Julia Bradbury
Encyclopedia
Julia Bradbury is an Irish
-born British
television presenter
, best known for presenting the BBC One
programme Countryfile
and other documentaries
and consumer affairs programmes.
-born, steel-industry father, Cambridge graduate Michael Bradbury, and Greek
mother were in the Republic of Ireland
when Bradbury was born. The family returned to England, where she attended primary school in Edith Weston
, Rutland
, followed by King Edward VII School
in Sheffield
, where her father worked for British Steel
and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the Crucible Theatre
's stage production of Peter Pan
, starring Joanne Whalley
and Paula Wilcox
.
Bradbury left school at 16 after O-levels and worked in advertising in various capacities, including a stint with the family business.
, followed by L!VE TV
, before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV
as their Los Angeles
correspondent. She has since presented Watchdog
, Top Gear, Accidental Heroes, Wainwright Walks and Railway Walks for the BBC
, as well as Rough Guide for Channel 5. She has also presented Wish You Were Here...?
for ITV
and anchored Exclusive! for Five. With Tim Vine
, she presented the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.
With co-host Arkin Salih she hosted the BBC's Are We Being Served?, which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.
From 2008 to 2010 she presented three series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It on BBC Three
. The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse. The third series focused on fast food; a group of six people went through the process of killing, cooking and eating animals.
From 2 March 2009 Bradbury was temporarily replaced on BBC One's Watchdog
show by new co-presenter Anita Rani
, following allegations in the press concerning irregularities in Bradbury's Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer account. On 15 April 2009, Bradbury was cleared of any wrong doing in the investigation and it was confirmed that she would return to present Watchdog, which she did on 20 April 2009. She did, however, have to repay £20,000 worth of Air Miles, and a few weeks later the BBC announced that Anne Robinson
was returning as presenter.
In April 2009 she started presenting a relaunched, primetime Countryfile
with Matt Baker.
In June 2011 she presented a 5 part series Kill It, Cut It, Use it on BBC Three
. Focusing on how animal products are used outside of the meat trade. The programmes separately focused on: Cow, Sheep, Pig and Fish. Bradbury was joined by young consumers to uncover the surprising animal origins of many of our favourite things as they followed the transformation of each body part from abattoir to shop floor.
From November to December 2011 she presented a series called That's Britain! with Nick Knowles
, focusing on the good, the bad and the ugly in Britain.
, with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradbury's lifetime ambition to be a 'real' rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwall's Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass
, and the Old Man of Stoer
.
That year she also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four
, in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker
and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright
. The series was later repeated on BBC Two
and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of "Walking Man's Totty". On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two.
In 2010 Bradbury went to South Africa
and embarked on a series of South Africa Walks as part of South Africa season for the BBC during the 2010 World Cup
.
In December 2010 she presented another walking-themed series, Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its Romantic movement through a series of walks across the country. The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011.
Another walking program, Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk, aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at Eyjafjallajökull
, the volcano that brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UK's canals.
, and Radio 5 Live
. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Live
's breakfast programme on 15th July 2011. She presented the programme with Ian Payne
who also broke the strike.
.
In February 2009 Bradbury appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me
alongside Christopher Biggins
, Philip Olivier
and Edwina Currie
, and received a score of 19.
She was one of the celebrities who in summer 2009 took part in the BBC
programme Around the World in 80 Days
, where 'in a re-enactment of Jules Verne
's literary odyssey, six pairs of celebrities raced against the clock to raise money for 2009's BBC Children in Need
'.
and West London
. In summer 2006, she was treated for endometriosis
. In February 2011, Bradbury and her partner, Gerard Cunningham, announced they were expecting their first child, despite the problems associated with endometriosis. On 4 August 2011, it was announced Bradbury had given birth to a boy, whom she and Cunningham named Zephyr.
's Great Daffodil Appeal.
In 2009 she competed in the Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge
with her sister, Gina Fox, raising £7,000 towards the £105,000 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
. Later that year she travelled from Kazakhstan
to Mongolia
with Countryfile co-star Matt Baker in BBC's Around the World in 80 Days
in aid of Children in Need
.
In April 2010 Bradbury was one of several celebrities to pose naked to help promote Cancer Research UK
's campaign to encourage donations of clothes to their charity shops.
She is President of the Friends of the Peak District
and CPRE in South Yorkshire
. In April 2010 she became president of the Ramblers
.
Bradbury also works with the British Heart Foundation
to encourage people to exercise more.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
-born British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
television presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, best known for presenting the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
programme Countryfile
Countryfile
Countryfile is a British magazine-style television programme produced by BBC Birmingham, first aired on 24th July 1988, which reports on rural and environmental issues within the United Kingdom. For its first 20 years it was fronted by broadcaster John Craven, until he stepped back from the role of...
and other documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
and consumer affairs programmes.
Early years
Bradbury's DerbyshireDerbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
-born, steel-industry father, Cambridge graduate Michael Bradbury, and Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
mother were in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
when Bradbury was born. The family returned to England, where she attended primary school in Edith Weston
Edith Weston
Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is on the south-eastern shore of Rutland Water and is home of the main sailing club with a fishing lodge....
