Josephine d'Arby (born 3 October 1972) is a Welsh television presenter and painter from Newport, Wales. In 1999 became the youngest British woman to host her own chat show, doing so on Channel 5.[1]
Her first high-profile dramatic acting role was as series regular WPC Jodie Finn, in the BBC drama Merseybeat. From February 2005, she starred as Peally Maghti, one of the presenters of the BBC's spoof of 1980s science programming Look Around You.
She has also worked in radio, as a co-presenter of The Steve Wright Show for BBC Radio 2 and has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4. She also presented a live edition of The Choir for BBC Radio 3 and in 2017 hosted the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year final. In November 2011, she wrote and directed the off-beat New York Comedy A Magpie in the Mirror. The festival arts documentary National Eisteddfod 2017 with Josie d'Arby was broadcast in the summer of 2017 on BBC Four and BBC Two Wales. She regularly presents Proms in the Park.
She has also appeared on the stage.[9] In 2012 she wrote and directed the play, The Newport Monologues, about life in her hometown in September 2012.[10] She produced and directed the arts project Private View, which featured the actor Michael Sheen.
On 24 October 2022, she was part of the blue team on Bargain Hunt: BBC 100th Birthday Special to commemorate the BBC's 100th anniversary. Her team mate was Owain Wyn Evans and the red team were Tony Blackburn and Gyles Brandreth. The red team made a profit of £10, while d'Arby's team made a loss of £45.
Charity workedit
In Summer 2012, d'Arby was one of eight core walkers who walked 200 miles from South to North Wales in aid of Wales Air Ambulance charity.
She was a celebrity ambassador for the British Red Cross for whom she has travelled to both South Africa and Cambodia[9] and been a guest speaker at their national assembly. She and Cerys Matthews hosted the Children in Need section for Wales. d'Arby often hosts Proms in the Park for BBC Four.
She worked with Survivors Fund (SURF), a charity that supports survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.[13]
Referencesedit
^Ormiston, Sam (18 January 2022). "Josie d'Arby's 'Hollywood star exes' and unknown roles in Casualty and Doctors". MyLondon. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^"City star's 'overwhelming honour'". southwalesargus.co.uk. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^"Josie d'Arby Songs of Praise". BBC One. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^"Presenting Work". Josie D'Arby. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^"CBBC Screentest - Josie D'Arby - BBC Archive". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^"BBC Proms: Joshua Bell's Seasons – Vivaldi Vs Piazzolla". BBC Media Centre. BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^Lockheart, Florence. "BBC Young Musician 2022 Winner Announced". Classical Music. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^"BBC Cardiff Singer of the World". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^The Newport Monologues, The Riverfront, South Wales Argus, 27 September 2012.
josie, arby, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Josie d Arby news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Josephine d Arby born 3 October 1972 is a Welsh television presenter and painter from Newport Wales In 1999 became the youngest British woman to host her own chat show doing so on Channel 5 1 Josie d ArbyBornJosephine d Arby 1972 10 03 3 October 1972 age 51 Newport Wales UKNationalityBritishOccupation s Television presenter writer director painterWebsitewww wbr josiedarby wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Charity work 4 References 5 External linksBiography editJosie d Arby was born and raised in Newport Monmouthshire 2 As a teenager she attended the Anna Scher Theatre in London before winning a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 3 She is of Jamaican heritage 4 Career editD Arby began a presenting career while still a student of acting at RADA From 1994 to 1997 she presented on CBBC 5 and on SMart from 1996 to 1998 and had her own show Josie on Channel 5 in 1999 Programmes she presented include the Bigger Breakfast a spin off from The Big Breakfast and Top of the Pops More recently she was a presenter for the 2021 BBC Proms 6 the 2022 BBC Young Musician of the Year 7 and the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 8 Her first high profile dramatic acting role was as series regular WPC Jodie Finn in the BBC drama Merseybeat From February 2005 she starred as Peally Maghti one of the presenters of the BBC s spoof of 1980s science programming Look Around You She was one of the six cast members in Channel 4 sketch series Spoons and has made guest appearances in BBC comedy series Miranda and appears as herself in the Working Title movie Blackball with Vince Vaughan She has also worked in radio as a co presenter of The Steve Wright Show for BBC Radio 2 and has presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4 She also presented a live edition of The Choir for BBC Radio 3 and in 2017 hosted the BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year final In November 2011 she wrote and directed the off beat New York Comedy A Magpie in the Mirror The festival arts documentary National Eisteddfod 2017 with Josie d Arby was broadcast in the summer of 2017 on BBC Four and BBC Two Wales She regularly presents Proms in the Park She has also appeared on the stage 9 In 2012 she wrote and directed the play The Newport Monologues about life in her hometown in September 2012 10 She produced and directed the arts project Private View which featured the actor Michael Sheen D Arby won a Royal Television Society award for her work presenting the current affairs programme Inside Out for BBC West 11 failed verification On 23 August 2018 d Arby hosted the final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh alongside Petroc Trelawny 12 On 24 October 2022 she was part of the blue team on Bargain Hunt BBC 100th Birthday Special to commemorate the BBC s 100th anniversary Her team mate was Owain Wyn Evans and the red team were Tony Blackburn and Gyles Brandreth The red team made a profit of 10 while d Arby s team made a loss of 45 Charity work editIn Summer 2012 d Arby was one of eight core walkers who walked 200 miles from South to North Wales in aid of Wales Air Ambulance charity She was a celebrity ambassador for the British Red Cross for whom she has travelled to both South Africa and Cambodia 9 and been a guest speaker at their national assembly She and Cerys Matthews hosted the Children in Need section for Wales d Arby often hosts Proms in the Park for BBC Four She worked with Survivors Fund SURF a charity that supports survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 13 References edit Ormiston Sam 18 January 2022 Josie d Arby s Hollywood star exes and unknown roles in Casualty and Doctors MyLondon Retrieved 5 March 2022 City star s overwhelming honour southwalesargus co uk 14 September 2007 Retrieved 2 February 2020 Josie d Arby Songs of Praise BBC One Retrieved 27 January 2016 Presenting Work Josie D Arby Retrieved 5 March 2022 CBBC Screentest Josie D Arby BBC Archive Retrieved 17 May 2020 BBC Proms Joshua Bell s Seasons Vivaldi Vs Piazzolla BBC Media Centre BBC Retrieved 10 October 2023 Lockheart Florence BBC Young Musician 2022 Winner Announced Classical Music Retrieved 10 October 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World BBC iPlayer BBC Retrieved 10 October 2023 a b Josie D Arby Archived from the original on 8 October 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2014 The Newport Monologues The Riverfront South Wales Argus 27 September 2012 Diverse On Screen Talent Directory BBC Granger Anthony 6 August 2018 Petroc Trelawny and Josie D Arby to Host Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 eurovoix com Retrieved 6 August 2018 Josie d Arby BBC co uk 14 August 2007 External links editOfficial website nbsp Josie d Arby at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josie d 27Arby amp oldid 1215361115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
