Studio One (TV Series)
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Studio One is a live daily lifestyle show broadcast on Dubai One in the Middle East and Africa. Created by the same team that produced Dubai One's popular weekly show Ask One, Studio One is known for its eclectic mix of lifestyle features and celebrity interviews and is primarily aimed at women and families. Season One was hosted by Tom Urquhart and Saba Wahid. At the end of the first season Saba left the show and was replaced by Aishwarya
Ajit. Studio One has been described as Dubai One's flagship
show
Season One of the new series began on 12 January 2011, with Urquhart and Wahid returning from the Christmas break. The new format featured a number of significant changes from Ask One, including a new set, title sequence, graphics, music and reporters.
Other regular features included live performances, reports from destinations around Dubai and fashion segments on Mondays and Thursdays. Additionally Thursday's had more of a food focus featuring the Mystery Bag Challenge and co-host Saba Wahid preparing one of her own recipes in the 'Quick Foodie Fix'.
On 2 May 2011 Studio One broadcast its 100th episode with a live television link up with a party at Dubai Festival City. The first season finished on 30 June with the 120th episode.
Season Two launched on Sunday 25 September 2011 with the new presenting line-up, new half-hour hour format, bigger set and a range of new features including The West Wing, Winning Lines and The Thursday Night Dine Out.
Growing up, Saba developed many different hobbies and participated in a variety of extracurricular activities ranging from sports such as Alpine skiing, Biking, Running, Field Hockley, Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. But the hobby that Saba most connected with was cooking.
Saba studied in the states obtaining a BA from the University of Massachusetts
, and then continuing on to Hospitality Management at the French Culinary Institute
in New York City. Working for a prestigious catering company in Manhattan and organizing events, she worked closely with some of the best chefs the city had to offer. She then found inspiration to begin catering private events by using her own creative cooking style and fused South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, but presented it in a more contemporary manner. Saba’s strong ties to the culinary arts ultimately brought out her passion to be able to communicate this in the realm of television. After appearing in a number of locally produced cooking shows she made the move to Dubai
where she took the next step in her career and presented Ask One and then Studio One. In 2011 celebrity magazine Ahlan! described heer as Dubai's next celebrity chef. On 30 June 2011 Saba announced live on television that she would be leaving the show. She is now working on her cooking career and publishes her own blog titled Culinary Delights.
After studying English at university in the UK, Tom worked on several British newspaper titles including a daily broadsheet in London before moving to Dubai in 2001. After a brief stint in PR he became Deputy Editor of What’s On for Motivate Publishing and Editor at Large for the launch of Hello Middle East.
It was at Motivate that Tom started working in local radio, providing a regular entertainment slot for Emirates Radio 1 and 2 called What’s On Tom? He then went on to host the morning show (The Good Life) for the re-launch of Dubai Eye 103.8, the first English language talk radio station in the UAE. From there he moved to the evening drive time slot where he oversaw the launch of the stations Sport Talk show as presenter and executive producer.
A move into television soon followed. He was chosen as host for City 7's Good Morning Dubai show, the first live English language breakfast show in the UAE. He has also been featured in a Discovery Channel feature on Dubai, A Place in the Sun from the UK, and Lonely Planet does Dubai. Tom featured as a regular pundit on the first season of Dubai One's weekly sports show World of Sports (TV Series)
before taking over as Host for the second and final season.
Tom has contributed to a number of publications in the UK and Middle East including CNN
, The National
and Jumeirah Magazine writing about a range of topics including architecture, horse racing
and rugby
. In 2006 he was the editor of Dubai Sports City
Newsletter.
Urquhart has hosted a number of large events in the UAE including the opening of Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the launch of sports newspaper Sport 360°, the Emirates Airline Tee Party, Jumeirah Festival of Taste, the Lancashire Cricket Dinner, the launch of Virgin Atlantic in Dubai, the Cartier International Polo event, the Abu Dhabi Chequered Flag Ball and Chef's For Japan. Additionally Tom regularly comentates on Polo mates and has been described by British Polo Today as "The voice of Polo in Dubai".
Tom is currently the face of Emirate's Airline's latest
campaign, hosts The Grill on Dubai Eye and lists his favourite place in Dubai as the “finishing line at Nad Al Sheba”.
Ash made the move to the UAE in 2010 to work for Dubai One first as a reporter for youth show Twenty Something and then as a reporter and relief host for Studio One covering holidays for Tom and Saba. In 2011 she was described as "A face to be reckoned with in Dubai media circles" by Masala magazine and one of Dubai's Best Dressed.
