David Bull
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David Bull is a British physician
, author
, and host and commentator on a variety of British television programmes, such as Newsround
, Living's Most Haunted Live!
, Channel 4's
Richard & Judy
, the BBC
's Watchdog
, Watchdog Healthcheck, Tomorrow's World, and Sky's
The Breathing Life Awards. He has also made repeated appearances on The Rachael Ray Show
in the US. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216005/
In 2009, Bull was the 2010 Conservative Party
candidate for Brighton Pavilion, before standing down to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health, an area about which he has been outspoken. http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/06/david-bull-steps-down-as-candidate-for-brighton-pavilion-to-head-up-policy-review.html He was replaced by Charlotte Vere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8367733.stm
, Kent to Richard and Pauline Bull, moving to Framlingham
, Suffolk
at the age of four with his siblings Anthony and Katie. In Suffolk, Bull attended Fairfield Preparatory School
followed by Ipswich Preparatory School
before graduating to Framlingham College
. At Framlingham, Bull cultivated interests in music and drama, and was made Head Of The Day Boys in the Upper Sixth, working to fight bullying. http://www.pupiline.net/aboutus/endorsements/000919472031.cfm
Passing his A levels at Framlingham College, Bull was accepted to study medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School
in London
, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine degree, a Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS) and a first class Bachelor of Science
honors degree (BSc) in 1993. http://davidbull.com/index.php/about-me/ He began his medical career at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington
as an intern before working for the NHS
in the fields of Emergency Medicine
at Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, and General Practice and Emergency Medicine at Whittington Hospital
in London. http://davidbull.com/index.php/resume-3/
as a presenter and producer of segments regarding children's health, becoming the first person in the UK to broadcast medical issues specifically to children. Bull's reports on Newsround were also featured on BBC News
, one documentary discussing bullying winning the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children’s Factual program. http://davidbull.com/index.php/resume-3/ Presenting on Newsround over the course of three years, Bull became extremely popular with viewers, receiving 3,000 fan letters in the first three months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/careersandchoices/dreamjobs/mediaandentertainment/presenter/interview_presenter_david_bull.shtml
Leaving Newsround in 1999, Bull continued addressing issues important to young people with the BBC2 program, Sort It!, for which he hosted and moderated live debates. Following Sort It!, Bull hosted eight episodes of The Really Useful Show, then joined the BBC
's Watchdog. Beginning as a contributor for Watchdog alongside Anne Robinson
, Bull went on to host Watchdog Healthcheck, a weekly, half-hour health program running from 2001 to 2002. http://www.parliamentspeakers.com/Speaker/Dr+David+Bull
In addition to appearing on Healthcheck, Bull hosted the science and technology-centered Tomorrow's World in 2001, before launching Most Haunted
on Living TV. http://www.parliamentspeakers.com/Speaker/Dr+David+Bull Bull appeared on Living TV's highest rated series, Most Haunted Live!
from October 2002 to October 2005, hosting three-hour installments that featured paranormal
investigations broadcast live with interactive sections involving the audience. Bull also participated in a ghost hunt
at Choughs Hotel where he claimed to have seen an apparition
, though he admitted it could have been an optical illusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAeVLWN5VPY
Bull made his American television debut in 2010 as a contributor on the daytime talk show The Rachael Ray Show
. First appearing on the April 12, 2010 segment "Why You Crave Food", Bull discussed the affects of high-fat, high-calorie foods on the brain and gave advice on cutting down on cravings. http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/im-addicted-food/ On July 23, 2010, Bull returned to The Rachel Ray Show to discuss "Mystery Diseases". http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/solving-mystery-diseases/
for the Conservative Party
, after being placed on the party's A-List earlier that year. He withdrew his candidacy in June 2009 and was replaced by Charlotte Vere, who went on to win election. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8367733.stme Denying rumors he quit after falling out with party leadership, Bull cited the increased workload accompanying his recent appointment to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health with Shadow Health Minister Anne Milton
. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4466512.Celebrity_doctor_denies_fall_out_with_Tories
in teenagers. Translated in multiple languages, Bull is currently revising and updating Cool and Celibate to be published in 2011. Bull followed his first book with What Every Girl Should Know: An A to Z of Health-From Allergies to Zits! in 1999. http://davidbull.com/index.php/books/
communications
agency
.
and a Patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
, with whom he has been associated for more than a decade, as well as a spokesperson and proponent for cancer research and sexual health. He is also a supporter of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
and frequently works with young people in schools on behalf of the organisation.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and host and commentator on a variety of British television programmes, such as Newsround
Newsround
Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...
, Living's Most Haunted Live!
Most Haunted Live!
Most Haunted Live was a spin-off of the paranormal reality television series Most Haunted and was also produced by Antix Productions. The show consists of paranormal investigations broadcast live over a period of one or more nights, usually with interactive sections that involve the...
