Sally James (presenter)

Sally James (born Sally Cann, 10 May 1950) is a former presenter on the ITV Saturday morning children's show Tiswas from 1977 until it ended in 1982.[2] James' role on the show included conducting the "Almost Legendary Pop Interviews," interviewing many famous musical acts including Elvis Costello, Sting, The Clash, Motörhead, and The Pretenders.[3] She also interviewed stars such as boxer Muhammad Ali, actor Jackie Chan, and comedian Spike Milligan.[4]

Sally James
Born (1950-05-10) 10 May 1950
Chiswick, London, England
OccupationTelevision presenter, radio broadcaster
Spouse(s)Mike Smith
ChildrenAdam, Nick, and Josh[1]
Websitehttp://sally-james.com/

Background

James was an actress on such television shows as Sanctuary, Dixon of Dock Green, Journey to the Unknown, Curry & Chips, Paul Temple, Father Dear Father, Harriet's Back in Town, Crown Court, The Two Ronnies, Beryl's Lot and The Protectors. Film roles included a small part in To Sir, with Love (1967), The Railway Children (1970), and the glam rock film Never Too Young To Rock (1975). Richard Marson's book celebrating fifty years of Blue Peter comments that James was considered as a possible replacement for Lesley Judd in the 1970s. Prior to joining Tiswas, she was the main presenter and link-woman on Saturday Scene, a series of children's programmes shown on Saturday mornings on London Weekend Television between 1973–1976.

She now runs a business selling school uniforms in Cobham, Surrey, using her married name of Sally Smith, and had a programme on BBC WM on Saturday mornings from 6.00am - 9.00am until the summer of 2005 when the show was taken over by Les Ross.

James is married to agent and entrepreneur Mike Smith. They have three sons. She lives near Effingham, Surrey, and has retained a close friendship with Tiswas producer and fellow presenter Chris Tarrant and his former wife Ingrid who live in nearby Esher.

Some 25 years after Tiswas ended, James presented a reunion show Tiswas Reunited alongside Tarrant on ITV on 16 June 2007. Lasting 90 minutes, the show featured contributions from celebrities who enjoyed the show as children, and appearances by people who had been on the show.[5] James appeared on stage in Harpenden for Christmas 2013 as Fairy in the pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.[6] This was some thirty years after her previous pantomime appearance.[7]

References
  1. Sally James: 'Brexit made us a split family - we voted leave, our sons voted to remain' Archived 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine |website=https://www.telegraph.co.uk Archived 20 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine |date=2016-08-21 |accessdate=2019-06-16
  2. Horace Newcomb (3 February 2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2347–. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
  3. sallyjames.com Biography Archived 16 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2019-06-16
  4. Panther, Lewis (10 May 2014). "Tiswas would never be allowed on air today says presenter Sally James". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. Douglas McCall (19 November 2013). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969-2012, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-1-4766-1311-6.
  6. "What's on Herts :: Jack and the Beanstalk - Harpenden's family panto". Whatsonherts.co.uk. 22 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  7. "Star of Tiswas mayhem is now a stickler for school rules". https://www.birminghammail.co.uk. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019. External link in |website= (help)
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