Bur Dubai was the judge who put the competitors through their paces. In the end former Lawyer Marta Yanci was the winner. She has since made several appearences on the show.
From March 2011, Studio One began featuring a number of live reports presented by Aishwarya Ajit. Ash has reported live from the launch of Art Dubai at the Dubai International Financial Centre and the first International Street Theatre Festival at Dubai Marina Mall
Promenade.
Studio One is also well known for its coverage of charitable initiatives including Yasmoon and Gulf4Good and for featuring a number of celebrity guests.
Hot 100. They were also nominated and shortlisted as the Best Male and Female Presenters in Abu Dhabi. Additionally Studio One was nominted as the Best Television Programme at the Best in Abu Dhabi Awards 2011. In the same year Aishwarya was named on Masala magazine's 'Hot List'.
Additonally Saba was given her own food column in Ahlan! magazine.
In October 2011 Studio One was nominated as the Best Television Programme at the Best In Dubai Awards. The eventual winner was fellow Dubai One TV Show Out & About.
Ajit. Studio One has been described as Dubai One's flagship
show
History
Studio One was based on Ask One which launched on Dubai One in September 2010. Ask One was pre-recorded and broadcast weekly at 19:30 on Tuesday nights and featured a mix of real life stories, interviews, reports, investigations and cookery segments. On 28 December it was announced that from 12 January Ask One would change it's name to Studio One and be broadcast live, daily at 19:30 UAE time. There were sixteen episodes of the original series.Season One of the new series began on 12 January 2011, with Urquhart and Wahid returning from the Christmas break. The new format featured a number of significant changes from Ask One, including a new set, title sequence, graphics, music and reporters.
Other regular features included live performances, reports from destinations around Dubai and fashion segments on Mondays and Thursdays. Additionally Thursday's had more of a food focus featuring the Mystery Bag Challenge and co-host Saba Wahid preparing one of her own recipes in the 'Quick Foodie Fix'.
On 2 May 2011 Studio One broadcast its 100th episode with a live television link up with a party at Dubai Festival City. The first season finished on 30 June with the 120th episode.
Season Two launched on Sunday 25 September 2011 with the new presenting line-up, new half-hour hour format, bigger set and a range of new features including The West Wing, Winning Lines and The Thursday Night Dine Out.
Hosts
- Tom Urquhart (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Saba Wahid (Season 1)
- Aishwarya Ajit (Season 2)
Reporters
- Jessica Barder (Season 1)
- Aishwarya Ajit (Season 1)
- Dina Butti (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Elham Al Hamaddi (Season 2)
Saba Wahid
Saba Wahid is an American television presenter and Chef with Pakistani ethnic origin. She was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts and had a variety of influences in her life including higher education, Pakistani customs, Islamic traditions and strong family values.Growing up, Saba developed many different hobbies and participated in a variety of extracurricular activities ranging from sports such as Alpine skiing, Biking, Running, Field Hockley, Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. But the hobby that Saba most connected with was cooking.
Saba studied in the states obtaining a BA from the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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, and then continuing on to Hospitality Management at the French Culinary Institute
French Culinary Institute
The French Culinary Institute , also known as The International Culinary Center has locations in SoHo, New York City and in the San Francisco Bay Area of California....
in New York City. Working for a prestigious catering company in Manhattan and organizing events, she worked closely with some of the best chefs the city had to offer. She then found inspiration to begin catering private events by using her own creative cooking style and fused South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, but presented it in a more contemporary manner. Saba’s strong ties to the culinary arts ultimately brought out her passion to be able to communicate this in the realm of television. After appearing in a number of locally produced cooking shows she made the move to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
where she took the next step in her career and presented Ask One and then Studio One. In 2011 celebrity magazine Ahlan! described heer as Dubai's next celebrity chef. On 30 June 2011 Saba announced live on television that she would be leaving the show. She is now working on her cooking career and publishes her own blog titled Culinary Delights.
Tom Urquhart
Tom Urquhart is a well-respected British journalist, television presenter and radio presenter currently based in the Middle East. He is known for presenting the only live english language lifestyle show in the region; Studio One and for broadcasting on 103.8FM Dubai Eye.After studying English at university in the UK, Tom worked on several British newspaper titles including a daily broadsheet in London before moving to Dubai in 2001. After a brief stint in PR he became Deputy Editor of What’s On for Motivate Publishing and Editor at Large for the launch of Hello Middle East.