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, followed by King Edward VII School
King Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, where her father worked for British Steel
British Steel
British Steel was a major British steel producer. It originated as a nationalised industry, the British Steel Corporation , formed in 1967. This was converted to a public limited company, British Steel PLC, and privatised in 1988. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index...
and her mother ran a fashion business. Bradbury attended acting classes, and took part as a child in the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
's stage production of Peter Pan
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
, starring Joanne Whalley
Joanne Whalley
-Early life:Whalley was born in Salford but brought up in Stockport where she studied at the Braeside School of Speech and Drama, Marple.Whalley first appeared as a child in How We Used To Live and bit parts in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale...
and Paula Wilcox
Paula Wilcox
Paula Wilcox is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chrissy in the British comedy Man About the House .-Early sitcom fame:...
.
Bradbury left school at 16 after O-levels and worked in advertising in various capacities, including a stint with the family business.
Television
Bradbury started as a TV presenter with Chrysalis TVChrysalis Group
Chrysalis Group is a UK media company. It was founded by Chris Wright, who remains chairman and was listed the 1,000th richest person in the UK in The Times Rich List 2009...
, followed by L!VE TV
L!VE TV
L!VE TV was a British television station that was operated by MGN on cable television from 15 August 1995 - 31 October 1999. It was later revived for Sky Digital from 2003...
, before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
as their Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
correspondent. She has since presented Watchdog
Watchdog (TV series)
Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK...
, Top Gear, Accidental Heroes, Wainwright Walks and Railway Walks for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, as well as Rough Guide for Channel 5. She has also presented Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...?
Wish You Were Here...? is a British television show that was first broadcast on 7th January 1974 on ITV. It was a series of 30 minute shows about travel and holidays. The show was broadcast during peak viewing hours and had gained a significant viewing audience in the UK...
for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and anchored Exclusive! for Five. With Tim Vine
Tim Vine
Timothy "Tim" Mark Vine is an English actor, writer and comedian. He has released a number of DVDs of his stand-up comedy, as well as starring in the successful series Not Going Out with Lee Mack on the BBC...
, she presented the launch of Channel 5 in 1997.
With co-host Arkin Salih she hosted the BBC's Are We Being Served?, which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.
From 2008 to 2010 she presented three series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
. The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse. The third series focused on fast food; a group of six people went through the process of killing, cooking and eating animals.
From 2 March 2009 Bradbury was temporarily replaced on BBC One's Watchdog
Watchdog (TV series)
Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK...
show by new co-presenter Anita Rani
Anita Rani
Anita Rani is an English born ethnic Indian radio and television presenter and journalist.-Early life:Rani was born and raised in Bradford in Yorkshire, to a mother of Sikh origins, and Hindu father...
, following allegations in the press concerning irregularities in Bradbury's Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer account. On 15 April 2009, Bradbury was cleared of any wrong doing in the investigation and it was confirmed that she would return to present Watchdog, which she did on 20 April 2009. She did, however, have to repay £20,000 worth of Air Miles, and a few weeks later the BBC announced that Anne Robinson
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson is an English journalist and television presenter, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British consumer affairs series, Watchdog, from 1993 to 2001 before returning in 2009...
was returning as presenter.
In April 2009 she started presenting a relaunched, primetime Countryfile
Countryfile
Countryfile is a British magazine-style television programme produced by BBC Birmingham, first aired on 24th July 1988, which reports on rural and environmental issues within the United Kingdom. For its first 20 years it was fronted by broadcaster John Craven, until he stepped back from the role of...
with Matt Baker.
In June 2011 she presented a 5 part series Kill It, Cut It, Use it on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
. Focusing on how animal products are used outside of the meat trade. The programmes separately focused on: Cow, Sheep, Pig and Fish. Bradbury was joined by young consumers to uncover the surprising animal origins of many of our favourite things as they followed the transformation of each body part from abattoir to shop floor.
From November to December 2011 she presented a series called That's Britain! with Nick Knowles
Nick Knowles
Nicholas Simon Augustine Knowles is an English television presenter. He is best known for presenting DIY SOS on the BBC. He has also presented Mission Africa, UK's Worst, City Hospital, Coast to Coast, Five's Company, Departure Lounge and Real Rescues.-Early years:Knowles was born in Southall,...
, focusing on the good, the bad and the ugly in Britain.
Walking and climbing programmes
In August 2007 she presented Ultimate Britain – Climbing on BBC OneBBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradbury's lifetime ambition to be a 'real' rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwall's Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass
Llanberis Pass
The Llanberis Pass in Snowdonia carries the main road from the SE to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris, clustered round the ancient church of Saint Peris...
, and the Old Man of Stoer
Old Man of Stoer
The Old Man of Stoer is a high sea stack of Torridonian sandstone in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, close to the Marilyn Sidhean Mor, the villages of Culkein and Stoer and the nearby Point of Stoer...
.
