He has toured the UK extensively as a stand up comedian. Charles has hosted The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC radio since 2. DJ sets at numerous clubs and festivals, nationally and internationally. In September 2. 01. Coronation Street after ten years, to film new episodes of Red Dwarf. Early lifeeditCharles was born in Liverpool to a Guyanese father1 and Irish mother. He grew up on the Cantril Farm housing estate4 with his older brother, Dean who died in 2. Emile. He attended West Derby Comprehensive School followed by Childwall Hall College of Further Education, studying A levels in History, Government and Politics, English Literature and General Studies. Charles won a national competition, run by The Guardian newspaper, for a poem he wrote when he was 1. On leaving school Charles spent time working in a studio at Central Hall, Renshaw Street, Liverpool. Despite his origins, his eloquence in conversation and in his poetry which he shared with colleagues was something new at the time. With his gradual flowering as a poet emerged a certain boldness and self confidence. Virtual Dj Studio 7 Crack Derby' title='Virtual Dj Studio 7 Crack Derby' />Early careereditCharles began his career as a contemporary and urban performance poet on the British cabaret circuit. His performances were considered original, with Charles described as having a natural ironic wit which appealed to talent scouts. In 1. 98. 1, Charles climbed on stage at a Teardrop Explodes concert and recited a humorous, but derogatory, poem about the bands singer, Julian Cope. He was invited to open subsequent gigs for the group and went on to perform as a support act in pubs and clubs for the following three years,7 and at events such as the Larks in the Park music festival at Sefton Park 1. He performed poetry at Liverpools Everyman Theatre 1. Roger Mc. Gough and Adrian Henri. Charles was involved in the Liverpool music scene, writing and singing lyrics for a number of local rock bands. In 1. Watt 4. 9 He performed his political rap lyrics as a Wordsmith. In 1. 98. 3, Charles was invited to record a session on the John Peel BBC Radio show, performing his poems backed by a band. This was his first professional engagement. He recorded a further Peel Session in 1. Charles realised he was using poetry as a vehicle for his sense of humour and progressed into stand up comedy. He was part of the Red Wedge comedy tour in 1. Labour Party. He also performed his first one man show in 1. Edinburgh, and then toured internationally. Charles was a guest on programmes including Janice Longs Radio 1 show,1. Ned Sherrins chat show Loose Ends 1. BBC Radio 4. 1. 5Television careereditPerformance poetryeditCharles first appeared on television as the resident poet on the arts programme Riverside on BBC2 and on the day time BBC1 chat show Pebble Mill at One. Charles was the resident poet on the Channel 4 programme Black on Black 1. Club Mix 1. 98. 6, and he appeared, weekly, as a John Cooper Clarke style punk poet on the BBC Two pop music programme Oxford Road Show ORS. Charles performed his political poems as stand up comedy on the late night show Saturday Live 1. BBC One chat show Wogan 1. He also appeared as a guest on shows including Open Air 1. Charles included significant acting in his performance style, enabling him to put the emotion across. In September 2. 01. Charles performed his epic poem Scary Fairy and the Tales of the Dark Wood live with the BBC Philharmonic orchestra, in a concert to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2s Friday Night is Music Night at Halloween. Red DwarfeditCharles acquired cult status in 1. Liverpudlian slob Dave Lister, in BBC2s science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf. Charles has played this role in all eight series, until 1. Red Dwarf Back to Earth and Red Dwarf X 2. Dave. 1. 9 Charles younger brother, Emile Charles, guest starred in the series III episode Timeslides, and the songs Bad News and Cash in this episode were written by Charles, and performed by his band. The role has involved Charles playing a variety of alternative characters, including a gangster, a cowboy and angelic and evil versions of Lister,2. All series, except VII and IX, were recorded in front of a studio audience. Along with Danny John Jules, Charles is one of only two cast members to appear in every episode of Red Dwarf to date. Charles reads the audiobook editions of the Red Dwarf novel Last Human, and his book The Log A Dwarfers Guide to Everything, and he regularly attends sci fi, comedy and memorabilia conventions in connection with the Red Dwarf franchise. During Back to Earth, Charles character, Lister, visits the set of Coronation Street where he meets the actor Craig Charles. On 2 May 2. 01. 5, Grant Naylor announced that an eleventh and a twelfth series of Red Dwarf had been commissioned with Craig Charles returning as Lister. Robot WarseditCharles notably presented the cult TV hit Robot Wars on BBC2 1. Channel 5 2. 00. Extreme series and numerous specials. Charles was the main host and presided over the arena in which teams of amateur engineers battled their home made radio controlled robots against each other, and against the house robots. Charles introduced the show, enthusiastically announced the results of the battles and spoke to the contestants after the main events. He ended each episode with a short Robot Wars themed poem. Charles son, Jack, appeared on the show on several occasions, and was a contestant on Team Nemesis during series 4. Hard Drive Led Indicator Software Download. Charles also hosted the Robot Wars Live UK tour, in 2. Wembley Arena. On 1. January 2. 01. 6, The BBC announced that the show would be rebooted with 6 episodes in the year. On 1. 4 January 2. Charles posted a tweet on his Twitter page saying that he would love to present the new series, however he received no reply from the BBC. On 3 February 2. 01. Dara Briain was announced as Charles replacement as the presenter. The BBC also stated that they had denied Charles request to reprise his role by stating that they dont comment on individual casting enquiries. Takeshis CastleeditCharles provided the English voice over commentary for the Challenge and Ftn 2. Takeshis Castle originally by Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japan. In each episode, between 1. Virtual Dj Studio 7 Crack Derby© 2017