Andrea "Andi" Oliver is a British

United Kingdom

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 Television

Television

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 and Radio

Radio

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 Broadcaster

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Early career

Andi is a former member of the band Rip Rig + Panic, one of their notable television appearances came when they performed in an episode of the cult comedy show The Young Ones

The Young Ones (TV series)

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. She used to co-host the Channel 4

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 television show Baadaass TV alongside Ice-T

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 and frequently appears on the BBC World Service

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 and the BBC

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's annual coverage of Glastonbury Festival

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Other Music Projects

After 1983, Andi became involved in Kalimba- an African inspired band. And in 1990 joined forces with her brother in forming the "Mighty Hog".

In April 2007, she started presenting a six-part cookery show Neneh and Andi Dish it Up with her close friend Neneh Cherry

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 for BBC2.

Current projects

• Host "Truth About Food"
• Host "The Selector"- A radio show for The British Council
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• Host of BBC Four
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   first-ever Radio 3 World Music Awards
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• A part in the charity performance of the Vagina Monologues at The Royal Albert Hall
• Andrea also recently took part in the Changing Cityscapes series,for the BBC.http://search.bbc.co.uk/search?scope=all&tab=all&q=andrea+oliver.
• In 2009 Andi took part in BBC
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   Flagship drama "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"- a drama based in Botswana.

Personal life

She stated in one of her T.V programmes that her mother's family was of Antiguan

Antiguan

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 descent. She is also the mother of television presenter Miquita Oliver

Miquita Oliver

Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver is a British television presenter and radio personality. She co-hosted Channel 4's Popworld from 2001–2006 and went on to present on T4 from 2006-2010 as well as having her own show, The Month With Miquita, on 4Music...

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