It was at Motivate that Tom started working in local radio, providing a regular entertainment slot for Emirates Radio 1 and 2 called What’s On Tom? He then went on to host the morning show (The Good Life) for the re-launch of Dubai Eye 103.8, the first English language talk radio station in the UAE. From there he moved to the evening drive time slot where he oversaw the launch of the stations Sport Talk show as presenter and executive producer.
A move into television soon followed. He was chosen as host for City 7's Good Morning Dubai show, the first live English language breakfast show in the UAE. He has also been featured in a Discovery Channel feature on Dubai, A Place in the Sun from the UK, and Lonely Planet does Dubai. Tom featured as a regular pundit on the first season of Dubai One's weekly sports show World of Sports (TV Series)
World of Sports (TV series)
Launched in April 2010, World of Sports was a weekly sports show featuring a mixture of local and international sports highlights, studio and telephone interviews with sporting personalities and a variety of sports related features. Series One was hosted by Layne Redman with Tom Urquhart, Mark...
before taking over as Host for the second and final season.
Tom has contributed to a number of publications in the UK and Middle East including CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, The National
The National (Abu Dhabi)
The National is a government-owned English-language daily newspaper published in Abu Dhabi. The editor-in-chief since June 8, 2009 has been Hassan Fattah. Prior to this, and from the launch of the newspaper Martin Newland was editor-in-chief. Mubadala Development Company, an investment company...
and Jumeirah Magazine writing about a range of topics including architecture, horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
and rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
. In 2006 he was the editor of Dubai Sports City
Dubai Sports City
The Dubai Sports City is a $4 billion, mixed-use sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures opened in late 2007...
Newsletter.
Urquhart has hosted a number of large events in the UAE including the opening of Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the launch of sports newspaper Sport 360°, the Emirates Airline Tee Party, Jumeirah Festival of Taste, the Lancashire Cricket Dinner, the launch of Virgin Atlantic in Dubai, the Cartier International Polo event, the Abu Dhabi Chequered Flag Ball and Chef's For Japan. Additionally Tom regularly comentates on Polo mates and has been described by British Polo Today as "The voice of Polo in Dubai".
Tom is currently the face of Emirate's Airline's latest
campaign, hosts The Grill on Dubai Eye and lists his favourite place in Dubai as the “finishing line at Nad Al Sheba”.
Aishwarya Ajit
Ash's media career started in India at 18 where she worked as a photo shoot model and started to build up a following for her work. She then moved in to television hosting Asianet’s hit dance reality show Vodafone Thakadhimi, lifestyle magazine show CityLights and the Malayalam Film Awards for 4 consecutive years. A short career in Indian Cinema followed with Ash appearing in such films as Chintamani Kolacase and Sangaathi.Ash made the move to the UAE in 2010 to work for Dubai One first as a reporter for youth show Twenty Something and then as a reporter and relief host for Studio One covering holidays for Tom and Saba. In 2011 she was described as "A face to be reckoned with in Dubai media circles" by Masala magazine and one of Dubai's Best Dressed.
Experts and correspondents
- Agony Aunt: Beryl Comar
- Life Coach: Carolyn Mitchell
- Health Expert: Dr Andrew Divine
- Nutrition Expert: Laura Holland
- Fashion Experts: Rosemin Manji, Derek Khan, Kelly Lundberg, Marissa Woods and Gemma Jones.
- Skincare Expert: Mona Mirza
- Parenting Expert: Therese Sequira
- Baby Expert: Cecile de Scally
- Consumer Expert: Ainsley Duncombe
- Finance Expert: Tim Searle
Cooking
Cooking is a daily feature on Studio One with many of Dubai's top award winning Chefs appearing to prepare a dish for the presenters to sample at the end of the episode. All of the recipes are published on Studio One's facebook page before each show so that viewers can cook along at home.Chefs
- Tom Egerton
- Sameer Miglani
- Paul de Visser
- Samar Badri
- Suzanne Hussaini
- John Sinjobi
- Ariana Bundy
- Scott Price
- Aaron Maree
- Mike Tafe
- Simon Conboy
- Yael Mejia
- Colin Clague
- Andrew Padreas
- Peter Hallmanns
- Enzo Neri
- Jean Van Der Westhuizen
- Marta Yanci
Chef Search
In 2011, Studio One launched a competition to find Dubai's Best Amateur Cook. Chef Sameer Miglani of the Movenpick Hotel inBur Dubai was the judge who put the competitors through their paces. In the end former Lawyer Marta Yanci was the winner. She has since made several appearences on the show.
