Terry Christian

Terry Christian (born 8th May 1963, Manchester, England) is an award-winning radio and TV presenter.

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8th May - 1963 - Manchester - England - Radio - TV

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Christian gained plaudits and honours for his radio work for BBC local radio stations in the 1980s before shooting to national fame ? and notoriety ? in 1990 when he was recruited to host the controversial and cultish Channel 4 youth show The Word. The show regularly pushed boundaries of taste and legality but gained a massive audience and Christian remained its only continuous presenter until it was axed in 1995.

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BBC local radio - 1980s - 1990 - Cult - Channel 4 - The Word - 1995

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He was also sacked, along with a producer, in September 1995 from Talk Radio UK for allowing the broadcast of controversial material.

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September - 1995 - Talk Radio UK

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In later years Christian has returned to radio though has continued to do occasional TV projects. He is best known, however, for turning the Manchester accent into something more nationally-renowned, though his own slightly nasal tones were the subject of much ridicule.

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Manchester - Accent

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In 2004, he appeared in two reality TV programmes, The Farm and I'm Famous and Frightened!

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2004 - The Farm - I'm Famous and Frightened!

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Christian supports Manchester United.

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