Matt Baker

Matt Baker

Come along to BBC Gardeners' World Live this year and see Matt live on stage in the Countryfile Magazine Area, where he and fellow Countryfile presenters will be giving talks on wildlife, the environment and the Great British countryside. Matt will be appearing on stage at the following times:

Sunday 20th June 2010

11.15am
12.45pm
15.30pm

These sessions are free in addition to your general admission ticket, so just come along and watch whenever you like! Click here to see the full timetable for the Countryfile Magazine Stage.

Biography

Matt started his TV career in 1999, his first job was Blue Peter. Seven and a half years on Blue Peter established Matt as one of the best loved and most versatile presenters in the show's history, winning him 2 BAFTA awards for Best Children's presenter and a Royal Television Society award.

Matt left Blue Peter in 2006 and began presenting a wide variety of television and radio programmes. Initially joining the BBC1 City Hospital presenting team and was also part of the initial 'One Show' series.

Matt was born in Durham where he grew up in the Dales on his family's sheep farm. His love of the countryside and animals made him the natural choice for fronting such shows as Crufts, One Man and His Dog, Summer Countryfile Diaries, Animal Rescue Live and Animal Rescue Squad for Five and the North East's 'Nature of Britain' series.  He currently presents BBC1's Countryfile with Julia Bradbury, John Craven and Adam Henson.