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Maura Currie- Head of Presentation at BBC Scotland and is broadcaster and continuity announcer for BBC Scotland.

Maura Currie (formerly McManus) joined BBC Scotland in the mid 1990s as a bi-media continuity announcer, working on BBC Radio Scotland reading news bulletins and continuity announcements on BBC Radio Scotland and television continuity and voice overs for BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland.

Previously, she had been a journalist/Head of News at Q96 and a presenter on BBC Two's travel show The Big Trip in the early 1990s as part of Def II.[1][2]

Personal life and education

Born in Paisley, she is married to David Currie[3] and lives in Paisley.

Founder of Speech and Drama Scotland[4] in 2012 and gives drama classes and elocution lessons in the Paisley area. Maura is an Associate of the London College of Music in Speech and Drama and studied Speech and Drama and early adult performances included Steven Moffat's stage musical Knifer as Lizzie (written & directed by Steven Moffat).[5][clarification needed]

Narration : the BBC short film on designing the Queen's Commonwealth baton.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Big Trip (1994–1996) Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database.
  2. ^ Jones, Ian (December 2001). "Epliogue: "A Headless Legion"". Offthetelly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. ^ "Celebrating the Caritas Awards". Sces.uk.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  4. ^ "Speech and Drama Scotland". Speech and Drama Scotland – Tag Archives: Maura Currie. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  5. ^ Steven Moffat[clarification needed]
  6. ^ "BBC News – Queens Baton Relay: Designing the Queen's Baton". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-23. ( Page will play audio when loaded)
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