Mike Smith

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(Biography: may as well point out the precise date in 2014 on which Mike passed away, and the relatively young age he was)
 
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== Shows ==
== Shows ==
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[[Beat the Clock]] (as ''Seaside Special '87'')
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[[Beat the Clock]]
[[Body Heat]]
[[Body Heat]]
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[[Driving Force]]
[[Driving Force]]
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[[The Late Late Breakfast Show|Late Late Breakfast Show]]
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[[The Late Late Breakfast Show]] (co-host)
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[[Marathon Music Quiz]] (commentator)
[[No Kidding]]
[[No Kidding]]
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[[TV Times Star Family Challenge]]
[[TV Times Star Family Challenge]]
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[[Young Driver of the Year]]
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Otherwise known as "Smiffy", Mike Smith was one of Radio 1's star DJs back in the 1980s and did a fair amount of TV work too, such as ''Saturday Superstore'' and the ''Late, Late Breakfast Show''. A qualified helicopter pilot, he is perhaps most remembered for surviving a dramatic crash along with his wife, ex-[[Blue Peter]] presenter [[Sarah Greene]]. Both Smith and Greene also appeared as themselves in the infamous spoof documentary ''Ghostwatch''.
Otherwise known as "Smiffy", Mike Smith was one of Radio 1's star DJs back in the 1980s and did a fair amount of TV work too, such as ''Saturday Superstore'' and the ''Late, Late Breakfast Show''. A qualified helicopter pilot, he is perhaps most remembered for surviving a dramatic crash along with his wife, ex-[[Blue Peter]] presenter [[Sarah Greene]]. Both Smith and Greene also appeared as themselves in the infamous spoof documentary ''Ghostwatch''.
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He died on 1 August 2014, aged 59, following complications after major heart surgery.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0809384/ Internet Movie Database entry]
[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0809384/ Internet Movie Database entry]
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== See also ==
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[[Weaver's Week 2014-08-10|Weaver's Week obituary]]
[[Category:People|Smith, Mike]]
[[Category:People|Smith, Mike]]

Current revision as of 22:54, 19 April 2020

Biography

Otherwise known as "Smiffy", Mike Smith was one of Radio 1's star DJs back in the 1980s and did a fair amount of TV work too, such as Saturday Superstore and the Late, Late Breakfast Show. A qualified helicopter pilot, he is perhaps most remembered for surviving a dramatic crash along with his wife, ex-Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene. Both Smith and Greene also appeared as themselves in the infamous spoof documentary Ghostwatch.

He died on 1 August 2014, aged 59, following complications after major heart surgery.

Trivia

Apparently, he was Princess Diana's favourite DJ.

One of the original backers of Carphone Warehouse - fact!

Web links

Biography of Mike Smith

Internet Movie Database entry

See also

Weaver's Week obituary

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