Lindsey Chapman

Lindsey Katherine Chapman (born 30 July 1984) is a British TV & Radio Presenter and actress originally from Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Lindsey is one of BBC Radio 5 Live's travel reporters and has also worked on the BBC, CBBC and other BBC radio programmes. She has regularly covered the Netball Superleague for Sky Sports.^[1]

She attended Beverley High School^[2] before studying Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham and later training at Birmingham School of Acting.^[3]

In October 2012, along with 463 other players, Lindsey took part in BBC Radio 5 Live's attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘most players in a continuous 5 a side exhibition match’. This was for BBC Children in Need along with former footballer and TV pundit Robbie Savage and comedian Lloyd Langford.^[4][5]

In August 2015, alongside Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, she hosted a series of five daily programmes, Big Blue UK, on BBC One, linked to three evening programmes Big Blue Live. The series concentrated on marine wildlife around the UK coast.^[6]

In January 2016 she co-hosted BBC Winterwatch Unsprung with Chris Packham, providing an interactive link between viewers and the programme via social media. She has continued this role with Springwatch Unsprung in June 2016.

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