Content
Studio One covered a wide range of subjects during its first season, including fashion, pregnancy, health, Art, education, live performances from singers, musicians and dancers including Capoeira, Balet, Tango, Tap, Bollywood, musicals and Flamenco and has regular live demonstrations which the presenters often try out for themselves; including makeup, hair makeovers, pottery, acting, flower arranging, motorbike riding, machette juggling, improv comedy, illusion and table setting.From March 2011, Studio One began featuring a number of live reports presented by Aishwarya Ajit. Ash has reported live from the launch of Art Dubai at the Dubai International Financial Centre and the first International Street Theatre Festival at Dubai Marina Mall
Dubai Marina Mall
Dubai Marina Mall offers you the best of the big malls right in the heart of the Marina – it is a modern shopping and lifestyle destination for residents and visitors of the Dubai Marina community....
Promenade.
Studio One is also well known for its coverage of charitable initiatives including Yasmoon and Gulf4Good and for featuring a number of celebrity guests.
Season two
Season two featured a number of new features built around greater interactivity and the new half hour format.Notable Guests
- Lisa Scott-LeeLisa Scott-LeeLisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
– Member of pop group StepsStepsSteps are a British pop group created by manager Tim Byrne and writers Steve Crosby and Barry Upton, consisting of members Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, and Ian "H" Watkins. Formed on 6 May 1997, Steps recorded a total of three studio albums, two compilation... - Carl DonnellyCarl DonnellyCarl Donnelly is an English stand-up comedian and writer.-Stand up career:Donnelly began his comedy career in 2004. He has since been a regular on the London comedy circuit...
– Comedian - Milo McCabeMilo McCabeMilo McCabe is a British television presenter and Stand-up character comedian.-Early Life:McCabe was born in Kingston upon Thames to Mike McCabe...
– Comedian & Television Presenter - Jason John WhiteheadJason John WhiteheadJason John Whitehead is a Canadian born stand-up comedian, who has been based in the UK for a decade. He has performed seven solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.-Stand-up:In 2000 Whitehead was the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award...
– Comedian - Michael PalinMichael PalinMichael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
– Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
star, Author & Television Presenter - Charlie HigsonCharlie HigsonCharles Murray Higson , more commonly known as Charlie Higson - also Switch - is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer...
– Star of The Fast ShowThe Fast ShowThe Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US, was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 with a special Last Fast Show Ever in 2000. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and...
& Author of the Young BondYoung BondYoung Bond is a series of five young adult spy novels by Charlie Higson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond as a young teenage boy attending school at Eton College in the 1930s...
novels. - Craig QuinnellCraig QuinnellCraig Quinnell is a former Welsh Rugby Union player.Quinnell played 54 games for the Cardiff club between November 1999 and May 2002 and established himself as one of the backbones of the pack. Though often in the firing line from opposition forwards, he never took a step backwards and was a firm...
– Welsh Rugby Player - Gavin QuinnellGavin QuinnellGavin Quinnell is a former Welsh rugby union player. His career was ended as a result of an eye gouge in a Welsh premiership game. He played for several teams in England, Wales and Italy but finished his career with Magners league side Llanelli Scarlets...
– Welsh Rugby Player - Elton ChigumburaElton ChigumburaElton Chigumbura is a Zimbabwean cricketer currently playing for English county club Northamptonshire. He is a current Zimbabwean international and former captain of the national side, who played 6 Test matches from the age of 18 before Zimbabwe were barred from Test cricket...
– Zimbabwe Cricket Captain - Clarita de QuirozClarita de QuirozClarita de Quiroz is a Scottish singer/songwriter and model of Dutch, Irish, Filipino, Spanish descent from Edzell. De Quiroz is a classically-trained pianist and percussionist, who was named north-east Scotland's "Young Musician of the Year" in 1998...
– Singer & Television Presenter - Graham OnionsGraham OnionsGraham Onions is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following success in the series, was...
– England Cricketer - Nitin Mirani – Indian Comedian
- Martin James – British Broadcaster, Author and Fly Fisherman
- Colin CharvisColin CharvisColin Charvis is a former captain of the Welsh national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or as the no...
– Former Welsh Rugby Union Captain - Liam PlunkettLiam PlunkettLiam Edward Plunkett is an English cricketer, who plays for Durham and England. In the 2005 season he was Durham's leading first-class wicket-taker, with 51 wickets at a bowling average of 30.84, including eight for 88 in his first game of the season against Leicestershire.-Test cricket:Plunkett...
