Angus Purden (Scottish)

Angus Purden is a natural VO artist with a wonderful Edinburgh accent. Cool, dependable, safe and a little bit fun.

Raised in Scotland, Angus now lives between London and Edinburgh. An accomplished presenter, he has become a familiar face on our TV screens presenting a mix of shows across various networks. His television career began behind the camera in news: Five News and GMTV where he developed a solid journalistic background.

Versatile to the end, he can now be seen every Friday at 8pm on STVs Postcode Challenge fulfilling a role he feels he has long been denied- that of quiz master. Also, this year for STV, he and Lorraine Kelly have been lending their positive-thinking life skills to Make Me Happier.
For Channel 4, he turned his good eye to improving the lifestyles of others fronting ninety-five shows of Room For Improvement (series 1-3) after which he presented the BBC's hugely successful Cash In The Attic (series 6-12) where developed a penchant for collectibles to rival any Steiff bear obsessive. Other credits include Living TV (Angus was fired after two series of Ghost Towns for laughing during live ghost hunts), BBC 3, Channel 4 Radio, LBC 97.3 and The Hour, STV (stand-in host) and red carpet reporting for BAFTA. He's the charity ambassador for The People's Postcode Lottery and is an in-demand corporate presenter, fronting films for many top, blue chip companies.

Angus is currently studying Psychology (Bsc Honours) at the Open University. His interests include current affairs, consumer issues, travel (he speaks fluent Italian), interiors and architecture.

Watch Angus Purden in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDvOU0plZSQ