Miranda Krestovnikoff

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Miranda Krestovnikoff
Born
Miranda Harper-Jones

(1973-01-29) 29 January 1973 (age 52)
Buckinghamshire, England
Alma mater University of Bristol
Occupation(s)Television presenter, natural historian, archaeologist
Employer BBC
Television The One Show

Miranda Krestovnikoff (born 29 January 1973) [1] is a British radio and television presenter specialising in natural history and archaeological programmes.

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Education

Krestovnikoff went to the private Abbey School, Reading, Berkshire, before taking up a place at the University of Bristol to study zoology. [2] While at Bristol worked at the BBC's Natural History Unit.

Natural history presenter

After graduating, Krestovnikoff worked for the BBC and various Bristol-based wildlife production companies to a position of researcher. Her first presenting role was in the Fox Television programme World Gone Wild in 1999.

Since 2000 she has presented programmes about diving. Water Warriors was a Carlton children's production exploring the marine environment. Krestovnikoff then worked as a pet expert in the children's television show SMILE, and on the 2003–04 Channel 4 series Wreck Detectives . Continuing the history/archaeology theme, Krestovnikoff presented the BBC2 series Hidden Treasure.[ citation needed ]

Krestovnikoff was one of five presenters for the BBC2 series Coast , first broadcast in 2005, which brought her to greater public attention. The coast of Britain and its natural and human history were explored in detail, with Krestovnikoff presenting a natural history segment in each episode. During summer 2005, Krestovnikoff filmed for a BBC2 and Open University production, entitled History Mysteries. [3] She is a regular reporter for The One Show .

Apart from her television work, Krestovnikoff has presented the breakfast programme on BBC Radio 3, [4] writes articles for Diver magazine [5] and engages in public speaking. She sometimes presents the Radio Four programme Tweet of the Day , such as on 11 June 2013, when she presented the programme about the Manx shearwater.

Charity work

Krestovnikoff supports conservation charities including the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and Ape Action Africa. [6] [7] In October 2013 she was elected President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds,. [8]

Personal life

She married Nicholas Krestovnikoff in 1998 [1] and lives near Bristol with her son and daughter. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Who's Who
  2. ↑ Hunt-Grubbe, Charlotte (14 September 2008). "The new women wildlife presenters". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  3. ↑ History Mysteries www.open2.net/historymysteries Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Open University, UK.
  4. ↑ BBC Radio 3 schedule www.bbc.co.uk, accessed 19 January 2023
  5. ↑ Diver Magazine – Blue hole bonanza www.divernet.com
  6. ↑ Miranda Krestovnikoff official website, www.mirandak.co.uk, accessed 19 January 2023
  7. ↑ Ape Action Africa gorilla and chimp conservation www.apeactionafrica.org, accessed 19 January 2023
  8. ↑ "Miranda Krestovnikoff becomes RSPB President". www.rspb.org.uk. RSPB. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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