Clare Balding

Acting

Clare Balding

Born 1971-01-29 · Kingsclere, Hampshire, UK

Clare Victoria Balding CBE is an English broadcast journalist and author. She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport and formerly presented the religious programme Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2. Balding was appointed as the 30th president of the Rugby Football League, serving a two-year term until December 2022.

Acting credits

Dream Horse poster
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The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community.

Dream Horse

2021

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All the little sketches that appeared during 'Saturday Night Takeaway' tacked together and broadcast over the Christmas period.

Saturday Knight Takeaway

2018

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special poster
6.0

Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special

2016

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Someone's stolen the crown jewels. And it was on Ant and Dec's watch! You had one job, boys...

The Missing Crown Jewels

2017

Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime poster
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Global mega-star Katy Perry performs exclusively for ITV in a night full of spectacular performances from her incredible back catalogue and new album.

Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime

2024

When Football Banned Women poster
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Clare Balding uncovers the remarkable hidden history of women's football, which briefly dominated the game, attracting crowds of up to 60,000, before a Football Association ban in 1921

When Football Banned Women

2017

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 poster
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Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up routines, sketches and interviews with stars. In this collection Sarah has a makeover à la 'Geordie Shore', bakes scones with chef Paul Hollywood and attempts to do a forward roll with help from gymnast Beth Tweddle and commentary from sports presenter Clare Balding.

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

2013

The Kennedy Who Changed The World poster
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Bill Clinton, Nicole Scherzinger and members of the Kennedy family reveal how JFK's sister Eunice used sport to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities.

The Kennedy Who Changed The World

2019

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As part of BBC Sport's LGBT+ History Month, Clare Balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. From the outing of high profile athletes in the 1980s through to today's younger stars, she'll reveal how women have adapted and changed as they try to reclaim the word 'Lesbian'.

The Sporting L Word

2021

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Documentary in which Alison Millar sets out to unearth the secrets behind the mystery of Shergar's disappearance in 1983, at the height of the Troubles

Searching for Shergar

2018

An Audience with Neil Diamond poster
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In his first UK televised special, Neil Diamond treats his showbiz fans including Dame Judi Dench, the Zutons, Blur's Alex James, Alison Steadman, Ben Miller, Michelle Collins and Samantha Janus, to classic songs and new treasures while answering some his guest's questions.

An Audience with Neil Diamond

2008

Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport poster
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Follows international player Poppy Cleall’s journey to the Rugby World Cup 2022, with former England footballer and boxer Stacey Copeland exploring the impact of England winning last summer’s Euros, and the powerful Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano headline boxing bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Game On: The Unstoppable Rise of Women's Sport

2023

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette poster
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Emily Davison stepped into the path of the King's horse at the 1913 Derby and was fatally injured. Clare Balding uncovers her story and finds out how a middle-class governess became a radical activist.

Clare Balding's Secrets of a Suffragette

2013

Behind the camera