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Anneka Rice

Radio 2, Saturdays 6-8am

Anneka Rice is no radio rookie. She started her media career working for the 麻豆官网首页入口 World Service, working on 鈥淭he World Today鈥. At the age of 19 she bought a one-way ticket to Hong Kong where she presented the evening news on TVB Pearl, the English language TV station, as well as producing a weekly drive-time show 鈥淲heelbase鈥 for RTHK. She also worked at Run Run Shaw鈥檚 studios, dubbing Kung Du movies into English.

Unbelievably I'm even enjoying the early starts as I'm missing not having a young family anymore
Anneka Rice

When she returned to the UK, still only 22, she joined Thames TV as a reporter on the anarchic children鈥檚 programme 鈥淐BTV鈥. She then was chosen to be the jump-suited, Skyrunner on C4鈥檚 鈥 Treasure Hunt鈥. This established her as TV鈥檚 Action Girl, game for anything.

Anneka went on to develop the format for the award-winning 麻豆官网首页入口1 series 鈥淐hallenge Anneka鈥. She undertook over 60 Challenges all over the world, raising millions of pounds-worth of resources and supplies for many worthwhile projects. The legacy of this programme is that most of the projects are celebrating their 20th anniversaries!

Radio-wise, Anneka joins Princess Margaret and The Duchess of Cornwall as one of only three real people appearing on The Archers. She was challenged by the residents of Ambridge to renovate the church hall and her story-line went over two weeks. She was a regular stand-in on Radio 2 during the 80s and 90s and also has presented programmes for Radio 4, including 鈥淚n the Life Drawing Class鈥. She is a passionate painter herself and is a Patron of the Royal Academy.

Anneka says 鈥淚 started my career in 麻豆官网首页入口 radio so I鈥檓 thrilled to be going full circle and back to my roots. Unbelievably I鈥檓 even enjoying the early starts as I鈥檓 missing not being woken up by a young family anymore鈥.