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Alastair Leithead(I)

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Alastair Leithead
Alastair Leithead was born on 21 January 1972 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
BornJanuary 21, 1972
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    • Known for

    One O'Clock News (1986)
    One O'Clock News
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Self - Afghanistan Correspondent
    Damming the Nile
    TV Short
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2018
    BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2000)
    BBC News at Ten O'Clock
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Self - Correspondent
    BBC World News (1997)
    BBC World News
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Self - Reporter

    Credits

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    Self

    • Death on the Beach (2022)
      Death on the Beach
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Self - Journalist
      • 2022
    • Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa (2018)
      Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Self
      • 2018
    • Rhinos: Killing and Corruption
      TV Movie
      • Self - Correspondent
      • 2018
    • Africa's Secret War
      TV Short
      • Self - Reporter
      • 2018
    • Damming the Nile
      TV Short
      • Self - Presenter
      • 2018
    • Africa's Population Explosion
      TV Short
      • Self - Presenter
      • 2017
    • Newsnight (1980)
      Newsnight
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Self - Reporter
      • 2014
    • Newsround (1972)
      Newsround
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Self - BBC Reporter in Brazil
      • 2013
    • US Election Night 2012
      4.5
      TV Special
      • Self - Reporter, Las Vegas
      • 2012
    • Breakfast (2000)
      Breakfast
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Self - Reporter
      • Self - Correspondent
      • 2008–2011
    • BBC News at Ten O'Clock (2000)
      BBC News at Ten O'Clock
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Self - Correspondent
      • 2008
    • One O'Clock News (1986)
      One O'Clock News
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Self - Afghanistan Correspondent
      • 2007
    • BBC World News (1997)
      BBC World News
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Self - Reporter
      • 2003

    Archive Footage

    • MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (2023)
      MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Self - BBC Correspondent (archive footage)
      • 2023

    Personal details

    • Born
      • January 21, 1972
      • Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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      Although he was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Leithead was raised in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear and educated the Royal Grammar School In Newcastle upon Tyne. He went on to study Geography at the University of Manchester.

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