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Mid Atlantic Debra shared her feelings with a camcorder. On reaching dry land the BBC were so taken with the footage that the Six O'clock News made a six minute feature out of it. All it took was that and an articulate and honest interview for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and things started to take off.

Debra has presented over 40 programmes for the BBC as well as working for ITV, Channel 5 and Sail TV. A selection of some of Debra's programmes can be viewed using Quicktime. (Best viewed with Broadband).

To watch an overview of Debra’s TV presenting work (rather than all the individual clips below!) please feel free to watch her TV show reel by clicking on the small black play triangle.

In this documentary for the award winning series ‘Extreme Lives’ (BBC2) Debra is joined by old friend Bruce Parry (of Tribe fame) as they competed in the The Yukon River Quest - one the the worlds longest canoe races.

EXTREME LIVES BBC2 documentary

Debra spent two years presenting the popular BBC1 daytime TV programme ‘Big Strong Boys ‘ along side Stuart Castledine and Craig Philips. After many UK based programmes the team filmed a series in Tenerife before re-named the series ‘Builders, Sweat and Tears’.

BIG STONG BOYS BBC1 daytime

Debra joined GMTV presenter Ben Shepherd and Top Gear presenter Vikki Butler-Henderson to present the annual Southampton Boat Show on ITV.

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW ITV

Debra joined Jenni Murray (Women’s Hour), Jenny Eclair(Comedian) and other amazing women for a ‘Celebrity Strong Woman Special ‘ of The Weakest Link for BBC1. A top performance by all these head-strong woman raised big bucks for charity.

THE WEAKEST LINK BBC1

The BBC 6 O’clock News coverage of Debra’s solo row across the Atlantic.

BBC SIX O’Clock NEWS row coverage

Debra being interviewed on Gadgets and Stuff.

THE GADGET SHOW on five

Debra interviewed on ‘This Morning’ about the Channel Challenge World Record attempt with The Sisterhood.

THIS MORNING Sisterhood interview ITV

Click on the links below to view snippets of Debra’s presenting work,

along with various interviews.

DEBRA’S TV show reel

As part of the Southampton Boat Show programme Debra gave Chef James Martin a tour of her rowing boat. Watch to the end for a moment that should have made ‘TV blunders’! Thankfully James takes it all in very good humour.

CHEF JAMES MARTIN row boat tour

Debra presenting on Grandstand (BBC 1) and G2 (BBC2). This clips shows Debra interview Olympic Gold Medal hopeful Paul Ratcliffe.

GRANDSTAND BBC1 & 2

TELEVISION presenting