Lindsey Chapman

Lindsey Katherine Chapman (born 1984/1985)^[1] is an English television and radio presenter.

Lindsey Chapman
Born	1984/1985 (age 37–38)^[1] Beverley, England
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Television and radio presenter

Career

Chapman, the daughter of a teacher and a rural developer, was educated at Lockington primary school and Beverley High School before studying Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham and later trained at Birmingham School of Acting. Growing up, she was a member of the Girl Guides.^[2][1][3]

In August 2015 Chapman hosted Big Blue UK, a series on UK marine wildlife, alongside Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for BBC One.^[4][5]

In January 2016, she co-hosted BBC Two's Winterwatch Unsprung with Chris Packham. She continued this role with Springwatch Unsprung in June 2016 and 2017 and in an online version of Winterwatch Unsprung in January 2017.^[6][7][8][9] Chapman has also presented Songs of Praise for the BBC and appeared on their wildlife-themed panel show Curious Creatures.^[10][11]

Since 2018 Chapman has presented series of Channel 5's Springtime on the Farm, Animals After Dark and Wild Animal Rescue.^{[12][13][14][15]}

On radio, Chapman has presented episodes of BBC Radio 4's Tweet of the Day and Tweet of the Week, Pick of the Week, Costing the Earth, Living World, Opening Night and In Pursuit of Beauty.^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]} She also presented the Contains Strong Language poetry special alongside Jeremy Irons and Julie Hesmondhalgh, part of the station's Hull UK City of Culture 2017 programming.^[23] Chapman has also hosted online arts coverage for the corporation for events such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Shakespeare Lives, Opera Passion Day and Get Creative.^{[24][25][26][27]}

Chapman has worked as a travel reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live. In 2019, she commentated on international netball for the station and has previously presented coverage of matches for Sky Sports.^[28]

Chapman has been a patron of the Wild Watch programme in Nidderdale area of outstanding natural beauty, the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, the City of Trees programme in Greater Manchester and the Wild Otter Trust.^{[2][29][30][31]} She has also presented at the Greater Manchester Green Summit and the Manchester Climate Change Conference.^[32][33] Chapman was also a torchbearer in the London 2012 Olympic Torch procession and in same year was part of BBC Radio 5 Live Guinness World Record attempt for the ‘most players in a continuous 5 a side exhibition match’ for BBC Children in Need.^[1][34]

References

1. . Hull Daily Mail. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
2. "BBC Springwatch presenter Lindsey Chapman on her patronage of The Wild Watch". Yorkshire Life. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
3. "Lindsey Chapman". Lindsey Chapman.
4. "Meet the Team". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
5. "Big Blue Live". BBC. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
6. "Winterwatch Unsprung Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
7. "Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
8. "Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
9. "We are live with Chris Packham. Ask your wildlife questions here!". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
10. "Harvest". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
11. "Curious Creatures". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
12. "Springtime on the Farm". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
13. "Springtime on the Farm". Yorkshire Post. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
14. "Animals After Dark". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
15. "Wild Animal Rescue". What's On TV. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
16. "Lindsey Chapman Tweet of the Day Takeover, 1 of 2". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
17. "Week 7 - Lindsey Chapman". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
18. "Lindsey Chapman". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
19. "Shifting Spring". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
20. "Living World From the Archives - The Machair Of The Western Isles". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
21. "Hull". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
22. "Slow Art". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
23. "Hull 2017: Contains Strong Language". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
24. ""When shall we see feet again?"". BBC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
25. "Shakespearean stage combat explained: the hair pull". BBC. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
26. "Five magic moments from #OperaPassion Day". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
27. "Dance masterclass". BBC. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
28. "Quad Series: England v Australia - relive the action". BBC. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
29. "BBC Springwatch presenter Lindsey Chapman on her patronage of The Wild Watch". Nidderdale Area of Natural Beauty. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
30. "Together For Trees Reaches 30,000 Milestone". Yorkshire Times. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
31. "SPRINGWATCH UNSPRUNG PRESENTER LINDSEY CHAPMAN LAUNCHES TREE FOR LEARNING IN SALFORD". ProArb Magazine. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
32. "Greater Manchester Green Summit" (PDF). Greater Manchester Combined Authority. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
33. "MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2019 - A CALL TO ACTION!". Manchester Climate Change. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
34. BBC. . BBC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.