Dave Benson Phillips
| Dave Benson Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Children's television presenter |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Website | |
| http://www.davebensonphillips.co.uk | |
Dave Benson Phillips is a British entertainer and television presenter who hosted the children's TV programme Get Your Own Back.
Career
Benson Phillips became interested in showbusiness while working as an usher at the Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon, London, and began his career as an entertainer by busking and performing at children's parties.[1] He subsequently went on to work for Pontins as a Bluecoat, and a Children’s Uncle for Haven Holidays.[2] While working at Haven, a talent scout saw him perform, and he was invited by BBC Manchester to audition for Play School.[2] His audition was successful, but the show was pulled out of production shortly after he signed the contract; however, it was recommissioned as Playbus (later renamed to Playdays), which ran for 9 years.[2]
In 1991, he was given his own show, Get Your Own Back,[2] which was shown on BBC One (and later CBBC) between 1991 and 2003, and was a game show consisting of one child contestant and one of their peers (such as a relative or teacher) who, in the child's eyes, had done something unreasonable, and for which the child wanted revenge. In 1999, the show was nominated for a BAFTA.[3]
In 1996, he was given his own show on ITV, Wake Up in the Wild Room.[2]
Phillips operates Chester Benson Productions, a production company which provides entertainment, removals and transportation services, and offers inflatables for hire, such as bouncy castles.[4]
In May 2012, he co-hosted a rock festival in Cookham alongside fellow broadcaster Pat Sharp.[5] During the summer, he appeared as a panelist on Big Brother's Bit on the Side on Channel 5.[6]
Death hoax and other online attacks
In 2009, Benson Phillips was the victim of a death hoax perpetrated across the internet which maintained that he had died in a car crash.[7] There were other false rumours that he was presenting on a soft porn TV sex line, and that he was no longer being hired because he had had a nervous breakdown.[7]
Filmography
- Wake Up in the Wild Room
- Fun Song Factory
- Playdays
- Get Your Own Back
- Planet Cook
- Petswap
- Playhouse Disney
- Bitesize
- Dream Street
- Celebrity Juice
- Is That A Fact?
- Nick Junior
- Jack in the Box
- Rat Kan II
- Words & Pictures – The Gruffallo Story
- Cats' Eyes
- Q & A
- Go For It!
- CBBC's Proms in the Park
- Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Videos and DVDs
- Fun Song Factory
- A Day Full of Surprise and Songs
- Makaton - Nursery Rhymes
- Wow! That's What I Call Nursery Rhymes
- Get Up And Go
- Dave and the Animals
- Wiz Waz's World of ABC
- Wiz Waz's world of 123
- The Magical World of Animals
- Roald Dahl - The Enormous Crocodile
- First Bible Stories
- Bourne Leisure Health & Safety Film
- Get Your Own Back
References
- ↑ "Poop, poop – acting’s fun!". News & Star. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Dave Benson Phillips, Children’s Television Presenter". AllAboutCareers.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Awards Database". BAFTA. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Dave Benson Philips". Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ Coulon, Jade (15 May 2012). "Record 6,000 crowd pack out Cookham rock festival". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ Big Brother's Bit on the Side Series 4, Endemol UK, Channel 5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cronin, Theo (2 March 2013). "THE INTERVIEW: "It got dark, very dark indeed," says television presenter reported dead". West Sussex County Times.