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Friends of Myotubular Trust |
We are honored and delighted to introduce some very special high profile supporters,
who have a personal link to Myotubular Trust:
Natalie Anderson, Actress and Singer
Actress Natalie Anderson, more well known for her role as 'Nurse Davenport' in ITV's drama The Royal, has a close connection to the myotubular mypathy, as she is literally the 'girl next door' to a young boy with the condition. She has already represented us in 2 charity TV appearances in 2007 on 'The Weakest Link' (BBC 2007) and 'Take It or Leave It' (Sky Challenge: June 08) where she was successful in winning a sum of money for the charity!
Natalie Anderson has always wanted to be a performer. In 2007 Natalie began working with music producer Steve Chrisanthou on new material to add to her album (which hopefully looks set for release in early summer 2008) " I don't like to do things by halves otherwise i see no point in doing it at all " says Natalie, "hence the reason we've worked for so long on this album as i didnt want to rush anything and with the filming schedule on 'The Royal' being so hectic this year i've had to put my music on the back burner, but we're back at work now which i'm very excited about!"
07813-200298 or 07885-309753
Jo Brand, Comedian and Writer
Jo Brand is acclaimed to be Britain's best stand up artist! When Jo heard about a baby boy in her neighbourhood who had sadly died of myotubular myopathy, she immediately agreed to become a Friend of Myotubular Trust.
Since leaving her job as a psychiatric nurse in 1987, Jo Brand has built a large following across the UK, make and female alike. Her "Through the Cakehole" (Channel X for Ch4) series met with great acclaim, as did her series "All the Way to Worcester" (Vera Prods for Ch4). Jo's diverse appeal is marked by appearances on such eclectic programmes as "Question Time" (BBC) to "Nevermind the Buzzcocks" (TalkBack Prods for BBC) and "Countdown" (YTV for Ch4) to "They Think It's All Over" (TalkBack Prods for BBC). She presened "Jo Brand's Commerical Breakdown" (Celador for BBC1), "Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes" (Assembly Film & TV) and "Jo Brand's Rudest Home Videos" (ITV1). She has just guest hosted "Have I Got News For You" (Hat Trick).
Jo showed a whole different side to her talents on "Celebrity Fame Academy" for Comic Relief, has provied herself an un-willing fashion victim on the BBC1 special "What Not To Wear On The Red Carpet", learnt the organ for BBC's "Play it Again", which she then played to a sell out crowd at the Royal Albert Hall, and last December took part in a charity celebrity carol singing choir!
Jo has written two irreverent books (both published by Simon & Schuster), and her first novel "Sorting Out Billy" was published by headline Books in 2004 and her second "It's Different for Girls" in 2005.
Peter Lane, The Lord Lane of Horsell, Life Baron (29.1.25 ~ 9.1.09)
Lord Lane first heard about the Myotubular Trust through an employee of one of the companies where he was Senior Non-executive Director. He had a keen interest in the work of the charity and helped us enormously over 3 years since it was established. He will be greatly missed.
Lord Lane was raised to the peerage as Baron Lane of Horsell, of Woking in the County of Surrey in 1990. Commercially, he was senior partner of Binder Hamlyn chartered accountants and has been chairman of a number of listed companies.
Mark Damazer, Controller of BBC Radio 4
Mark Damazer was appointed Controller, BBC Radio 4 in October 2004, having been Deputy Director of BBC News since April 2001. he was previously Assistant Chief Executive of the News division and before that he was Head of Political Programmes, responsible for the BBC's news and current affairs journalism from Westminster, from March 1998 - in charge of programmes such as Question Time, Westminster, Yesterday In Parliament and The Westminister Hour. Mark has had responsibility in his time for such programmes as the Six O'Clock News, Nine O'Clock News and departments that made programmes such as Panorama and Correspondent and, on radio, File on 4, From Our Own Correspondent and Law In Action.
Susanna Reid, Newsreader and Journalist
Susanna Reid has been a journalist for the BBC since leaving Bristol University, starting out at BBC Radio Bristol and is now currently one of the main presenters on BBC Breakfast. She is also the regular newsreader on the Andrew Marr Show.