UK Uncovered How come?? Ah f*©k off, why not? Although, it’s a question I’ve never really answered in public before so bollox to it, here goes. I did a media degree, got into making pop videos, and worked part time at the kind of place with screens everywhere. It was cool as it kept me busy doing what I was learning to do, then I left Uni’ & set up my company. Before I knew it I was putting together promos & reels for nightclubs all over the country. ‘UKU’ was a natural progression of that & came about after I agreed to put an event on for a mate who was a DJ at the time. It went ape and we were going to develop it together but in the end there was too much risk for him at the time - he had a family and I was a free-wheeling fella... In the end it took a poo-load of time, persistence, money and dedication to get it going, until it ended up as the cult (deliberate misspelling perhaps?) programme it is today. I only ended up presenting it ‘cos I am cheap to hire (for me - other producers can pay the going rate) and didn’t tend to argue back with myself too much... Any Regrets? Is that a joke? Seriously, there’s no point dwelling on them even if you have any. What I will say is that some people react a bit funny when things happen (like TV) to you. There’s a definite by-product from doing something like this that manifests itself in less-desirable emotions. Still, they either get over it or you get over them. Fairly simple in the end really. My mate Dan (right) reckons it happened to him a bit - I think he got given the DJ-ing job at his local pub or something - not sure I believe him too much but I humour him... Will you do any more UKUs? Never say never I guess. It’s always been a hoot and people love watching people on a night out - whether in person or via the telly. There’s a new series of ours coming out soon and after all, the Richard you see on screen in these shows is just an amplified version of my clubbing character. I’m quite nice really. Sometimes. Anything else to add? Shit, I could add loads. But I won’t. Words of Wisdom? I quite like this one, I think it was in a film but I can’t recall which one; A young bull is on the top of a hill with it’s grandad, looking down over a field of young cows. He turns to his grandaddy & says “Hey, look at those cows down there...lets run down the hill and fuck one of ‘em!”. His grandaddy turns around, gives the young bull a disapproving look & says “No. Lets walk down & fuck ‘em all.” Q&A with Ricardo Quick Stats Producer/presenter/writer  Richard Alexander Status: Yeah, why not? Age : 35 Location: The North, UK Height: 2’6” Education: BSc in Dumb Occupation: Media Monkey Birthday: June (all of it) Interests: Of course Favorite Color: As if Fave Film: Sticky Fave Quote: Futue Te Ipsum
My Friends A motley crew... Mikey You’ve no doubt seen ‘Big Nose’ pop up on some of my shows - usually having the piss taken out of him...  Dwayne The funniest guy on the planet & a big star in Canada. Seriously, he can make you piss your pants in no time...  Andy Known and loved as Tony Martini or Burt Rennolds from Donny. A skinny wee Yorkshire boy who can get into young boys’ t-shirts (obviously we can’t condone that kind of thing)... Dodgy. Joe Known as ‘Swashbucking Jed’ to some! A super-nice guy who insists he isn’t gay - despite the pout and the helmet. Smithers Mountainously monumentally massive. Six foot six cubed on a skinny day. Star. Dan Sings in a pub band sometimes or something. Don’t actually know for sure, never seen ‘em, but know a guy who did once & he said they were actually OK. TV Shows Produced / Presented UK Uncovered Summer Party The Steam Room (+Jo Guest) Late Attitude UK Uncovered 2 The Randomball Run UKU Uncut UK Uncovered : Full On Bak2Skool The Steam Room (+Michelle Marsh) My Favorite Links Check ‘em out www.mulletsgalore.com www.jesusdressup.com www.101thingstodo.co.ukhttp://www.mulletsgalore.comhttp://www.jesusdressup.comhttp://www.101thingstodo.co.ukshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2