010, a coroner recorded a verdict of ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Digby was born on 24 June 1977 in Torquay, Devon, to a family of property developers.<ref name=BFI>{{cite news|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/891586/|title=Digby, Kristian|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref><ref name="BBC Profile">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/tv_and_radio/presenterbiogs_d.shtml#kristian_digby/|title=Presenter biographies|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He attended ] in Exeter, where he is said to have battled with dyslexia. He later presented a documentary for the BBC entitled ''Hiding the Truth: I Can't Read'' in which he returned to the school.<ref>BBC News, , 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.</ref><ref>The Daily Mirror, , 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-03-02.</ref> In 1997, Digby's film ''Words of Deception'' won him a Junior ].<ref name=NCI/> The following year, his film ''Last Train to Demise'', which featured actress and model ], won the Melbourne Film Festival's Best Student Film award.<ref name=NCI>{{cite news|url=http://www.nci-management.com/clients/kristiandigby.shtml/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080122045147/http://www.nci-management.com/clients/kristiandigby.shtml/|archivedate=2008-01-22|title=Kristian Digby|publisher=NCI Management Ltd}}{{Dead link|date=July 2009}}</ref> Digby was born in ], Devon<ref name="G">{{cite web |title=Kristian Digby obituary |date=2010-03-04 |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165545/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/mar/04/kristian-digby-obituary |archive-date=2018-06-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/mar/04/kristian-digby-obituary}}</ref> to parents who were ]s.<ref name=BFI>{{cite news|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/891586/|title=Digby, Kristian|publisher=British Film Institute|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115103101/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/891586/|archivedate=15 November 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="BBC Profile">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/tv_and_radio/presenterbiogs_d.shtml#kristian_digby/|title=Presenter biographies|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He attended ] in ], where he battled with severe ], and graduated from the ] with a ] in film and photography.<ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrities tell us about their first year at university|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/aug/14/freshers.students|work=]|date=14 August 2008}}</ref> He later presented a documentary for the BBC entitled ''Hiding the Truth: I Can't Read'' in which he returned to the school.<ref>BBC News, , 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.</ref><ref>The Daily Mirror, , 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-02.</ref> In 1997, Digby's film ''Words of Deception'' won him a Junior ].<ref name=NCI/> The following year, his film ''Last Train to Demise'', which featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, won the Melbourne Film Festival's Best Student Film award.<ref name=NCI>{{cite news|url=http://www.nci-management.com/clients/kristiandigby.shtml/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122045147/http://www.nci-management.com/clients/kristiandigby.shtml/|archivedate=22 January 2008|title=Kristian Digby|publisher=NCI Management Ltd}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Digby was openly gay.<ref></ref> He claimed to have discovered his sexuality when he was studying for his degree in "Film, video and photographic arts" at the ] (1995 to 1998).<ref name=Guardian2008>{{cite news |title=My first year: Nervous about starting university? Mira Katbamna asks a few people who've been there and done that for their best advice |last=Katbamna |first=Mira |date=14 August 2008 |newspaper=The Observer |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/14/freshers.students}}</ref> According to a friend, Digby had an eight-year relationship,<ref></ref> which had ended a year before.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}


==Television career== ==Television career==
Digby started his television presenting career for ] presenting '']''. Prior to this he covered for LBC's TV critic Chris Stacey on LBC's evening shows, '']'' and '']''.<ref name=NCI/> At around the same time, he directed television programmes '']'', '']'', '']'' which also featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, '']'' and '']''.<ref name=NCI/> In 2001, Digby presented '']'' on ].<ref name=Rainbow>{{cite news|url=http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Fun/detail.asp?iData=13835&iChannel=20&nChannel=Fun#gallery|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070927224041/http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Fun/detail.asp?iData=13835&iChannel=20&nChannel=Fun#gallery|archivedate=2007-09-27|title=TW:Kristian Digby|publisher=Rainbow Network|date=7 October 2002}}</ref> Digby began his television presenting career for ] presenting '']''. Prior to this he covered for LBC's TV critic Chris Stacey on LBC's evening shows, ''Sunday Night'' and ''One Night Strand''.<ref name=NCI/> At around the same time, he directed television programmes '']'', ''Fantasy Rooms'', ''She's Got Have It'' which also featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, ''Girls on Top'' (Not be confused with the 1980s sitcom) and '']''.<ref name=NCI/> In 2001, Digby presented '']'' on ].<ref name=Rainbow>{{cite news|url=http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Fun/detail.asp?iData=13835&iChannel=20&nChannel=Fun#gallery |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224041/http://www.rainbownetwork.com/Fun/detail.asp?iData=13835&iChannel=20&nChannel=Fun |archivedate=27 September 2007 |title=TW:Kristian Digby |publisher=Rainbow Network |date=7 October 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Beginning in 2003, Digby presented various programmes for the BBC, most notably ''To Buy or Not to Buy''.<ref name=NCI/> In addition, he has presented '']'', '']'', '']'', ''] ''and'' ].<ref name=NCI/> Beginning in 2003, Digby presented various programmes for the BBC, including '']''.<ref name=NCI/> In addition, he has presented ''Uncharted Territory'', '']'', ''Trading Up'', ''Living in the Sun'', ''House Swap'', and ''Open House''.<ref name=NCI/> In the September 2006 edition of ] he appeared nude for charity.


