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| '''Mark Warwick Speight''',<ref>{{cite episode|title=21 October 2007|series=SMart|serieslink=SMart|airdate=2007-10-21}}</ref> born in ], ]<ref name="BBCa"/> in ], is a British ]. He is best known for presenting the ] children's art programme '']''. | '''Mark Warwick Speight''',<ref>{{cite episode|title=21 October 2007|series=SMart|serieslink=SMart|airdate=2007-10-21}}</ref> born in ], ]<ref name="BBCa"/> in ], is a British ]. He is best known for presenting the ] children's art programme '']''. | ||
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==Biography== | ||
| Speight is fully qualified in the field of ]. | Speight is fully qualified in the field of ] and ], having gained a degree in the subject at university. He is also ]. | ||
| ===Television presenting=== | ===Television presenting=== | ||
| Speight has worked on numerous shows for the BBC, ] and ]. The programmes he has presented have ranged from children's TV |
Speight has worked on numerous shows for the BBC, ] and ]. The programmes he has presented have ranged from children's TV to adult factual programmes. Speight has hosted the series '']'' and '']'', and has made appearances on '']'', '']'', '']'', and also the Saturday morning show '']''. He is probably best known for presenting ''SMart'', which he has hosted with various co-presenters since it began in 1994. | ||
| ===Other work=== | ===Other work=== | ||
| In 1997 Speight appeared for the celebrities on the "]" of the ITV show '']'', which aired in April 2005. He is highly involved in various charities. During the ] period, Speight usually becomes involved in ], and performed in ''Cinderella'' at the Watersmeet, Rickmansworth in December 2007. | In 1997 Speight appeared for the celebrities on the "]" of the ITV show '']'',<ref>http://forum.gladiatorszone.com/YaBB.pl?num=1092670834/11#11</ref> and was also a contestant in '']'', which aired in April 2005. He is highly involved in various charities. During the ] period, Speight usually becomes involved in ], and performed in ''Cinderella'' at the Watersmeet, Rickmansworth in December 2007. | ||
| ===Arrest=== | ===Arrest=== | ||
| On Thursday ], ], Speight was arrested in connection with the death of his fiancée and co-worker, television presenter ], whom he found of February.<ref name="BBCa">{{cite news | On Thursday ], ], Speight was arrested in connection with the death of his fiancée and co-worker, television presenter ], whom he found dead in the bathroom of their London flat. He was released on bail the next day, until the first week of February.<ref name="BBCa">{{cite news | ||
| | title = CBBC star 'distraught' over death | | title = CBBC star 'distraught' over death | ||
| | work = BBC News | | work = BBC News | ||
| | publisher = | | publisher = BBC | ||
| | date = 2008-01-04 | |||
| | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7171292.stm | | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7171292.stm | ||
| | accessdate = 2008-01-04}}</ref> | | accessdate = 2008-01-04}}</ref> | ||
| The Metropolitan Police of a woman at a residential address in St John's Wood. The woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene. He has been bailed to return to a central London police station on a date in February."<ref name="Sky">{{cite news | The Metropolitan Police released the following statement: "Police were called at 13.20 on January 3 to reports of a sudden death of a woman at a residential address in St John's Wood. The woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene. He has been bailed to return to a central London police station on a date in February."<ref name="Sky">{{cite news | ||
| | title = BBC |
| title = BBC Presenter Quizzed Over Body In Bath | ||
| | work = Sky News | | work = Sky News | ||
| | publisher = BSkyB | | publisher = BSkyB | ||
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| Mark Speight | |
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| Born | 1965 Wolverhampton |
| Occupation | TV presenter |
| Website | SMart Website |
Mark Warwick Speight, born in Wolverhampton, England in 1965, is a British TV presenter. He is best known for presenting the BBC children's art programme SMart.
Biography
Speight is fully qualified in the field of commercial and graphic design, having gained a degree in the subject at university. He is also left-handed.
Television presenting
Speight has worked on numerous shows for the BBC, CITV and The Discovery Channel. The programmes he has presented have ranged from children's TV to adult factual programmes. Speight has hosted the series Beat the Cyborgs and SMarteenies, and has made appearances on Blue Peter, The Saturday Show, The Heaven and Earth Show, and also the Saturday morning show Scratchy and Co. He is probably best known for presenting SMart, which he has hosted with various co-presenters since it began in 1994.
Other work
In 1997 Speight appeared for the celebrities on the "Celebrities vs Jockeys Special" of the ITV show Gladiators, and was also a contestant in Celebrity Wrestling, which aired in April 2005. He is highly involved in various charities. During the Christmas period, Speight usually becomes involved in pantomime, and performed in Cinderella at the Watersmeet, Rickmansworth in December 2007.
Arrest
On Thursday January 3, 2008, Speight was arrested in connection with the death of his fiancée and co-worker, television presenter Natasha Collins, whom he found dead in the bathroom of their London flat. He was released on bail the next day, until the first week of February.
The Metropolitan Police released the following statement: "Police were called at 13.20 on January 3 to reports of a sudden death of a woman at a residential address in St John's Wood. The woman, aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene. He has been bailed to return to a central London police station on a date in February."
External links
References
- "21 October 2007". SMart. 2007-10-21.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "CBBC star 'distraught' over death". BBC News. BBC. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- http://forum.gladiatorszone.com/YaBB.pl?num=1092670834/11#11
- "BBC Presenter Quizzed Over Body In Bath". Sky News. BSkyB. 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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