Denise Robertson MBE

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 (born Margaret Denise Broderick in 1932, in Sunderland, England

England

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) is a writer and television broadcaster in the United Kingdom. She made her television debut as the presenter of the Junior Advice Line segment of the BBC

BBC

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's Breakfast Time

Breakfast Time

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programme in 1985, though is perhaps best known as the resident agony aunt on the ITV

ITV

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 show This Morning

This Morning (TV series)

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since its first ever broadcast on 3 October 1988.

Robertson briefly hosted her own television series Dear Denise in 2000. She also featured as a love and relationships pundit on Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment in 2002. She has an advice website called DearDenise.com and has written a monthly column for national magazine, Candis.

Robertson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 (MBE) on 17 June 2006. She is a keen supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland A.F.C.

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 and has worked with the University of Sunderland

University of Sunderland

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, appearing as guest speaker at graduation ceremonies. She is twice widowed and married her third husband, Bryan Thubron, in July 1997 with whom currently lives in East Boldon, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

. She has a son Mark and four stepsons.

Filmography

Year	Title	Production Company	Role	Notes
1988-present	This Morning	Granada Television/ITV Studios	agony aunt
2011	Loose Women Loose Women Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...	ITV Studios	guest panellist	episode 15.133
2005	The Paul O'Grady Show The Paul O'Grady Show The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...	Granada Television for ITV	interviewee	episode 2.48
2004	The Impressionable Jon Culshaw The Impressionable Jon Culshaw The Impressionable Jon Culshaw is a satire sketch show, starring the impressionist Jon Culshaw. A deal with ITV enabled Culshaw to make this while simultaneously starring in BBC Two's Dead Ringers. He also starred in another show, Alter Ego, which is also shown on ITV...	ITV	guest appearance	episode 1.6
2003	My Favourite Hymns	Granada Television	subject	episode 2/11/2003 and episode 16/11/2003
2003	Little Friends	Planet 24 for Channel 4	guest appearance
2003	The Weakest Link The Weakest Link The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...	BBC	contestant	episode 9/8/2003
2002	Dave Gorman's Important Astrology Experiment	BBC	contributor	all 6 episodes
2000	Dear Denise	Granada Television for ITV	expert
1998	Modern Times	BBC	contributor	episode 7.3 'Agony Aunts'
1996	A Spark of Joy	BBC	contributor	documentary on Catherine Cookson Catherine Cookson Dame Catherine Cookson DBE was a British author. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers...
1993-1994	Close To The Edge	Granada Television	presenter	all 11 episodes
1993	Robson's People	Tyne Tees Television Tyne Tees Television Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...	episode 1.12	interviewee
1985-1986	Breakfast Time	BBC	presenter	Junior Advice Line segment

Works

• Winds of War Little Books 2009 ISBN 978-190626479
• None To Make You Cry Little Books 2009 ISBN 978-1906264062
• The Promise Little Books 2008 ISBN 978-1904435976
• The Second Wife Little Books 2008 ISBN 978-1904435952
• Agony? Don't Get Me Started... Autobiography Max Press 2006 ISBN 978-1904435846
• The Bad Sister Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1904435426
• Relax it's only a Baby - The no-fuss guide to parenting Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1904435464
• Men Are From Earth. Women Are From Earth.: Deal with It! Little Books 2005 ISBN 978-1904435327
• Sir Tom Cowie, A True Entrepreneur: A Biography University of Sunderland 2004 ISBN 978-1873757840
• A Relative Freedom ISBN 978-1904435853
• Wait For the Day ISBN 978-1904435556
• The Beloved People (Belgate Trilogy 1) ISBN 978-1904435341
• Strength for the Morning (Belgate Trilogy 2) ISBN 978-1904435358
• Towards Jerusalem (Belgate Trilogy 3) ISBN 978-1904435372

External links

• Dear Denise official site
• Denise Robertson returns to Uganda