Education
Theakston was educated at two independent schools: the preparatory school of Hurstpierpoint College near the village of Hurstpierpoint in West Sussex, followed by Lancing College in the village of Lancing, also in West Sussex. He then attended BHASVIC in Hove, followed by the University of North London, where he studied for a degree in business studies. Whilst at university, he read traffic bulletins on BBC GLR as he wanted to get into sports reporting.
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