Digby was a presenter of morning TV BBC shows:
In 2006 he appeared in ]'s ''The Trouble with Gay Men'' and bemoaned the lack of gay role models, explaining how he refused to camp it up on TV, although he was known for his pole dancing skills excerpted on ''That Gay Show''.<ref name=Guardian2002>{{cite news |title=BBC venture seeks to corner the gay market |last=Wells |first=Matt |date=11 November 2002 |newspaper=The Observer |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/feb/17/gayrights.world}}</ref> In the September 2006 edition of ] he appeared nude for charity.
* ''Open House'' Along with his team, he made over properties that are not selling through the traditional estate agent route, after the make over they host an open house for possible buyers.
* ''Buy It, Sell It, Bank It'' The show follows two property developers at a property auction, the winner is followed for the rest of the show as he or she alters the house. The loser at the auction gives his or her thoughts of the improvements at the end of the show.
* ''To Build or Not to Build'' In 2008 Digby decided to build his own house, designed by Neu Architects.<ref name=Hewitson2009>{{cite news |title=Kristian Digby: Here's one I built earlier |last=Hewitson |first=Jessie |date=2 August 2009 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article6734064.ece}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The BBC decided to follow this and also draw in other people who have done something similar with Digby interviewing them. The premise is similar to Channel 4's ], but on a smaller scale.


==Directing==
Digby presented the following morning TV BBC shows:
In 1997 Digby's film ''Words of Deception'' won a junior ] and in 1998 his short film ''Last Train to Demise'' won Best Student Film at the ].<ref name=Telegraph20100302>{{cite news |title=Kristian Digby, the BBC presenter, may have died in sex game gone wrong |last=Roberts |first=Laura |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7351843/Kristian-Digby-the-BBC-presenter-may-have-died-in-sex-game-gone-wrong.html}}</ref>


==Charity work==
''Open House'' - Along with his team, he made over properties that are not selling through the traditional estate agent route, after the make over they host an open house for possible buyers.
Digby devoted a large amount of time to charity work. He supported both dyslexia charities, as well as LGBT charities. Two charities he was involved with were ], which supports ] LGBT people and the ] which supports people living with ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akt.org.uk/|title=The Albert Kennedy Trust {{!}} Home|website=The Albert Kennedy Trust|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> After Digby died, Tim Sigsworth, chief executive of the Albert Kennedy Trust, said: "The young people cared for by the Trust were very close to Kristian's heart. The money donated in honour of his memory will go towards the newly named Kristian Digby Young Person of the Year Award which will be given out at the Albert Awards in London and Manchester. Donations will also directly improve the lives and life chances of young LGBT people who are facing homelessness after rejection by their families".


==Personal life==
''Buy It, Sell It, Bank It'' - The show follows two property developers at a property auction, the winner is followed for the rest of the show as he or she alters the house. The loser at the auction gives his or her thoughts of the improvements at the end of the show.
Digby was openly gay.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7348287/BBC-presenter-Kristian-Digby-found-dead-in-unexplained-circumstances.html|title=BBC presenter Kristian Digby found dead in 'unexplained' circumstances|last=Blake|first=Heidi|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=2010-03-01|access-date=2018-12-17|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> He discovered his sexuality when he was studying for his degree in "Film, video and photographic arts" at the ] (1995 to 1998).<ref name=Guardian2008>{{cite news |title=My first year: Nervous about starting university? Mira Katbamna asks a few people who've been there and done that for their best advice |last=Katbamna |first=Mira |date=14 August 2008 |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2008/aug/14/freshers.students}}</ref>


In 2006, he appeared in ]'s ''The Trouble with Gay Men'' and bemoaned the lack of gay role models, explaining how he refused to camp it up on TV, although he was known for his pole dancing skills excerpted on ''That Gay Show''.<ref name=Guardian2002>{{cite news |title=BBC venture seeks to corner the gay market |last=Wells |first=Matt |date=11 November 2002 |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/17/gayrights.world}}</ref>
''To Build or Not to Build'' - In 2008 Digby decided to build his own house, designed by Neu Architects.<ref name=Hewitson2009>{{cite news |title=Kristian Digby: Here’s one I built earlier |last=Hewitson |first=Jessie |date=August 2, 2009 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |url=http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article6734064.ece}}</ref> The BBC decided to follow this and also draw in other people who have done something similar with Digby interviewing them. The premise is similar to Channel 4's ], but on a smaller scale.


