"Martin Wold, aka ""Wishful Thinking"", released his debut album ""A Waste of Time Well Spent"" on November 2, 2009, and showcased a selection from the album whilst touring the UK with his father. Albums Seasick Steve Steven Gene Wold (born ), commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays mostly personalized guitars and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work. Wold was born in Oakland, California. When he was four years old, his parents split up. His father played boogie-woogie piano and Wold tried to learn when he was five or six, without success."
"by an old friend, Joe Cushley, DJ on the ""Balling The Jack"" blues show on London radio station Resonance FM. Wold made his first UK television appearance on Jools Holland's annual ""Hootenanny"" BBC TV show on New Year's Eve 2006. He performed a live rendition of ""Dog House Boogie"" on the ""Three String Trance Wonder"" and the ""Mississippi Drum Machine"". After that show his popularity exploded in Britain, and he commented ""I can't believe it, all of the sudden I'm like the cat's meow!"" He was well received in the UK, winning the 2007 MOJO Award for Best Breakthrough Act"
"University of Singapore. He was awarded the prize of the Kohn Foundation for services to Osteoporosis and in 2006 was awarded the ""Blair Bell"" gold medal from the Royal Society of Medicine given to the doctor who has made the biggest lifetime contribution to his speciality. John Studd (gynaecologist) John Winston Studd (born 4 March 1940) is a British gynaecologist and an academic and medical historian. He was educated at the Royal Hospital School and at Birmingham University Medical School. After qualification he went to work in Bulawayo (then Southern Rhodesia) for several years and then returned to Birmingham where"
"several hundreds of the latter from a bank so that the Crisp Oncer prize could continue. In carrying out investigations and taking up readers' battles with companies and bureaucracy, Michael Watts became known as ""Inspector Watts"" - and the column continued for 22 years, until he left the ""Sunday Express"". However, he started the column again in the relaunched ""London Evening News"" and, the following year, in ""Saga"" magazine. Then in 1989 the ""Sunday Express"" asked Watts to bring it back to them, which until 1991 he did. His column and broadcasts were often commented upon by other publications, and"
"the UK's first direct commercial insurance operation which he founded with his business partner, Philippa Rothwell; this was then sold to Allianz in 2006. Wells was also a non-executive director of Marks & Spencer Money for ten years. A keen amateur 400m runner, Wells has travelled to every Olympic Games since 1972. He has had a box at Liverpool F.C.'s Anfield ground since 2010, which he donates for the use of disabled and terminally ill children and young adults. Wells was made an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration by Edge Hill University in 2014. Wells is also a patron to"
"regular on the BBC. In 2004, Farnworth met with football performer Mr. Woo who invited him to his exhibition contest in London, which Farnworth won through the guidance of David Ward. The win brought him media exposure in the United Kingdom and abroad and Farnworth started touring, exhibiting his skills. In December 2006, he competed in the ""Masters of The Game"" tournament and won by defeating his teacher and idol Mr Woo. Farnworth is now a freestyle professional, participating in exhibitions, openings of soccer schools, sports games entertainment and various contests. He is also involved in coaching, corporate events and"
"Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, (born 18 July 1957) is an English professional golfer who is now mainly an on-air golf analyst. A top player of his era, renowned for his single-minded dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of 97 weeks. His 41 professional wins include 30 victories on the European Tour and six major championships: three Open Championships (1987, 1990, 1992) and three Masters (1989, 1990, 1996). Faldo has since become a television pundit for major golf championships. In 2006, he became the lead golf analyst"
"to medicine. Together, they received Lifetime Achievement awards in the 2013 Pride of Britain awards, presented to them by the then-prime minister, David Cameron. Ray Powles Professor Raymond L. Powles CBE, FRCP, FRCPath (born 1938), known as Ray, is a British physician. His identical twin, Professor Trevor Powles, is also a doctor. In 1973 he performed the first successful bone marrow transplant in Europe. He was Physician-in-Charge (from 1974) and Group Head for Haemato-Oncology (from 1993) at the Leukaemia and Myeloma Units of the Royal Marsden Hospital. He was also, from 1977, Professor of Haemato-Oncology at the University of London,"