, Channel 4's
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club...
, the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Watchdog
Watchdog (TV series)
Watchdog is a BBC television series that investigates viewers' reports of problematic experiences with traders, retailers, and other companies around the UK...
, Watchdog Healthcheck, Tomorrow's World, and Sky's
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)
Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
The Breathing Life Awards. He has also made repeated appearances on The Rachael Ray Show
Rachael Ray (TV series)
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....
in the US. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1216005/
In 2009, Bull was the 2010 Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
candidate for Brighton Pavilion, before standing down to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health, an area about which he has been outspoken. http://conservativehome.blogs.com/goldlist/2009/06/david-bull-steps-down-as-candidate-for-brighton-pavilion-to-head-up-policy-review.html He was replaced by Charlotte Vere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8367733.stm
Early life
David Bull was born in FarnboroughFarnborough
Farnborough may refer to:* Farnborough, Berkshire, a small village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire* Farnborough, Hampshire, a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England...
, Kent to Richard and Pauline Bull, moving to Framlingham
Framlingham
Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
at the age of four with his siblings Anthony and Katie. In Suffolk, Bull attended Fairfield Preparatory School
Fairfield Preparatory School
Fairfield Preparatory School is a fee-paying independent mixed preparatory school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is one of three private schools known collectively as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School for boys and Loughborough High School for...
followed by Ipswich Preparatory School
Ipswich School
Ipswich School is a co-educational public school for girls and boys aged 3 to 18. Situated in Suffolk, England in the town of Ipswich, it was founded in its current form as The King's School, Ipswich by Thomas Wolsey in 1528....
before graduating to Framlingham College
Framlingham College
Framlingham College is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school in the town of Framlingham, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Together with its preparatory school, Brandeston Hall and Little Bears Nursery it serves pupils from 2 1/2 to eighteen years of age.-History of Framlingham...
. At Framlingham, Bull cultivated interests in music and drama, and was made Head Of The Day Boys in the Upper Sixth, working to fight bullying. http://www.pupiline.net/aboutus/endorsements/000919472031.cfm
Passing his A levels at Framlingham College, Bull was accepted to study medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School
St Mary's Hospital Medical School
St Mary's is the youngest of the constituent schools of Imperial College, London, founded in 1854 as part of the new hospital in Paddington. During its existence in the 1980s and 90s, it was the most popular medical school in the country, with an application to place ratio of 27:1 in 1996.St Mary's...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine degree, a Bachelor of Surgery degree (MBBS) and a first class Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
honors degree (BSc) in 1993. http://davidbull.com/index.php/about-me/ He began his medical career at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
as an intern before working for the NHS
National Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
in the fields of Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
at Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, and General Practice and Emergency Medicine at Whittington Hospital
Whittington Hospital
The Whittington Hospital is a British hospital in Archway, Islington, London. It is named after Richard Whittington.It is a district general hospital, although it is also a teaching hospital of the UCL Medical School and Middlesex University School of Health and Social Sciences.- History :Although...
in London. http://davidbull.com/index.php/resume-3/
Career
Despite having wanted to be a doctor since childhood, Bull described working for the NHS as tough and pursued his interest in entertainment - specifically television. In 1995, Bull auditioned to be a guest commentator for The Sky Travel Guide on Sky Travel. Of the auditioning process Bull recalled, "I had to read autocue, I had to interview someone, and I had to handle a live show, and I was dreadful!" Bull was awarded the position on Sky Travel, giving advice for the holiday health feature to those traveling abroad, and beginning his career as a television commentator and presenter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/careersandchoices/dreamjobs/mediaandentertainment/presenter/interview_presenter_david_bull.shtmlTelevision
Within months of appearing on The Sky Travel Guide, Bull became the sole presenter of Tell Me About It! for C4. Aimed at young people, the five-installment program, chaired by Bull, tackled issues including eating disorders, parental divorces and teen drug use and alcoholism. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/589033?view=synopsis In 1996, Bull joined the longrunning NewsroundNewsround
Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...
as a presenter and producer of segments regarding children's health, becoming the first person in the UK to broadcast medical issues specifically to children. Bull's reports on Newsround were also featured on BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
, one documentary discussing bullying winning the Royal Television Society Award for Best Children’s Factual program. http://davidbull.com/index.php/resume-3/ Presenting on Newsround over the course of three years, Bull became extremely popular with viewers, receiving 3,000 fan letters in the first three months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/careersandchoices/dreamjobs/mediaandentertainment/presenter/interview_presenter_david_bull.shtml
Leaving Newsround in 1999, Bull continued addressing issues important to young people with the BBC2 program, Sort It!, for which he hosted and moderated live debates. Following Sort It!, Bull hosted eight episodes of The Really Useful Show, then joined the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Watchdog. Beginning as a contributor for Watchdog alongside Anne Robinson
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson is an English journalist and television presenter, known for her assertive views and acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British consumer affairs series, Watchdog, from 1993 to 2001 before returning in 2009...
