Britain Quote by Gordon Lightfoot

Then the BBC approached me in 2005 and asked me to be one of the presenters of the series 'Coast', which turned into a…

— Alice Roberts

I was in 'Hair,' which didn't work in London, but it was a show we all believed in.

— Gavin Creel

I was a sort of rock journalist - whatever that is - in London in the late '60s.

— Jonathan Demme

Then my own TV chat show in England in 1989.

— Suzi Quatro

I worked for the BBC for 30 years.

— Noel Edmonds

I came to London during what was called the second British invasion. The music was from Britain, the fashion was from Britain, everything was…

— Patrick Cox

When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

In the U.K., I came from a talent show. I was watched by millions of people, so instantly when I came out from the…

— Olly Murs

When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision.

— Engelbert Humperdinck

I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a…

— Michael Bond

Being born and raised in Blackburn, it was difficult for me to even visualise how I get to London to embark on a career…

— A. J. Odudu

As a kid I loved to listen to the radio, later I became a radio artiste and would listen to the BBC.

— Sowcar Janaki