"science. He was awarded his D.Phil from Oxford in 1990, on the significance of witchcraft in English public life from 1650 to 1750, supervised by Keith Thomas. He worked in television current affairs and documentaries for two years in London before becoming a British Academy post-doctoral fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, teaching political theory and eighteenth-century British history. He became a full-time singer in 1995, aged 30. His book ""Witchcraft and Its Transformations, c. 1650–1750"" was published as an Oxford Historical Monograph in 1997. This – ""the most sophisticated and original of all recent histories of early modern demonology"""
"degree in law. He practised law as a barrister, before becoming an investment banker. However, Wheeler found his niche through IG Index, which pioneered spread betting. Originally, the company was launched to allow Britons to speculate on gold, when foreign exchange controls made it exorbitantly expensive to actually buy it. By 2008 sales of his shares in IG Index has made Wheeler one of the 2,000 wealthiest people in the United Kingdom according to the ""Sunday Times Rich List"", with a fortune of £40 million. Although he is a new entrant on the list, Wheeler had previously publicly stated his"
"Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years but became popular when the then new independent television network ITV began showing it in 1955, firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late-night midweek slot. It was at its peak of popularity when the television show ""World of Sport"" was launched in the mid-1960s, making household names out of Adrian Street, Mick McManus, Count Bartelli, Giant Haystacks, Jackie Pallo, Big Daddy, Steve Veidor, Dynamite Kid, and Kendo Nagasaki. The sport remained a mainstay of British culture until ""World of Sport's"""
"science engagement activity with the group At-Bristol. In 2013, Hood received the Public Engagement and Media Awards from The British Psychological Society for his commitment to public engagement through public lectures, media appearances, pub events and science festivals. Bruce Hood (psychologist) Bruce MacFarlane Hood is a Canadian-born British experimental psychologist who specialises in developmental cognitive neuroscience. He is currently based at the University of Bristol and his major research interests include the cognitive processes behind adult magical thinking. Hood's father was a journalist and of Scottish descent while his mother was an Australian. He moved to Dundee, Scotland, at aged"
"from University of Cambridge in 1991, studying the visual development of infants. After moving to the US he took a place as a visiting professor at MIT and faculty professor at Harvard University. He is currently a professor at the University of Bristol, where he conducts research at the School of Experimental Psychology and teaches the Developmental Psychology modules. In his research, Hood investigates various aspects of cognitive development in children. He is most known for looking at the origins of superstitious beliefs in children. Most notably, his research showed that children inherently prefer 'their' individual objects over duplicated ones,"
"victories out of the past 29. The 2006 victory by Canada marks the first time the home team has won a nation's cup at the Masters Tournament. Despite taking only a mere six faults up to the final round, Great Britain created a jump-off situation during their final ride as their squad gained four faults to equal Canada's ten. The competition then culminated in a thrilling jump-off between the two teams as anchor riders Michael Whitaker and Ian Millar were selected to represent their respective teams. Despite faulting for the first time that day, it was Canada's Ian Millar riding"
"world in both platform and springboard diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was the three-metres springboard and ten-metres platform diving champion at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, and again in both events at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. Since the early 1990s, Snode has been recognised as a leading Casting Director for sport's TV commercials airing worldwide. His casting agency Chris Snode Casting has worked with a variety of award-winning directors and producers. In 2016 TV commercials he cast won 26 awards across three continents. Snode is also"
"annual remuneration passed £1.4 million. Foots is married with children. He is a keen Sunderland A.F.C. supporter. Steve Foots Stephen Edward Foots (born September 1968) is a British businessman. He is the chief executive (CEO) of Croda International, a FTSE 250 British specialist chemicals company. Foots was born in September 1968, and raised in the north-east of England, where his father’s one-time best friend was football manager Brian Clough. He has a BSc in chemistry from the University of York. Foots has been chief executive (CEO) of Croda International since 1 January 2012. He has worked for Croda for 21"
