Barney Harwood
| Barney Harwood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Barnaby John Harwood 7 November 1979 Blackpool,[1] Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | TV presenter, Children's TV presenter, actor |
| Years active | 2002-Present |
| Television |
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Barnaby John "Barney" Harwood[2] (born 7 November 1979) is an English television presenter and actor, known for his work with CBBC.
Career
Television
For CBBC, Harwood presented Prank Patrol and was a voice-over commentator for The Smokehouse, while on BBC Two, he co-presented Basil's Swap Shop (a re-make of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop), alongside Basil Brush.[3]
Previous work for CBBC included gameshow Crush in 2004, Sport Relief Gets Sub'd!, a Sport Relief 2006 show and as co-presenter of Smile, which aired each Sunday on BBC Two until 26 August 2007 and saw him win a Children's BAFTA for best presenter.[4] He also co-hosted the Doctor Who tie-in programme Totally Doctor Who until it was scrapped after series 3 in 2007. Harwood was also the Control Voice in an episode of the Doctor Who spin off animated series The Infinite Quest. As an extra, he appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters", which was first transmitted on 17 June 2006.
In July 2007, Harwood fronted The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a daily reality series following a group of children learning magic at a Harry Potter-style boarding school.[5] Bear Behaving Badly, a 26-part sitcom starring Harwood and Nev the bear from Smile, was broadcast on BBC One between September and October 2007.[6] In February 2008, Harwood starred as the 'hidden' celebrity in an episode of Hider in the House.
Harwood's worked on the series Inside Life which is the children's companion series to the BBC Natural History Unit's Life. Harwood narrates all ten programmes.
On 13 December 2010 it was revealed on the BBC's Blue Peter that Harwood would be the new presenter on the show, taking over from Joel Defries.[7]
In early 2016, Harwood took a break from Blue Peter; the reason behind this break is unknown at the moment. However he returned later in 2016 on the 9th June 2016.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | CBBC | Himself | Continuity Presenter |
| 2004 | CBBC | Himself | Continuity Presenter |
| Crush | Himself | Main Presenter (Series 1) | |
| Smile | Himself | One of the Presenters | |
| 2005 | CBBC | Himself | Continuity Presenter |
| Smile | Himself | One of the presenters | |
| Crush | Himself | Main Presenter (Series 2) alongside Jean Anderson | |
| 2006 | Smile | Himself | One of the Presenters |
| Sport Relief Get Sub'd | Himself | Main Presenter | |
| Totally Doctor Who | Himself | Main Presenter alongside Liz Barker | |
| Doctor Who | Man in the street | Guest Role, "Love and Monsters" episode | |
| Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest | Control | Voice | |
| Prank Patrol | Himself/Other Characters | Main Presenter/Actors (series 1) | |
| 2007 | CBBC | Himself | Returning Continuity Presenter (see below) |
| Prank Patrol | Himself/Other Characters | Main Presenter/Actors (series 1 and 2) | |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Himself | Main Presenter (series 1) | |
| The Sorcerer's Apprentice Extra | Himself | Main Presenter (series 1) | |
| Smile | Himself | Main Presenter until 27 August 2007 | |
| Bear Behaving Badly | Himself | A Main Character | |
| 2008 | Basil's Swap Shop | Himself | Alongside Basil Brush |
| Basil's Game Show | Himself | Narrator/Presenter for Series 1 | |
| The Smokehouse | Himself | Narrator | |
| Hider in the House | Hider | Celebrity Guest Appearance | |
| Bear Behaving Badly | Himself | A Main Character in Series 2 | |
| 2009 | Basil's Swap Shop | Himself | Alongside Basil Brush |
| Barney's Barrier Reef | Himself | Alongside Gemma Hunt | |
| Bear Behaving Badly | Himself | A Main Character in Series 2 | |
| Basil's Game Show | Himself | Narrator/Presenter for Series 2 | |
| Newsround Specials | Himself | Main Presenter alongside Sonali Shah | |
| Inside Life | Himself | Narrator of the series | |
| BAMZOOKi | Himself | Main presenter alongside Gemma Hunt | |
| 2010 | Barney's Latin America | Himself | Alongside Gemma Hunt for series 1 |
| BAMZOOKi | Himself | Alongside Gemma Hunt | |
| Bear Behaving Badly | Himself | Main Character in Series 3 | |
| Prank Patrol | Himself | Presenter for the third series | |
| Basil's Swap Shop | Himself | Presenter alongside Basil | |
| 2011- | Blue Peter | co-present | Presenter alongside Lindsey Russell and Radzi Chinyanganya |
| All Over the Place | Himself | Co-Presenter with Ed Petrie | |
| Hotel Trubble | Himself | Guest star | |
| Hacker Time | Himself | Guest | |
| 2014 | CBBC | Himself | Returning continuity presenter on 10 May 2014 (for Shout Out Saturday) |
Radio
In addition to his television work, he presented BBC Radio 4 children's magazine programme Go 4 It and co-presents Big Toe Books (previously The Big Toe Radio Show), for BBC 7.
Music
Harwood can play the guitar and piano and is also the keyboardist in The MüVs. As a singer/songwriter he composed the theme music to Bear Behaving Badly and Prank Patrol.[8]
Other appearances
In pantomime, he played Idle Jack in Dick Whittington at The Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke, between November 2005 and January 2006.
From December 2007 to January 2008, Harwood appeared at The Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells as Buttons in Cinderella.[9]
In April 2008, he appeared in a musical version of Beauty and the Beast as Jangles the court jester at the Central Theatre in Chatham, Kent.[10]
In December 2008 to January 2009, Harwood starred in Peter Pan at the Pavilion theatre in Bournemouth.
In December 2009 to January 2010, he starred in Peter Pan at the Grande Theatre in Blackpool.
On 1 and 2 August 2009, he and Gemma Hunt presented a BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London entitled "EVOLUTION! A Darwin-inspired extravaganze for kids" (Prom21 and Prom23), during which they interviewed special guest Sir David Attenborough.[11]
Guest appearance on CBBC show TMi, 14 November 2009, alongside Little Boots.
In 2010 he appeared at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre for their Christmas production of Peter Pan playing the lead role and co-starring with his father, comedian Barnaby.
From 2 December 2011 – 8 January 2012, Barney played Muddles in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.
In December 2013 Barney played "Peter Pan" at the Theatre Royale in Nottingham, alongside David Hasselhoff and Su Pollard.
From Friday 9 December 2016 to Sunday 8 January 2017, Barney will be playing Aladdin in Aladdin at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool.
References
- ↑ Barney Harwood at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ GRO reference: December 1979, Vol. 40, Page 0575
- ↑ "Basil Brush brings back Swap Shop". BBC News Online. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ↑ "Children's BAFTA Awards 2007".
- ↑ "BBC to seek 'real' Harry Potter". BBC News Online. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
- ↑ "News Flash". Darrall Macqueen. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.
- ↑ "BBC Press Office: Barney Harwood joins Blue Peter". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ↑ "Barney Harwood". Urban Talent. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- ↑ Harwood as Buttons
- ↑ "Children's presenter Swaps to musical". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ↑ BBC Proms listings
External links
- Barney Harwood at the Internet Movie Database
- Urban Talent: Barney Harwood
- Barney answers questions
- The MüVs
| Preceded by Joel Defries |
Blue Peter Presenter No. 35 2011– |
Succeeded by Lindsey Russell |