Julia Bradbury

Julia Bradbury was born on 24 July 1970(54 years old) in Ireland. Julia Bradbury is TV Show Host, Zodiac sign - Leo. More detail about Julia Bradbury given below.

Julia Bradbury Timeline

• 1996
  

  Bradbury started as a television presenter with Chrysalis TV, followed by L!VE TV, before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on Top Gear during the 1990s.

• 1997
  

  From 1997, she anchored Exclusive! for Five (now Channel 5). With Tim Vine, she presented the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.

• 2006
  

  Bradbury lives in Rutland and west London. In summer 2006, she was treated for endometriosis. In February 2011, Bradbury and her boyfriend, Gerard Cunningham, announced they were expecting their first child, despite the problems associated with endometriosis. On 4 August 2011, Bradbury gave birth to her first child, a son named Zephyrus Cunningham.

• 2007
  

  In August 2007, Bradbury presented Ultimate Britain u2013 Climbing on BBC One, with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradburyu0027s lifetime ambition to be a u0027realu0027 rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwallu0027s Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass, and the Old Man of Stoer.

• 2008
  

  From 2008 to 2011, Bradbury presented four series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It on BBC Three. The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse. The third series focused on fast food; a group of six people went through the process of killing, cooking and eating animals. The fourth series focused on how animal products from the first series are used outside of the meat trade. Bradbury was joined by young consumers to uncover the animal origins of many of western societyu0027s favourite things as body parts were transformed from abattoir to shop display.

• 2009
  

  From 2 March 2009, Bradbury temporarily stepped down from BBC Oneu0027s Watchdog following allegations in the press concerning irregularities in her Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer account. Anita Rani stepped in to co-present the show with Nicky Campbell. On 15 April 2009, Bradbury was cleared of any wrongdoing in the investigation, and it was confirmed that she would return to present Watchdog, which she did on 20 April 2009.It was incorrectly reported in several newspapers at the time that Bradbury had to repay u00a320,000 worth of Air Miles u2013 in fact her account (and several others) had been tampered with by an employee who was later arrested and charged. In April 2009 it was announced that Bradbury would present the relaunched primetime Countryfile with Matt Baker. Anne Robinson returned to Watchdog after an eight-year absence.That year, Bradbury also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four, in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. The series was later repeated on BBC Two and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of "Walking Manu0027s Totty". On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two.In 2009, she competed in the Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge with her sister, Gina Fox, raising u00a37,000 towards the u00a3105,000 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support. Later that year, she travelled from Kazakhstan to Mongolia with Countryfile co-star Matt Baker in BBCu0027s Around the World in 80 Days in aid of Children in Need.

• 2010
  

  In 2010, Bradbury went to South Africa and embarked on a series of South Africa Walks as part of South Africa season for the BBC during the 2010 World Cup.In December 2010, she presented another walking-themed series, Julia Bradburyu0027s German Wanderlust on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its Romantic movement through a series of walks across the country. The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011. In May 2011, she presented Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury.Bradbury was President of the Friends of the Peak District from 2008 until 2016 (remaining now as a Vice-President) and she is Vice-President of the CPRE in South Yorkshire. In April 2010 she became president of the Ramblers.

• 2011
  

  Another walking programme, Julia Bradburyu0027s Icelandic Walk, aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of Icelandu0027s most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at Eyjafjallaju00f6kull, the volcano whose copious eruptions of volcanic ash brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in April 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UKu0027s canals.Bradbury has also presented on radio for BBC London 94.9, and Radio 5 Live. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Liveu0027s breakfast programme on 15 July 2011. She presented the programme with Ian Payne who also broke the strike.

• 2012
  

  From November to December 2011, Bradbury presented a series called Thatu0027s Britain! with Nick Knowles, focusing on the good, the bad and the ugly in Britain. She presented with Hugh Dennis a four-part BBC One documentary series The Great British Countryside, which began in February 2012. She has co-presented (with Richard Hammond) a programme about the wildlife of different countries called Planet Earth Live in 2012, which has aired on BBC One.In February 2012, Bradbury was appointed an ambassador for the Scout Association.

• 2013
  

  In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the BBC One show Fightback Britain with Adrian Simpson and the BBC One show Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Matt Allwright.In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the two-part ITV series Mystery Map with Ben Shephard. In the same year, she presented teatime quiz show Take On the Twisters, a summer replacement for The Chase.In October 2013, she became president of the Camping and Caravanning Club, the first woman to hold the post and following such luminaries as Dr David Bellamy, Lord Baden-Powell and Scott of the Antarctic.On 14 November 2013, Bradbury was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University.

• 2014
  

  On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Bradbury would be leaving Countryfile and the BBC completely later in the year before joining ITV full-time after doing odd jobs for them in the past. In 2016, she took part in the third series of Sport Reliefu0027s Famous, Rich and Homeless programme.On 26 September 2014, it was announced that Bradbury and Cunningham were expecting again, this time with twins which were conceived via IVF. On 12 March 2015, Bradbury gave birth to twin girls Xanthe and Zena.

• 2015
  

  In 2015, Bradbury presented an ITV primetime series called The Wonder of Britain.

• 2016
  

  In 2016, Bradbury began presenting her own eight-part ITV series Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury. A book, Unforgettable Walks, was published alongside the series.

• 2017
  

  Beginning in January 2017, Bradbury presented Britainu0027s Best Walks for ITV. In 2018, she co-presented a one-off programme called Britainu0027s Favourite Walks: Top 100, as voted for by the public. Ore Oduba co-presented.

• 2018
  

  On 17 November 2018, she joined the demonstration organised in London by Extinction Rebellion.

• 2019
  

  In 2019 she presented My u00a310K Holiday Home, a new primetime ITV series.

• 2020
  

  On 10 January 2020, she presented the first of a new ITV series entitled The Greek Islands with Julia Bradbury.