Rick Edwards Biography
Rick Edwards is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. He hosted T4 for four years and has presented Tool Academy, Freshly Squeezed, E4 Music, and much of Channel 4’s 2012 Paralympic programming. Edwards also presents the “Fighting Talk” radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
How old is Rick Edwards? – Age
She is 44 years old as of 20 May 2023. She was born in 1979 inEnfield, United Kingdom.
Rick Edwards Family – Education
He attended Churchers College and subsequently Portsmouth Grammar School before enrolling at Pembroke College in Cambridge, where he dated Elizabeth Day and initially studied mathematics before switching to natural sciences after his first year. During his academic years, he did stand-up comedy and sketch shows.
Rick Edwards Wife
Edwards married Emer Kenny, an EastEnders and Father Brown actor, in 2016. Their son was born in January 2023.
Rick Edwards Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Rick Edwards Podcast
Edwards presently co-hosts the podcast Science(ish) with Dr. Michael Brooks, which explores the science behind famous films. The series was such a success that Atlantic commissioned the duo to write a book with the same title, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 2017 and ranked number one in the Physics, Cosmology, and Humorous Essays Amazon charts for several weeks, as well as 21 in the overall book chart. The podcast has topped iTunes’ Science & Medicine chart.
Rick Edwards Career
For numerous years, Edwards hosted The Weekender, a Saturday evening radio show on XFM; his last episode was on January 10, 2009. He was also a member of the BBC presenting crew for their coverage of the Reading and Leeds festivals. Edwards began presenting E4’s Tool Academy, a reality TV show about dissatisfied women who enroll their underperforming other halves in a school where “tools become men” in 2011. During the 2012 Paralympics, Edwards was part of the Channel 4 commentary team and co-presented That Paralympic Show with Ade Adepitan.
In 2013, Edwards co-hosted BBC Three’s political discussion show Free Speech with Tina Daheley. During the 2015 general election, they ran a number of Free Speech programs. As a writer, his original film Burger Van Champion was commissioned as part of C4’s Coming Up strand in 2013 and was acclaimed as “a remarkable debut” by the Observer and “funny, touching [and] superbly written” by Time Out. Edwards began presenting Safeword, an ITV2 panel program, in July 2015, and it returned for a second series in 2016.
In March 2016, Edwards joined Bec Hill as an anchor on Sky’s DC Fancast. He claims this is the pinnacle of his career. In January 2017, Edwards started presenting!mpossible, a midday BBC One quiz program. Beginning in March 2019, Edwards costarred in History’s miniseries River Hunters alongside YouTuber and river hunter Beau Ouimette.
In September 2021, BBC Radio 5 Live announced that Edwards would co-host its new breakfast show with Rachel Burden. The new-look 5 Live Breakfast premiered on November 8, 2021, following Nicky Campbell’s shift to a later time in the day.
Rick Edwards Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2005–2006 – E4 Music
♦ 2007 – Fist of Zen
♦ 2007–2011 – T4
♦ 2008–2012 – T4 on the Beach
♦ 2008–2010 – The Hollyoaks Music Show
♦ 2008 – Relentless
♦ 2009–2010 – Freshly Squeezed
♦ 2010–2011 – Stars and Strikes
♦ 2010–2012 – That Paralympic Show
♦ 2010 – The Real Hustle
♦ 2011 – Rick and Peter
♦ 2011–2012 – Tool Academy
♦ 2011–2017 – Made in Chelsea
♦ 2012 – Games On
♦ 2012 – London 2012 Paralympics on Channel 4
♦ 2013 – Stalled
♦ 2013 – Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened?
♦ 2013 – The Cleveland Captives: What Really Happened?
♦ 2013 – The Horsemeat Banquet
♦ 2013 – Eye Spy
♦ 2013–2015 – Free Speech