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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-02-02

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Ken Bruce

Biography

Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a Scottish broadcaster who is best known for hosting his long-running weekday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 1986 to 1990, and then again from 1992 to 2023. He made his debut on commercial station Greatest Hits Radio on 3 April 2023.

Known for

Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

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

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

House of Games

House of Games

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

Pointless Celebrities

Pointless Celebrities

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running quiz show Mastermind, with the exception that all the contestants are celebrities. As with the main show, John Humphrys is the host and question-master. Magnus Magnusson was quizmaster on the 2003/04 episodes featuring Jonathan Meades as winner.

The Chase: Celebrity Special

The Chase: Celebrity Special

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.

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive

Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel show

PopMaster TV

PopMaster TV

Ken Bruce brings the formidable quiz to our tellies, as he challenges music fans to recall chart-topping facts and stats in a battle to become PopMaster TV champion

Friday People

Friday People

Presented by Mike Smith Stars in the spotlight, personalities at play, and famous faces in unexpected places. Sarah Greene, Jan Ravens, and Tom Brook report the show-business events of the week.

Frankie

Frankie

A dedicated and respected nurse, Frankie cares about her patients and their families, but also knows when to keep her distance. As she travels round with her team making house calls, often witnessing the problems and pressures that people have to cope with, Frankie knows that even though it can irritate and frustrate her at times, she still loves her job and wouldn't change it for the world.

Sounds Like the 80s

Sounds Like the 80s

Ken Bruce celebrates the sound of the 1980s, as icons from the British music scene pick their favourite tracks that defined a generation, to create their ultimate mixtape.

When TV Interviews Go Horribly Wrong

When TV Interviews Go Horribly Wrong

Less-than-perfect moments from the TV's most popular interview programmes including 'The Jonathan Ross Show'.

Mantovani, the King of Strings

Mantovani, the King of Strings

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.

Eurovision: Jade's Story

Eurovision: Jade's Story

Earlier this year Andrew Lloyd Webber was a man with a mission - to put the UK back on the Eurovision map. On the BBC's Your Country Needs You he set out to find this year's Eurovision act and wrote the song, It's My Time, with the award-winning Diane Warren. The public chose Jade Ewen, and Eurovision: Jade's Story follows her from the moment she won through to her final preparations and her first rehearsals in the vast Olympiyski Stadium in Moscow.