Lliana Bird
| Lliana Bird | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 August 1981 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Birdy |
| Occupation | Radio presenter, writer, actress, co-founder of Help Refugees |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Lliana Bird or Birdy is a British radio presenter, writer and actress and co-founder of Help Refugees, currently presenting on Radio X.[1]
Career
Radio
Bird currently presents the Friday and Saturday evening shows on Radio X.[2] She has also previously contributed to Capital Radio, Virgin Radio, and BBC Three Counties Radio.[3][4] In 2010 she presented a series of radio documentaries about independent record labels entitled "Independents Day".[5] She presented on XFM from 2007 until 2015, when the station rebranded as Radio X.[6]
Bird presents a weekly podcast entitled Geek Chic's Weird Science which was selected as iTunes Best of 2014.[7][8]
Television
Bird can regularly be seen on Sky News as a music expert/commentator. She previously presented TFTV and XFM's online station, XFM TV.
Theatre and TV
Bird has also worked as an actress in various productions, including Fiddler on the Roof at The Lyric Theatre, Boom-bang-a-bang at the Etcetera Theatre,[9] and The Christmas Cock-up at The Cockpit Theatre.
In 2009, Bird set up a theatrical production company called Bird & Be.[10] Their first production was a run of Orlando Wells' The Tin Horizon at Theatre 503, which received positive reviews from critics.[11]
In 2013 she co-produced Orlando Wells' adaption of Patrick Hamilton's The Duke in Darkness, which ran from 16 April to 11 May at the Tabard Theatre.[12][13]
Bird has appeared in episodes of Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy Series 1 and 2.
Writing
Bird writes for The Huffington Post on a variety of social issues.[14]
In 2016 she released a book, The Mice Who Sing for Sex with Dr Jack from her Geek Chic's Weird Science podcast.
Charity Work
Bird is the co-founder of Help Refugees, a humanitarian organisation providing aid to refugees across Europe and beyond. www.helprefugees.org.uk
Personal life
She resides in Highgate, North London, with her partner Noel Fielding.[6][15][16][17]
References
- ↑ "Full line-up for Global's Radio X confirmed". RadioToday. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "Lliana Bird - Friday and Saturday 10PM - 1AM". Radio X. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lliana Bird" (PDF). John Noel Management. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lliana Bird". Voices.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Bird, Lliana (3 July 2015). "Why I'm Celebrating 'Independents Day' This 4th July". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- 1 2 Armstrong, Stephen (31 July 2014). "The surreal thing: the return of Noel Fielding". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Lewis, Jack (31 October 2014). "Geek Chic Weird Science Podcast presented by Dr Jack & Lliana Bird". Dr Jack Lewis. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Geek Chic's Weird Science". iTunes Preview. Apple Inc. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Davies, Russell (13 May 2010). "Boom-bang-a-bang opens in London". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lliana Bird". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Theatre503 Presents The Dark Comedy THE TIN HORIZON 4/15-5/9". BroadwayWorld.com. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "The Duke in Darkness". Theatricalia. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Best, Jason (19 April 2013). "The Duke in Darkness review at Tabard London". The Stage. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lliana Bird". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Laws, Roz (6 November 2014). "Noel Fielding talks of his love of Birmingham shows and spending a fortune on production ahead of Symphony Hall gig". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Christie, Janet (12 October 2014). "Noel Fielding on his latest comedy show and tour". The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Rampton, James (22 July 2014). "Noel Fielding's 'Luxury Comedy': A land of the outright bizarre". Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2016.