"attributed Davies' popularity to his range of writing styles, from the epic ""Doomsday"" to the minimalistic ""Midnight"", and his ability to market the show to appeal to a wide audience. Davies' work on ""Doctor Who"" has led to accolades out of the television industry. He features in the Pinc List of leading Welsh LGBT figures. Between 2005 and 2008, he was included in ""The Guardian"" ""Media 100"": in 2005, he was ranked the 14th most influential man in the media; in 2006, the 28th; in 2007, the 15th; and in 2008, the 31st. In 2008 he was ranked the 42nd"
"than any other player. Sailing is also a well regarded sport in the United Kingdom. It is governed by the RYA, and there are many locations in the United Kingdom where sailing can take place, both inland and coastal. Media coverage tends to be low, but if this were to be increased, some feel that support for the sport would increase. Orienteering is regulated by the British Orienteering Federation, and Britain generally puts on a very strong show at the World Orienteering Championships with Jamie Stevenson, second at WOC in 2006. The United Kingdom has proved successful in the international"
"England and Scotland. The biennial golf competition, the Ryder Cup, is named after English businessman Samuel Ryder who sponsored the event and donated the trophy. Nick Faldo is the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won the most points (25) of any player on either the European or US teams. Tennis was created in Birmingham in the late 19th century, and the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. Wimbledon is a tournament that has a major place in the British cultural calendar. Fred Perry was the last Englishman to"
"show based on the United States TV show ""Family Feud"". In 2005, he appeared on the chat show ""Heads Up with Richard Herring"" to discuss his life, career and his love of poker. Collins provided entertainment as the ref on the sell out tour of ""A Question of Sport"" in 2010. The vast array of work is as a warm-up act for numerous British entertainment variety shows, including grandstand-seat competition winners on the red carpet at the 2006 BAFTA award ceremony. Other warm-up work includes ""The Jonathan Ross Show"", """", ""Games World"", ""Little Britain"", ""Grownups"", ""Any Dream Will Do"", ""Gladiators"","
"Angus Wallace William Angus Wallace (born 31 October 1948) is a British orthopaedic surgeon. He is Professor of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences of the University of Nottingham. He came to widespread public notice for a life-saving surgery he performed using improvised equipment on a British Airways flight in 1995, and for treating Wayne Rooney before the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wallace grew up near Dundee, Scotland. He attended the High School of Dundee and the University of St Andrews. In 1989, he treated a number of victims of the Kegworth air disaster,"
"and in 2007 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow for his influential publications and higher education research. In the late 1970s Van Vught came into prominence with some reference works on planning and policy, which has had a significant influence on the development of public administration and policy science. Later on fe gained attention as expert in the field of higher education.[3] He has written more than 30 books and over 250 articles in the fields of planning, policy and higher education. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Van Vught wrote a series"
"years and that as a result ""the forces applied to the bones are more frequent and possibly greater ... and it could be that the bones are being over-strained"". He treated a number of famous athletes, including Wayne Rooney, who had been referred to him by England national football team doctor Leif Sward, earlier a medical school classmate of his. Wallace has also spoken out about a number of systemic issues in health care provision. A 2006 article of his in the ""British Medical Journal"" drew widespread media attention for its negative assessment of independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs). He"
"gold in the UK Senior Mathematics Challenge. After school he attended Clare College of the University of Cambridge, specialising in seismic oceanography and earning master's and doctoral degrees. At the time of his arrest, he was working as a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in geophysics at the University of Birmingham. Falder was well-liked in his peer group, and was described as being extroverted, funny and larger than life. Falders' offending was detected as long ago as 2009. He did not actually meet or physically touch any of his victims; everything was done over the dark web. Falder manipulated young men,"
"Wheelies, a disability-themed nightclub in the online virtual world ""Second Life"". Stevens also featured in the disability-themed 2012 Channel 4 hidden camera prank show ""I'm Spazticus"". In April 2016, Stevens was rated as one of ""the ten most influential in the West Midlands from the world of social media"" by Birmingham Mail. In addition, in April 2013, he was rated 60th on the Disability News Service influence list, which according to the DNS website ""highlight some of the many disabled people who make a difference in modern Britain."". Updated in 2016, Stevens was then rated as one of ""the ten"
