Matt Edmondson
Matt Edmondson is a broadcaster, author and creator.
Having joined BBC Radio 1 in 2011, he currently hosts the weekend afternoon show, 1-4pm Fridays to Sundays, with Mollie King. Later this year Matt and Mollie will host the rebooted UK version of “Beauty And The Geek” for Discovery+. His other TV presenting roles have included “The Apprentice: Meet the Candidates” (BBC2), “Children in Need” (BBC1), “The Xtra Factor”, “Release the Hounds”, “Fake Reaction” (all ITV2) and “T4” (Channel 4).
Matt has devised numerous bestselling board games including “Obama Llama”, “Ansagrams”, “Egg Slam” and “Rainbow Rage”. His television production company (Accidentally on Purpose) has co-produced shows for BBC1, Channel 4, ITV2 and Comedy Central.
A keen magician himself, in 2017 Macmillan published Matt’s first book for children “The Greatest Magician in the World”. He is also in demand for brand work and has most recently been aligned with Natwest, Currys and Asmodee.
In 2020 Matt released his first song, “Your Car”, with vocals performed by Aymee Weir. Leaning in to his newly found love of music production, his podcast, “Not Another Love Song”, sees him collaborate with pop artists to create an album with song subjects as diverse and surreal as Hay Fever to Dishwashers.