– England Cricketer - Nobu MatsuhisaNobu MatsuhisaNobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa is a celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with South American ingredients. His signature dish is black cod in miso.-Biography:Nobu was born in Saitama, Japan...
– Chef & Founder of Nobu Restaurant - Al MurrayAl MurrayAlastair James Hay "Al" Murray , is a British comedian best known for his stand-up persona, The Pub Landlord, a stereotypical xenophobic public house licensee. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy...
– British Comedian - Dame Kelly Holmes – Double Olympic Gold Winning Athlete
- Giorgio LocatelliGiorgio LocatelliGiorgio Locatelli is an Italian chef working in the United Kingdom.- Biography :Locatelli was brought up in Corgeno on the banks of Lake Comabbio, Italy. His uncle ran a restaurant, giving him an appreciation and understanding of food from an early age...
– Michelin Starred Celebrity Chef - Max Stevenson – French Illusionist
- Patrick HolfordPatrick HolfordPatrick Holford is a British nutritionist/nutritional therapist and author. He appears regularly on television and radio in the UK and abroad. He has 34 books in print in 24 languages...
- Author & Nutritionist
- Johnny ShentallJohnny ShentallJohnny Shentall was a member of the British pop group Boom!! and then later became a member Hear'say in 2002 having replaced Kym Marsh...
– Member of pop group Hear'SayHear'SayHear'Say were a British manufactured pop group created in February 2001 from the winners of Popstars, an ITV reality TV show based on a New Zealand show of the same name. They enjoyed huge success with their debut single "Pure and Simple", helped by the publicity surrounding Popstars, the first of... - Pierre GagnairePierre GagnairePierre Gagnaire is a well known French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Pierre Gagnaire restaurant at 6 rue Balzac in Paris . Gagnaire is an iconoclastic chef at the forefront of the fusion cuisine movement. Beginning his career in St...
– Chef - Alan ButcherAlan ButcherAlan Raymond Butcher is a former English cricketer who is part of a family known for its strong cricketing connections. Although only selected to play for England on one occasion, he was lauded for his skills in first-class cricket and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991...
– Zimbabwe Cricket Coach - Antony Worrall ThompsonAntony Worrall ThompsonHenry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson is a British celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster.-Biography:...
– Celebrity Chef - Gary RhodesGary RhodesGary Rhodes OBE is an English restaurateur, cookery writer, and chef, known for his love of British cuisine and distinctive spiked hair style ....
– Michelin starred Celebrity Chef - Tariq RamadanTariq RamadanTariq Ramadan is a Swiss academic, poet and writer. He is also a Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University...
– Author & Academic - Tony ParsonsTony ParsonsTony Parsons is the name of:* Tony Parsons , Canadian news anchor* Tony Parsons , novelist and arts critic...
– Man and BoyMan and BoyMan and Boy is a play by Terence Rattigan.It was first performed at The Queen's Theatre, London, and Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, in 1963. It was poorly received, but revived in 2005 at the Duchess Theatre, London, with David Suchet as the lead part, Gregor Antonescu, to great acclaim...
Author & Journalist - Melanie BlattMelanie BlattMelanie Ruth Blatt is a singer, actress, television personality and was a member of the multi-million selling girl group All Saints. Following their split she launched a solo career.-Early life:...
– Former member of The All SaintsAll Saints (group)All Saints were a British/Canadian girl group. Founded in 1993 as All Saints 1.9.7.5, the group consisted of founding members Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, and sisters Nicole Appleton and Natalie Appleton... - Sharon CorrSharon CorrSharon Helga Corr is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs along with elder brother Jim and younger sisters Caroline and Andrea. She plays the violin, piano, and guitar, and sings backing vocals. She began learning the violin when she was six years old...
– Member of The CorrsThe CorrsThe Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the... - Jason ValeJason ValeJason Vale is an author, motivational speaker, and lifestyle coach.-History:Vale was a self confessed addict of smoking, alcohol, and junk food and a chronic sufferer of psoriasis, eczema, and hay fever. Vale claims he was then influenced by early juicing pioneer Norman Walker and began juicing to...
– Television Presenter - Willie Harcourt-CoozeWillie Harcourt-CoozeWilliam "Willie" George Harcourt-Cooze , is a British-based entrepreneur. He came to public prominence in 2008 with the airing of the Channel4 fly-on-the-wall documentary, Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory, which centred around his efforts to grow, import and produce his own...