That year she also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
, in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker
Hillwalking
In the British Isles, the terms hillwalking or fellwalking are commonly used to describe the recreational outdoor activity of walking on hills and mountains, often with the intention of visiting their summits...
and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright
Alfred Wainwright MBE was a British fellwalker, guidebook author and illustrator. His seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, published between 1955 and 1966 and consisting entirely of reproductions of his manuscript, has become the standard reference work to 214 of the fells of the...
. The series was later repeated on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of "Walking Man's Totty". On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two.
In 2010 Bradbury went to South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and embarked on a series of South Africa Walks as part of South Africa season for the BBC during the 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
.
In December 2010 she presented another walking-themed series, Julia Bradbury's German Wanderlust on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its Romantic movement through a series of walks across the country. The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011.
Another walking program, Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk, aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjallajökull
Eyjafjallajökull is one of the smaller ice caps of Iceland, situated to the north of Skógar and to the west of Mýrdalsjökull. The ice cap covers the caldera of a volcano with a summit elevation of . The volcano has erupted relatively frequently since the last glacial period, most recently in...
, the volcano that brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UK's canals.
Radio
Bradbury has also presented on radio for BBC London 94.9BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
, and Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
's breakfast programme on 15th July 2011. She presented the programme with Ian Payne
Ian Payne
Ian Payne is a British television broadcaster who has appeared on Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports. He is the son of Peter Payne, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.-Early career:...
who also broke the strike.
Other appearances
In January 2007 Bradbury appeared as a contestant in Just the Two of Us on BBC One, singing alongside Tony ChristieTony Christie
Tony Christie is an English musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his track, "Is This The Way To Amarillo", a double UK chart success.-Career:Tony Christie has sold over 10 million albums Worldwide...
.
In February 2009 Bradbury appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me
Come Dine With Me
Come Dine With Me is a popular Channel 4 television programme shown in the United Kingdom, produced by Granada Television and first broadcast in January 2005. The show has either four or five amateur chefs competing against each other hosting a dinner party for the other contestants...
alongside Christopher Biggins
Christopher Biggins
Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and media personality.-Career:Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups...
, Philip Olivier
Philip Olivier
Philip Olivier is an English actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.-Early life:...
and Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie
Edwina Jonesnée Cohen is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in eggs...
, and received a score of 19.
She was one of the celebrities who in summer 2009 took part in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
programme Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)
Around the World in 80 Days is a British travel documentary series made to support the annual BBC Children in Need charity appeal in 2009. It sees twelve celebrities attempt to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days without using air transport, recreating the journey of Phileas Fogg and Michael...
, where 'in a re-enactment of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
's literary odyssey, six pairs of celebrities raced against the clock to raise money for 2009's BBC Children in Need
Children in Need
Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
'.
Personal life
Bradbury lives in RutlandRutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
and West London
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
. In summer 2006, she was treated for endometriosis
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a gynecological medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries. The uterine cavity is lined by endometrial cells, which are under the influence of female hormones...
. In February 2011, Bradbury and her partner, Gerard Cunningham, announced they were expecting their first child, despite the problems associated with endometriosis. On 4 August 2011, it was announced Bradbury had given birth to a boy, whom she and Cunningham named Zephyr.
Charity work
Bradbury is an ambassador for Marie Curie Cancer CareMarie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides nursing care, free of charge, to terminally ill people, giving them the chance to choose to be cared for at home...
's Great Daffodil Appeal.
In 2009 she competed in the Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge
Macmillan 4x4 UK Challenge
is an annual navigational endurance challenge event. It is open to any road legal 4x4 vehicle in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The event has been run since 2002 over one weekend in March each year and consists of a series of on road treasure hunts interspersed with off road challenges...
with her sister, Gina Fox, raising £7,000 towards the £105,000 raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer....
. Later that year she travelled from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
to Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
with Countryfile co-star Matt Baker in BBC's Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)
Around the World in 80 Days is a British travel documentary series made to support the annual BBC Children in Need charity appeal in 2009. It sees twelve celebrities attempt to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days without using air transport, recreating the journey of Phileas Fogg and Michael...
in aid of Children in Need
Children in Need 2009
Children in Need 2009 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One which began on the evening of Friday 20 November and ran through to the morning of Saturday 21 November. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, Tess...
.
In April 2010 Bradbury was one of several celebrities to pose naked to help promote Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...
's campaign to encourage donations of clothes to their charity shops.
She is President of the Friends of the Peak District
Peak District
The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire....
and CPRE in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
. In April 2010 she became president of the Ramblers
Ramblers
The Ramblers, formerly known as the Ramblers' Association, is the largest walkers' rights organisation in Great Britain which aims to look after the interests of walkers...
.
Bradbury also works with the British Heart Foundation
British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in Britain that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans.-Foundation:...
to encourage people to exercise more.
DVDs
- Wainwright Walks Series 1 - presented by Julia Bradbury (2007)
- Wainwright Walks Series 2 - presented by Julia Bradbury (2008)
- Julia Bradbury's Railway Walks (2009)
- Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast (2009)
- The Julia Bradbury Collection (2009)
- South Africa Walks
- Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury (2011)