Rachel Riley "The Gadget Show," although her profile was significantly boosted by her appearance as a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing", which largely "catapulted [Riley] onto the A-list" and opened up the doors for new television roles, according to another commentator. In 2014, two years before her role on "It's Not Rocket Science", she said, "I'd love to present a popular science programme because it's something I feel very passionate about." On "Countdown", Riley replaced the long-serving Carol Vorderman. Like Vorderman, Riley's role is to handle the placement of tiles on the board for the letters and numbers rounds and to find
Alex Riley (comedian) Standards Agency. When shown on BBC One, it got 2.6 million viewers, prompting the creation of a series of 3 documentaries titled "Britain's Really Disgusting Food", aired in January 2009. His new show aired in 2010 called "Britain's Really Disgusting Drink". From 2015, Riley has appeared 6 times on the CBBC panel show "The Dog Ate My Homework". Riley also hosts "All Over the Workplace" for CBBC. Alex Riley (comedian) Alexander John "Alex" Riley (born 29 March 1968 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is an English TV and radio presenter. Born and brought up in Sheffield, Riley started performing with the city's