==Death== ==Death==
A neighbour found Digby dead in his flat in Richford Road, Newham, London E15 at 7:45 am on 1 March 2010. An ambulance was called; paramedics declared him dead at the scene.<ref name=Jenkins2010>{{cite news |title=TV presenter Kristian Digby died after 'solo sex game went wrong' |last=Jenkins |first=Russell |date=March 2, 2010 |newspaper=Times Online |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7046866.ece}}</ref> The circumstances are as yet unexplained.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=Jenkins2010/><ref name=Guardian2010>{{cite news |title=BBC television presenter Kristian Digby found dead: Circumstances of To Buy or Not to Buy presenter's death are 'unexplained', police say |author=Press Association |date=1 March 2010 |newspaper=The Observer |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/01/kristian-digby-tv-presenter-dead}}</ref><ref name=PressAssociation2010>{{cite news |title=Family shocked by TV host's 'sex game' death |author=Press Association |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=] |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-daytime-tv-host-kristian-digby-found-dead-at-flat-1914470.html}}</ref> Digby's post-mortem was held on 2 March 2010; the results were inconclusive.<ref></ref> The police are satisfied that there was no third-party involvement.<ref name=Lloyd2010>{{cite news |title=UPDATE: Kristian Digby's post-mortem is "inconclusive" |last=Lloyd |first=Peter |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=] |accessdate=2010-03-04 |url=http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2505}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph20100302>{{cite news |title=Kristian Digby, the BBC presenter, may have died in sex game gone wrong |last=Roberts |first=Laura |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7351843/Kristian-Digby-the-BBC-presenter-may-have-died-in-sex-game-gone-wrong.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/03/02/family-shock-over-sex-game-death-115875-22080850/ |title=Family shock over 'sex game' death |newspaper=The Mirror |date=11 August 2009 |accessdate=2010-03-03}}</ref> Digby's body was identified by his mother, Paula Dubois. His ] opened on 4 March 2010 at ] ]'s Court; both his parents attended. The inquest was adjourned later the same day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/161752/Mother-s-tears-for-Kristian-Digby|title=Mother's tears for TV Kristian Digby|publisher=The Express|date=March 5, 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2010}}</ref> Digby's partner, Jason Englebrecht, returned from Africa on 28 February 2010, and tried to call Digby, but was unsuccessful in making contact or entering his home in ], London. On the morning of 1 March, Englebrecht called Digby's neighbour (and tenant) who entered the two-bedroom house that Digby had built and lived in. She found Digby dead on his bed at 7:45 am on 1 March 2010. An ambulance was called; paramedics declared him dead at the scene.<ref name=Jenkins2010>{{cite news |title=TV presenter Kristian Digby died after 'solo sex game went wrong' |last=Jenkins |first=Russell |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=Times Online |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7046866.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615070825/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7046866.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=Guardian2010>{{cite news |title=BBC television presenter Kristian Digby found dead: Circumstances of To Buy or Not to Buy presenter's death are 'unexplained', police say |author=Press Association |date=1 March 2010 |newspaper=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/mar/01/kristian-digby-tv-presenter-dead}}</ref><ref name=PressAssociation2010>{{cite news |title=Family shocked by TV host's 'sex game' death |author=Press Association |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-daytime-tv-host-kristian-digby-found-dead-at-flat-1914470.html}}</ref> Digby's body was identified by his mother, Paula Dubois. Digby's post-mortem examination was held on 2 March 2010; the results were inconclusive.<ref></ref> The police were satisfied that there was no third-party involvement and the press reported his death was caused by ].<ref name=Lloyd2010>{{cite news |title=UPDATE: Kristian Digby's post-mortem is "inconclusive" |last=Lloyd |first=Peter |date=2 March 2010 |newspaper=] |accessdate=4 March 2010 |url=http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2505|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716163349/http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2505|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph20100302/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2010/03/02/family-shock-over-sex-game-death-115875-22080850/ |title=Family shock over 'sex game' death |newspaper=The Mirror |date=11 August 2009 |accessdate=3 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-02 |title=Family shocked by TV host Kristian Digby's 'sex game' death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/family-shocked-by-tv-host-kristian-digby-s-sex-game-death-1914470.html |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

An ] opened on 4 March 2010 at ] ]'s Court; both his parents attended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/161752/Mother-s-tears-for-Kristian-Digby|title=Mother's tears for TV Kristian Digby|publisher=The Express|date=5 March 2010|accessdate=6 March 2010}}</ref> On 9 November 2010, the coroner recorded a verdict of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11718414|title=BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby's death 'misadventure'|publisher=BBC News|date=9 November 2010|accessdate=9 November 2010}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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English television presenter and director