"1966 and 1969 and England thirteen times from 1972 through 2006, seven times on first board. At the Olympiad she earned individual silver medals in 1966 and 1976, a team bronze medal in 1968 with the Czechoslovakian team, and a team silver in 1976 with England. Bellin is a medical doctor specialising in anaesthetics, and works in intensive care at Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich, England. She is also Chairman of the FIDE Medical Commission, which supervises drug testing of chess players. Bellin was married first to International Master William Hartston, then to Grandmaster Tony Miles, and after that to"
"and the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was Adjunct Professor for many years. Glenn Wilson (psychologist) Glenn Daniel Wilson (born 29 December 1942) is a psychologist best known for his work on attitude and personality measurement, sexual attraction, deviation and dysfunction, partner compatibility, and psychology applied to performing arts. In 2001, Wilson was ranked among the 10 most frequently cited British psychologists in scientific journals. He is a fellow of the British Psychological Society and makes frequent media appearances as a psychology expert, especially in TV news and documentaries. After graduating MA with 1st-class honors at the University of"
"sporting arena in rowing. It is widely considered that the sport's most successful rower is Steve Redgrave who won five gold medals and one bronze medal at five consecutive Olympic Games, as well as numerous wins at the World Rowing Championships and Henley Royal Regatta. There are many other sports in which Britons compete, sometimes with success, but which do not receive much attention outside a small number of aficionados except during major events such as the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, or when a British athlete does something extraordinary such as breaking a world record. Examples include judo, gliding,"
"matches, as well as being (with Scott Quinnell) the co-presenter of the School of Hard Knocks Sky TV series. During the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Greenwood was employed by ITV as an analyst for live matches. He also writes a column on the ""Daily Telegraph"" discussing the England rugby team. Will is a co-founder of a Travel and Events business SuperSkills Experiences who offer children and corporate clients a unique opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in sport. Greenwood and his wife, Caroline, have three children. They previously had a son Freddie who died 45 minutes"
"was serialised in the Daily Mail and was the basis for the BBC Radio Four documentary 'The Abuse Trial' broadcast in 2016. The programme won Gold at the New York International Festival and also won a Rose d'Or. In 2018 his first novel Black Moss was published, a crime fiction story set during the Strangeways prison riot in Manchester in 1990. David Nolan (British author) David Nolan is a British television producer and author, specialising in music and popular culture biographies, covering subjects from the Sex Pistols to Simon Cowell. He is a former lecturer at Salford University. Based in"
"Michael Palin and Terry Jones. The reputation of the original four shows has endured and grown over the years. In September 2006, 30 years after the first show, a profile in the respected British newspaper The Daily Telegraph referred to the ""talismanic power of the words The Secret Policeman's Ball"" and ""the show's folkloric status"". There are many factors that contributed to the reputation of the shows, particularly those of the 'first wave': Following the success of ""The Secret Policeman's Ball"" shows, there was a substantial increase in the number of benefit shows and charity projects in the UK in"
"to win a world title in four different decades (the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s) when he won the FITASC World Championship. He has now won 26 world titles (13 Sporting, 11 Fitasc and 2 Compak), 19 European titles (15 Fitasc and 4 Compak), 4 European Compak titles, and 12 world cups. He and his wife Kate run a commercial shoot at Owley Farm, Wittersham, Kent. George Digweed is the brother of DJ and record producer John Digweed. George Digweed George Digweed MBE was born in Hastings, Sussex on 21 April 1964. He is a multi-World and European English sport"
"Anthony Wall Anthony David Wall (born 29 May 1975) is an English professional golfer. Wall was born in London. He turned professional in 1995 and has played on the European Tour since 1998. He has made the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season since his rookie year. His only European Tour win to date came at the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2006 he was the leading British player at The Open Championship, finishing in a tie for eleventh place. Also in 2006 achieved his best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit of"