Jasmine Birtles' CV

2004-2006

TV and Radio Work: Presenting ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ (BBC1), ‘Spend, Spend, Spend’ (ITV Scotland), ‘First Time Buyers’ (UK Style TV). Money Guest on ‘GMTV’, ‘LK Today’, ‘BBC Breakfast News’, ‘BBC News 24’, ‘This Morning’, ‘Watchdog’, ‘Channel 5 News’, ‘Sky News’, ‘Working Lunch’, ‘The Daily Politics’. Panellist on ‘Off the Page’ (Radio 4), money guest on various Radio 5 Live shows, BBC Radio Cardiff and LBC.

Writing: Money columnist for The Independent on Sunday and What House magazine. Money writer for The Observer, The Daily Express, The Scotsman, The Herald, She magazine, Eve magazine.

2001-2003

TV and Radio Work: TV reporter for ‘Simply Money TV’. Money Guest on ‘Gloria Hunniford’s Open House’, ‘The Wright Stuff’, ‘This Morning’, ‘Home Malone’ (Anglia), ‘Ridge Riders’ (Meridian). Panellist ‘Quote Unquote’ (Radio 4), ‘Late Night Live’ (Radio 5 Live), ‘The Treatment’ (Radio 5 Live),.

Writing: Personal finance writer for The Independent, She magazine, Red magazine, Glamour magazine, The Daily Express. Finance columnist for Junior magazine.

1989-2000

TV and Radio Work: News reporter for Sky News, Thames News and LWT News. TV News producer for BBC Breakfast News and Sky News. Radio reporter for BBC Business Unit. Radio features reporter for Radio 4 programmes, British Forces Broadcasting, World Service, BBC GLR, BBC Radio Sheffield, County Sound Radio. Presenter for Viva Radio and Radio 3 series ‘Get Into the Groove’.

Writing: Columnist for The Independent. Editor of men’s lifestyle magazine ‘IT Magazine’. Features writer for The Daily Express, The Standard, Cosmopolitan, The London Magazine.

Books

Author of 36 books including:

‘The Money Book: Control Your Money, Control Your Life’ (Piatkus)
‘A Bit on the Side’ (Piatkus)
“A Girl’s Best Friend Is Her Money” (Boxtree)
“A Little Book of Abuse” (Boxtree) – No.8 in Times Bestsellers list, December 2000
“A Little Book of More Abuse” (Boxtree)
"A Parent's Little Instruction Book" (Boxtree)
"A Woman's Little Instruction Book" (Boxtree)
"A Man's Little Instruction Book" (Boxtree)
“A Little Book of Excuses” (Boxtree)
“He Says Mars, She Says Venus” (Boxtree)
“1001 Knock Knock Jokes” (Robinson)
"Do You Still Miss Your Ex-Husband? Yes But My Aim Is Improving." (O'Mara)
“Women on Men and Other Laughing Matters” (O’Mara)

Corporate Entertainment:

After-dinner speaker, conference host and entertainer at corporate functions around Britain. Recent clients include BT, BT Worldwide, Sainsbury’s, Abbey, The Prudential, AXA Sun Life, IBM. Ernst and Young, ICL, AXA IM, Hewlett Packard, Warner Brothers, Barclays Stockbrockers, BT (CCTV), Bosch, Renault, Philips Components, Vignette.com, Hays Chemicals, Thistle Hotels, EMAP Business Communications, Fusion Insurance, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals, G.L.Hearn Surveyors, Siebel Systems, The Isle of Man Fund Managers Association, Cast Metals Federation, Association of Independent Launderers, Arctic Circle, Bestway Supermarkets, Sybase (computer software).

Qualifications and licences

B.A. English (Cambridge)
Driving licence
Motorcycle licence
Student pilot’s licence
Piano (Grade VIII)
Singing (Grade VI)

Memberships

Fellow of the RSA
Institute of Directors
NUJ
Equity
Society of Authors

Agents

June Ford-Crush (Managing agent)
Personal Management and Representation

Tel/fax: +44 (0) 20 8742 7724
Mobile: +44 (0) 7711 764160
Email: info@junefordcrush.com
Web: www.junefordcrush.com

 

Euan Thorneycroft (Literary Agent)
A M Heath and Co Ltd

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 2811
Email: euan.thorneycroft@amheath.com