, Bull went on to host Watchdog Healthcheck, a weekly, half-hour health program running from 2001 to 2002. http://www.parliamentspeakers.com/Speaker/Dr+David+Bull
In addition to appearing on Healthcheck, Bull hosted the science and technology-centered Tomorrow's World in 2001, before launching Most Haunted
Most Haunted
Most Haunted is a British paranormal documentary reality television series. The series was first shown on 25 May 2002 and ended on 21 July 2010. It was broadcast on Living and presented by Yvette Fielding. The programme was based on investigating purported paranormal activity...
on Living TV. http://www.parliamentspeakers.com/Speaker/Dr+David+Bull Bull appeared on Living TV's highest rated series, Most Haunted Live!
Most Haunted Live!
Most Haunted Live was a spin-off of the paranormal reality television series Most Haunted and was also produced by Antix Productions. The show consists of paranormal investigations broadcast live over a period of one or more nights, usually with interactive sections that involve the...
from October 2002 to October 2005, hosting three-hour installments that featured paranormal
Paranormal
Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...
investigations broadcast live with interactive sections involving the audience. Bull also participated in a ghost hunt
Ghost Hunt
, originally titled , is a light novel series written by Fuyumi Ono. It follows the adventures of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center as they investigate mysterious occurrences all over Japan with a team of other spiritualists and clever assistants. Although the last novel was published in 1994,...
at Choughs Hotel where he claimed to have seen an apparition
Apparition
Generally, an apparition is an instance of something's appearing, i.e. being seen. The term may refer to:- Supernatural :*Apparitional experience, an anomalous, quasi-perceptual experience...
, though he admitted it could have been an optical illusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAeVLWN5VPY
Bull made his American television debut in 2010 as a contributor on the daytime talk show The Rachael Ray Show
Rachael Ray (TV series)
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....
. First appearing on the April 12, 2010 segment "Why You Crave Food", Bull discussed the affects of high-fat, high-calorie foods on the brain and gave advice on cutting down on cravings. http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/im-addicted-food/ On July 23, 2010, Bull returned to The Rachel Ray Show to discuss "Mystery Diseases". http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/solving-mystery-diseases/
Politics
On 16 December 2006 Bull was selected to represent the Parliamentary seat of Brighton Pavilion at the 2010 general electionUnited Kingdom general elections
This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since the first in 1802. The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament...
for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, after being placed on the party's A-List earlier that year. He withdrew his candidacy in June 2009 and was replaced by Charlotte Vere, who went on to win election. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8367733.stme Denying rumors he quit after falling out with party leadership, Bull cited the increased workload accompanying his recent appointment to head up a Conservative policy review on sexual health with Shadow Health Minister Anne Milton
Anne Milton
Anne Frances Milton is a British Conservative Party politician and former nurse who has been the Member of Parliament for Guildford since 2005. After service on the Health Select Committee, in November 2006 she was appointed Shadow Minister for Tourism. In July 2007 she was appointed Shadow...
. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4466512.Celebrity_doctor_denies_fall_out_with_Tories
Author
In 1998, Bull published his first book, Cool and Celibate?: Sex and No Sex, arguing the benefits of abstinenceAbstinence
Abstinence is a voluntary restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, or abstention from alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions or practical...
in teenagers. Translated in multiple languages, Bull is currently revising and updating Cool and Celibate to be published in 2011. Bull followed his first book with What Every Girl Should Know: An A to Z of Health-From Allergies to Zits! in 1999. http://davidbull.com/index.php/books/
Business
Bull is also the co-founder and chairman of IncrediBull, a creativeCreative services
Creative services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Creative Services also means a department within a company that does creative work such as writing, designing, and production. It is often a...
communications
Communication design
Communication design is a mixed discipline between design and information-development which is concerned with how media intermission such as printed, crafted, electronic media or presentations communicate with people...
agency
Creative Services Firms
A creative services firm is a company that provides creative services to other companies or to the public: they 'do creativity' to order.Typical business models revolve around selling the time of skilled professionals, either on a project-by-project basis, or through a service level agreement and...
.
Charitable work
Bull is a celebrity ambassador for the British Red CrossBritish Red Cross
The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom branch of the worldwide impartial humanitarian organisation the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. At the heart of their work...
and a Patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust, founded in 1964, is the United Kingdom’s only national charity dedicated to all aspects of cystic fibrosis . It funds research to treat and cure CF and aims to ensure appropriate clinical care and support for people with cystic fibrosis.-Objectives:Its objectives are:*To...
, with whom he has been associated for more than a decade, as well as a spokesperson and proponent for cancer research and sexual health. He is also a supporter of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....
and frequently works with young people in schools on behalf of the organisation.