Kristian Digby
Digby in 2009
BornScott Kristian Edwin Digby
(1977-06-24)24 June 1977
Torquay, Devon, England
Died1 March 2010(2010-03-01) (aged 32)
Stratford, London, England
Occupation(s)Television presenter and director
Years active1998–2010
Parent(s)David Digby
Paula Dubois

Scott Kristian Edwin Digby (24 June 1977 – 1 March 2010) was an English television presenter and director best known for presenting To Buy or Not to Buy on BBC One. On 1 March 2010 he was found dead in what police said were "unexplained circumstances". On 9 November 2010, a coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

Early life

Digby was born in Torquay, Devon to parents who were property developers. He attended Bramdean School in Exeter, where he battled with severe dyslexia, and graduated from the University of Westminster with a 2:1 in film and photography. He later presented a documentary for the BBC entitled Hiding the Truth: I Can't Read in which he returned to the school. In 1997, Digby's film Words of Deception won him a Junior BAFTA. The following year, his film Last Train to Demise, which featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, won the Melbourne Film Festival's Best Student Film award.

Television career

Digby began his television presenting career for ITV presenting Nightlife. Prior to this he covered for LBC's TV critic Chris Stacey on LBC's evening shows, Sunday Night and One Night Strand. At around the same time, he directed television programmes Homefront, Fantasy Rooms, She's Got Have It which also featured actress and model Lucy Perkins, Girls on Top (Not be confused with the 1980s sitcom) and The O-Zone. In 2001, Digby presented That Gay Show on BBC Choice.

Beginning in 2003, Digby presented various programmes for the BBC, including To Buy or Not to Buy. In addition, he has presented Uncharted Territory, Holiday, Trading Up, Living in the Sun, House Swap, and Open House. In the September 2006 edition of AXM he appeared nude for charity.

Digby was a presenter of morning TV BBC shows:

  • Open House – Along with his team, he made over properties that are not selling through the traditional estate agent route, after the make over they host an open house for possible buyers.
  • Buy It, Sell It, Bank It – The show follows two property developers at a property auction, the winner is followed for the rest of the show as he or she alters the house. The loser at the auction gives his or her thoughts of the improvements at the end of the show.
  • To Build or Not to Build – In 2008 Digby decided to build his own house, designed by Neu Architects. The BBC decided to follow this and also draw in other people who have done something similar with Digby interviewing them. The premise is similar to Channel 4's Grand Designs, but on a smaller scale.

Directing

In 1997 Digby's film Words of Deception won a junior Bafta and in 1998 his short film Last Train to Demise won Best Student Film at the Melbourne Film Festival.

Charity work

Digby devoted a large amount of time to charity work. He supported both dyslexia charities, as well as LGBT charities. Two charities he was involved with were The Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless LGBT people and the Terrence Higgins Trust which supports people living with HIV and AIDS. After Digby died, Tim Sigsworth, chief executive of the Albert Kennedy Trust, said: "The young people cared for by the Trust were very close to Kristian's heart. The money donated in honour of his memory will go towards the newly named Kristian Digby Young Person of the Year Award which will be given out at the Albert Awards in London and Manchester. Donations will also directly improve the lives and life chances of young LGBT people who are facing homelessness after rejection by their families".

Personal life

Digby was openly gay. He discovered his sexuality when he was studying for his degree in "Film, video and photographic arts" at the University of Westminster (1995 to 1998).

In 2006, he appeared in Simon Fanshawe's The Trouble with Gay Men and bemoaned the lack of gay role models, explaining how he refused to camp it up on TV, although he was known for his pole dancing skills excerpted on That Gay Show.

Death

Digby's partner, Jason Englebrecht, returned from Africa on 28 February 2010, and tried to call Digby, but was unsuccessful in making contact or entering his home in Newham, London. On the morning of 1 March, Englebrecht called Digby's neighbour (and tenant) who entered the two-bedroom house that Digby had built and lived in. She found Digby dead on his bed at 7:45 am on 1 March 2010. An ambulance was called; paramedics declared him dead at the scene. Digby's body was identified by his mother, Paula Dubois. Digby's post-mortem examination was held on 2 March 2010; the results were inconclusive. The police were satisfied that there was no third-party involvement and the press reported his death was caused by auto-erotic asphyxiation.

An inquest opened on 4 March 2010 at Walthamstow Coroner's Court; both his parents attended. On 9 November 2010, the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.

References

  1. ^ "Kristian Digby obituary". The Guardian. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018.
  2. "TV Presenter Found Dead at His Flat". Sky News. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. "TV presenter Kristian Digby found dead in London flat". BBC News. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  4. "Digby, Kristian". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007.
  5. "Presenter biographies". BBC.
  6. "Celebrities tell us about their first year at university". The Guardian. 14 August 2008.
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