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Liz Bonnin

Liz Bonnin

Acting

Biography

Elizabeth "Liz" Bonnin is an Irish television presenter and former pop singer, who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She is also a biochemist and Wild Animal Biologist. She presented music shows RI:SE and Top of the Pops in the early 2000s. But is probably best known for presenting wildlife and science programmes like How the Earth Works, Animals in Love, Stargazing Live, Big Blue Live, Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? and Should We Close Our Zoos?. She co-presented the BBC factual series Bang Goes the Theory from 2009 to 2014. Since 2013, has co-hosted Countrywise for ITV.

Known For

Top of the Pops
6.7

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Top of the Pops

1964
Horizon
7.4

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.

Horizon

1964
The One Show
4.4

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
7.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
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5.0

RI:SE is a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002. The programme was broadcast between 06:55 and 09:00 in the morning - nationally in the UK.

RI:SE

2002
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
5.6

Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020
The Late Late Show
5.6

Chat show that looks at current affairs in Ireland.

The Late Late Show

1962
Timeshift
7.0

Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.

Timeshift

2002
Springwatch
9.3

Springwatch is an annual BBC television series which charts the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom.

Springwatch

2005
Country Tracks
N/A

Series celebrating the British countryside.

Country Tracks

2009
Insert Name Here
6.7

Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

Insert Name Here

2016
Bang Goes the Theory
7.8

Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr. Yan Wong take on the scientific world by devising their own ingenious ways of explaining cutting-edge developments in technology.

Bang Goes the Theory

2009
Autumnwatch
9.5

A spontaneous, sometimes humorous look at UK’s wildlife in autumn through conversations with experts and passionate amateurs.

Autumnwatch

2007
Stargazing Live
6.7

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, and joined by special guests to bring you the latest news and the best views of the night sky.

Stargazing Live

2011
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
7.0

A 90-minute special, broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall, London, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's groundbreaking career on the day of his 100th birthday.

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

2026
Our Changing Planet
6.7

An ambitious seven-year natural history series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems and meeting the people fighting to restore the Earth’s delicate balance.

Our Changing Planet

2022
Blue Planet Revisited
N/A

A Nature Documentary

Blue Planet Revisited

2020
India: Nature's Wonderland
8.3

India - land of stunning wildlife, ancient cultures and extreme landscapes. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal India's natural wonders.

India: Nature's Wonderland

2015
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8.0

A rollicking race through the best ever chases sequences. Think Indiana Jones, the Dukes of Hazzard and OJ Simpson, with input from Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon and Michael Caine.

Greatest Ever Screen Chases

2005