Nicky Campbell

Acting

Nicky Campbell

Born

1961-04-10 (65)

Place of birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell, OBE is a Scottish radio and television presenter and journalist. He has presented the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast programme since 2003, BBC One's Sunday morning show The Big Questions since 2007, and Long Lost Family on ITV since 2011.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Top of the Pops poster
6.6

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Top of the Pops

1964

Panorama poster
6.3

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

Panorama

1953

Ready, Steady, Cook poster
8.0

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

Celebrity Catchphrase poster
10.0

In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

The Chase: Celebrity Special poster
6.3

Celebrity series of The Chase. Contestants must pit their wits against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning the cash prize.

The Chase: Celebrity Special

2011

Watchdog poster
6.0

Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK. It has had great success in changing the awareness consumers have of their purchasing rights and in changing policies of companies, closing down businesses, and pushing for law changes. It is shown on BBC One and is available for online viewing or download via BBC iPlayer.

Watchdog

1985

The Big Questions poster
6.7

Nicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.

The Big Questions

2007

Perspectives poster
NR

A British TV documentary series for ITV. Each hour long program sees well-known celebrities travel to various parts of the world to explore more about a person who has inspired them.

Perspectives

2011

Countdown poster
6.0

The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.

Countdown

1982

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders poster
7.6

Ride along with the officers risking their lives policing Britain's most dangerous roads.

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

2021

Long Lost Family poster
5.0

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the documentary series which aims to reunite family members after years of separation, and offers a lifeline for people who are desperate to find long-lost relatives.

Long Lost Family

2011

Shut Up Evan poster
5.5

Shut Up Evan is a twice-weekly pop culture podcast hosted by Evan Ross Katz, featuring “The Group Chat,” a rotating panel with celebrity guests unpacking the zeitgeist, and “Deep in the DMs With…,” intimate one-on-one conversations with your favorite actors, musicians, and tastemakers shaping the culture.

Shut Up Evan

2026

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8.0

Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show created by Merv Griffin. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that contestants spin throughout the course of the game to determine their cash and/or prizes. The programme aired between 19 July 1988 and 21 December 2001 and was produced by Scottish Television for the ITV network and mostly follows the same general format from the original version of the programme from the United States.

Wheel of Fortune

1988

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8.0

Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show created by Merv Griffin. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that contestants spin throughout the course of the game to determine their cash and/or prizes. The programme aired between 19 July 1988 and 21 December 2001 and was produced by Scottish Television for the ITV network and mostly follows the same general format from the original version of the programme from the United States.

Wheel of Fortune

1988

Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace poster
NR

Spin-off documentary series of 'Long Lost Family' in which Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell help foundlings track down the people who abandoned them as babies.

Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace

2019

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8.0

Follow All Star Musicals features a cast of famous faces who each perform an iconic number from a hit musical at the legendary Palladium Theatre in London's West End. After each performance, the panel awards the celebrities a score and at the end of the night, these scores are combined with the studio audience vote to crown one celebrity the All Star Musicals champion.

All Star Musicals

2017

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next poster
NR

Since Long Lost Family began four years ago, the series has reunited over 100 people with their long lost relatives. But the reunion is just the beginning, and in Long Lost Family: What Happened Next the programme revisits nine of the most extraordinary searches, to find out what happened after the families were reunited. Presented by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell, the series will discover how these remarkable reunions have transformed people's lives, and what it's like to build a relationship with a family member after a lifetime apart.

Long Lost Family: What Happened Next

2014

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NR

A look at the impact of television on British culture.

How TV Changed Britain

2008