– Modern day Willie Wonka - Wonho Chung – Korean Comedian
- Faramarz GharibianFaramarz GharibianFaramarz Gharibian , Actor and Director, Born November 17, 1941, Tehran, Iran.Learning film acting in the School of Visual Arts, US , he started his career with a short role in Come Stranger . His first professional debut was Soil Faramarz Gharibian , Actor and Director, Born November 17, 1941,...
– Iranian Film Star - Matt KirshenMatt KirshenMatt Kirshen is a British comedian. Kirshen has performed around the world, including Singapore, Dubai, Holland, Germany, and France. In 2007, he enjoyed a successful run in NBC's Last Comic Standing...
– British Comedian - Amy SchumerAmy SchumerAmy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian. She placed fourth on NBC's Last Comic Standing Season 5, and she placed second on Comedy Central's Reality Bites Back.-Life and career:...
– American Comedian - Paris HiltonParis HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
– American Socialite - Ash KingAsh KingAsh King is an Indian Singer. Born as Ashutosh Ganguly, he made his playback singing debut in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6.His first Bollywood break was with A. R. Rahman on the film Delhi-6 which he recorded at Rahman's personal studio...
– Singer - Layne RedmanLayne RedmanLayne Redman is a British television presenter, writer and actor. He currently lives and works in Dubai for English language television channel Dubai One presenting Out & About.-Early life and family:...
– British Television Presenter - Carolina Herrera Jr – Daughter of Carolina HerreraCarolina HerreraCarolina Herrera is the name of:*Carolina Herrera , Venezuelan fashion designer*Carolina Herrera , Colombian Singer/Guitarist*Astrid Carolina Herrera , Venezuelan winner of the Miss World pageant in 1984...
- Tony BuzanTony BuzanAnthony "Tony" Peter Buzan is an author and educational consultant. He is a proponent of the techniques of Mind Mapping and mental literacy. He claims to have worked with "corporate entities and businesses all over the world; academics; Olympic athletes; children of all ages; governments; and...
- Author and inventor of Mind Mapping - Wasim AkramWasim AkramWasim Akram is a former Pakistani left arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman in cricketer and model. who represented the Pakistan national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches....
- Pakistani Cricketer
Filming
The show is broadcast live from Sunday to Thursday from Studio C at DMI's Maktoum studios in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.Set
The set resembles an open-plan split level studio apartment consisting of a living area, kitchen and mezzanie level. The interviews are generally conducted in the living area where there are two comfortable sofas and a coffee table. The kitchen is fully functioning and includes an oven and a hob. The mezzanie level is seldom used unless Tom wishes to escape from a particularly female focussed interview.Recognition
In 2011 Tom and Saba were recognised alongside Rosemin Manji as media trendsetters and listed in the Ahlan!Ahlan!
Ahlan! magazine is an English language celebrity weekly, launched in the UAE in April 2003, by ITP Publishing Group, under the tagline "International Glamour and Local Style". Its launch editor was Graham Stacey. Ahlan! spawned two offshoots - Ahlan! Masala and an Arabic-language edition . Katie...
Hot 100. They were also nominated and shortlisted as the Best Male and Female Presenters in Abu Dhabi. Additionally Studio One was nominted as the Best Television Programme at the Best in Abu Dhabi Awards 2011. In the same year Aishwarya was named on Masala magazine's 'Hot List'.
Additonally Saba was given her own food column in Ahlan! magazine.
In October 2011 Studio One was nominated as the Best Television Programme at the Best In Dubai Awards. The eventual winner was fellow Dubai One TV Show Out & About.
Response
The show has an active fanbase with many of its viewers interacting with the programme via their facebook page. Additionally, fans of Saba started their own fan page called The Saba Wahid Appreciation Society.External links
- Tom Urquhart at Ace's Middle East
- Tom Urquhart Facebook Fan Page
- Tom Urquhart at 103.2 Dubai Eye
- Tom Urquhart at Ahlan!
- Tom Urquhart's Emirates Advert
- Ahlan!Ahlan!Ahlan! magazine is an English language celebrity weekly, launched in the UAE in April 2003, by ITP Publishing Group, under the tagline "International Glamour and Local Style". Its launch editor was Graham Stacey. Ahlan! spawned two offshoots - Ahlan! Masala and an Arabic-language edition . Katie...
, The website for the Ahlan! Hot 100