Julian "Jules" Hudson is an English

England

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 television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC Two

BBC Two

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 series Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country is a daytime television programme aired on BBC Two. It is currently presented by Jules Hudson, Alistair Appleton, Nicki Chapman, Denise Nurse, Aled Jones and Jonnie Irwin. Previous presenters include Tim Vincent, Catherine Gee, Nick Page and Melissa Porter. In 2010-General...

. He also frequently presents sections of Countryfile

Countryfile

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.

Career

After studying and training in Field Archaeology

Archaeology

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 at Lampeter University, he moved into TV production in 1996, focusing on historical programmes.

Working initially for Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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, he then moved to Channel 4

Channel 4

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's Time Team

Time Team

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, BBC 2's Horizon

Horizon

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, and three military history series for the BBC's Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes

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. After becoming lead presenter on ITV Meridian's The Making of England, and making Have I Been Here Before?

Have I Been Here Before?

Have I Been Here Before? is an ITV daytime programme, presented by Phillip Schofield, made by ITV Productions. The programme offers celebrity guests the chance to see if they have lived before, in a past life...

with Phillip Schofield

Phillip Schofield

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, he developed and produced the series Revival

Revival

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for ITV, which gained a Royal Television Society

Royal Television Society

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nomination. Since 2007, he has been the main presenter on the BBC's Escape to the Country.

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