Description
Author: Matt Baker
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 10/25/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN13: 9780241542743
ISBN10: 024154274X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Nature | Regional
- Nature | Animals | Wildlife
About the Author
Matt Baker is our much-loved television presenter, and from Blue Peter, to Countryfile, to The One Show, he has charmed a nation. Matt grew up in County Durham on a hill farm before his career in entertainment began. As a teenager he was a British champion gymnast and when Blue Peter was looking for a new presenter Matt put together a striking showreel somersaulting in the farmyard and riding a unicycle. In his seven years on the show Matt won two BAFTAs for Best Presenter two years in a row and a Royal Television Society Award. Matt has also presented Radio 4's Open Country, Secret Britain, One Man and His Dog, as well as starring in a host of musicals and presenting BBC Sport's Gymnastics coverage for many years. Matt has raised over 40 million pounds for Children In Need with his Rickshaw Challenge, and is also a trustee of the charity. Matt lives with his wife, children, his sheepdogs and his many beloved farm anima