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Andy Day (born 9 May 1981)[citation needed] is an English[1] actor, comedian, entertainer and television presenter. He is best known for his work on the BBC's CBeebies channel. He is also a patron of Anti-Bullying Week.[2] He was first on Friendly TV in 2005 and moved to CBeebies in 2007, becoming the longest serving presenter in 2018.

Andy Day
Born
Andy Day

(1981-05-09) 9 May 1981 (age 41)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England[1]
OccupationActor, television presenter
Known forFriendly TV (2005–2007)
CBeebies (2007–present)

CBeebies


Day is the longest-serving CBeebies presenter[3][4] having presented programmes and links since July 2007. He particularly specialises in shows about animals and nature, including:

Day has taken part in the CBeebies Live Arena Tour every year since 2012, and played in the Edinburgh Festival in 2009.[9] He was nominated as Best Presenter at the 2009 BAFTA Children's Awards.[10]


Other work


In addition to Day's work on television with the children's channel CBeebies, Day also hosted a school radio broadcast for reception age children, entitled "Playtime". He hosted this show until 2017, when the broadcaster Steven Kynman took over.


Andy and the Odd Socks


Day also fronts a pop-rock band that makes songs for children, called Andy and the Odd Socks. This band, rather like Spinal Tap, does real gigs after being formed in the CBeebies show Andy and the Band. The band was first formed in June 2017 at the Glastonbury festival and went on to perform on other festivals (Camp Bestival, Gloworm Festival ect.) They released 3 studio albums.

Who Invited This Lot? (2017)

Who's In The Odd Socks? (2020)

Odd Socks Calling (2022)

The band features:

Holly Mallett (as Moxy) drums

Marcus Ramtohul (as Blu) bass guitar

Stewart McCheyene (as Cousin Mac) keyboards

Marcelo Cervone (as Rio) lead guitar

There used to be another pianist in the band playing the role of "Random Keith" whose real name is still unknown and was replaced by Mac in early 2018. [11]


References


  1. "We chat with Essex-raised CBeebies stalwart Andy Day". 18 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. "Andy Day joins force with ABA to become a patron and launch odd Socks Day for ProBullying Week". 18 October 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "CBeebies star Andy Day's sizeable package sends mums into a frenzy". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Presenters – Andy". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. "Andy's Secret Hideout – CBeebies – BBC". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures – CBeebies – BBC". Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. Nov 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06tmmvz Nov 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Andy's Baby Animals – BBC – CBeebies". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. McLean, Pauline (9 August 2009). "Children are the future". View from the South Bank. BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  10. "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2009". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. "Ed and Elton reveal their Christmas chart contender". BBC News. 3 December 2021.



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