"Being in Raw Sex was an opportunity to spend hours in a beer sodden but hard wearing seventies suit, shirt open to my then snake hips and trousers so tight we were actually banned for a time from appearing in Islington."
From Blue Peter to Raw Sex...
From an early start playing drums on Blue Peter aged 15, Rowland Rivron has gone on to forge a career of extraordinary breadth and success. His many talents include writer, presenter, comedy actor and musician.
His TV appearances include: My Family (BBC1) in 2008, A Bucket o’ French and Saunders (BBC1) in 2007, Never Had It So Good (BBC1) and the travel show You Call the Shots (BBC1) in 2003, Extreme Celebrity Detox (Channel 4), Rowland Rivron's Drinking Club (Channel 4), Holby City (BBC1) and the Ben Elton sitcom Blessed (BBC1).
On radio, you'll have heard Rowland's distinctive voice on Loose Ends (Radio 4), Radio Rivron (Radio 2), a Saturday comedy/chat show for LBC, the drive time show on Virgin Radio, and Jammin' (BBC Radio 2).
In 2007, Rowland entered the ultimate celebrity singing contest - Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. Unfortunately, his time in the Academy was cut short as he was the first celebrity to be expelled!