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martin popplewell
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Martin Popplewell is a broadcaster and journalist. He started his
career as a journalist on the BBC's news trainee scheme. However his
break into TV was an unusual one. When he was just 15 years old he
saw the film "The Blue Lagoon" and decided he too wanted to live as a
castaway on a completely uninhabited Pacific Island with just one
woman for company! He returned to his teenage desert island to make a
documentary "The Real Castaway". The programme was transmitted on
Boxing Day 2001 and won wide critical acclaim - being described by "The Sunday Times" as one of THE must watch programmes over Christmas.
Five, BBC News 24, Sky News
Martin has presented the news on Five, BBC News 24 and SKY News. He
also fronted the lifestyle magazine show "Five News at Breakfast".
The programme was a mix of showbiz news, lifestyle features and movie
reviews. He's reported for ITN and worked as a political reporter for
the BBC's "On The Record".
Before joining the BBC, Martin was a researcher for Alan Duncan MP at
the House of Commons. He also worked for Congressman Richard Gephardt
in Washington D.C. and as a volunteer on President Bill Clinton's
election campaign.
Martin is an experienced scuba diver and has written travel
features on the subject for "The Times". He has a degree in zoology
from University College London.
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Tony Blair speaks openly and frankly to Martin Popplewell about his religious faith, his conversion to Rome and the role of faith in politics. Sunday 14th December at 10am.
BBC 1 - Christmas Voices »
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Television
Broadcaster
Journalist
Television News Presenter
Zoologist
Scuba Diver
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