Talent Biography
Gethin Jones
Gethin was born in Cardiff, he’s 31 years old. He was educated at Glantaf Comprehensive School and went on to obtain a degree in Economics and Geography at University in Manchester.
MUSIC
Gethin has passed his grade 8 violin and grade 7 piano. He was also leader of three County orchestras and has played with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall and played a duet live with Nicola Benedetti.
SPORT
Captained the University 1stXV to the final of the BUSA Championships (British Universities Sports Association) for the first time in their history, represented Lancashire and had trials with Sale RFC.
TV
Gethin presented five series of Popty on Welsh Channel S4C from 2000-2003. He then went on to present the channels flagship youth magazine show called Uned 5 for 2 ½ years from 2002.
He also presented Y Briodas Fawr (the big wedding) and Jones Jones Jones at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre (in both English and Welsh) where the world record was broken for the biggest gathering of people with the same surname! He’s also presented numerous live OB’s for S4C and the BBC.
Whilst on Uned 5, he obtained a Private Pilots Licence as part of a filming challenge lasting over 8 months.
Gethin presented Blue Peter for 3 ½ years before leaving CBBC’s flagship show in June 2008. His time on Blue Peter saw him take on the most extreme, wonderful, scary and strangest challenges of his life. He flew with the Red Arrows and in a WW2 Spitfire. He’s been attacked by an alligator in Louisiana, ridden the highest, fastest, tallest rollercoaster’s in the world (he hates them!), was the first person to light a candle at Elvis’s vigil to celebrate the 29th Anniversary of his death, performed the Canterville Ghost with the English National Ballet in front of 2,000 people. Skated the infamous Cresta Run in St Moritz. Fought as a Samurai Warrior in Japan. But his biggest moment was when he became the first civilian (and Blue Peter presenter) to finish the Royal Marine Commando 30 mile Yomp - he finished in a time of 8hrs 20mins… in about 7 pieces!
He was also a semi-finalist in BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing 2007.
His recent projects include presenting a Police Camera Action special for ITV1, Gethin Jones’ Danger Hunters for Virgin1 where he chased deadly weather around the world. E24, a weekly News Entertainment/Showbiz round-up for BBC News. The Gethin Jones Show Saturday and Sunday mornings on Radio 5 Live. Gethin also narrated and presented BBC’s Young Musician of the Year, live at Cardiff’s Millennium Centre.
January and February 2009 - Gethin took to the dance floor one again, touring Nationwide with the Strictly Come Dancing arena tour.
2009: Gethin hosts a new game show ‘Sell Me The Answer’ for Sky1. The 50-show run started to transmit in November. He also presented his own Saturday morning show for 13 weeks over the Summer on Radio 5 Live. In August, co-presented a week of The One Show for BBC1.
You will also catch Gethin presenting for the National Lottery for BBC1 throughout the year.
Strange facts about Gethin... He can play the bag pipes (well, play a tune or two) and has a Tapier named after him at Woburn Safari Park! He also enjoys tennis, golf, football and travelling and is holder of 4 Guinness World Records!!
Contact: John Knight
