Recent and Future Career
In 1998, Mark Curry presented a DIY BBC 1 daytime series, Change That and also presented the final series of the popular quiz show, Catchphrase in 2002. He co presented a daily, live food series on the Carlton Food Network with Ruth Langsford and later, Anthea Turner. This series saw Mark travel to Italy, Cyprus, India and Singapore, covering food topics.
Mark Curry has made an appearance in an episode of Last of the Summer Wine, entitled "Will The Nearest Alien Please Come In", broadcast 19 August 2007, playing a character trying to get in touch with extra terrestrials. He was also cast in one episode of the BBC daytime drama, "Doctors" .
Victoria Wood cast Mark as, "The Compere", in her play, "Talent", which she also directed at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London.
In 2011, Mark played, "Larry", in, "Company", to celebrate Stephen Sondheims' 80th birthday and played the leading role of, "George Harper", in Ray Cooney's, "Wife Begins At 40", at the Mill at Sonning. He repeated this role in a production at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford in 2012, directed by Ray Cooney himself. Also in 2011 Mark was one of several celebrity guest narrators in a sell out touring production of, "The Rocky Horror Show".
From January 9, until the late Summer of 2012, Mark presented the breakfast radio show, "Curry For Breakfast", on Talk Radio Europe, the English language talk/variety network in Southern Spain, where he has a home. In the Autumn he played, "Andre Cassell ", in the well received new stage version of, " Victor/Victoria", at the off West End fringe venue, Southwark Playhouse, London.
He has presented and performed in several BBC Children In Need television shows, once playing Cliff Richard, in a Eurovision Song Contest tribute singing, "Congratulations" and "Power To All Our Friends". In 2010, he teamed up with several other Blue Peter presenters to perform, "Jailhouse Rock", on the first series of BBC 1's, "Lets Dance for Comic Relief", tying with Jo Brand for the public vote. Judge Paul O'Grady voted Brand to go through to the final. Mark is a tennis expert and has commentated at Wimbledon for BBC Radio 5, Radio Wimbledon and for Talk Radio Europe.
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