Every month we ask the team a different question. For SEPTEMBER, the question is... What was your favourite children's television programme, and why?
Editor (contact)
As editor of Digital Spy and spinoff Big Brother site DS:BB, Neil is responsible for overseeing all content on the network, including planning, production and publishing. Neil also handles staff management and the site's creative development, working on new ideas and projects.
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Question of the month answer: "Sh-sh-sh-shoe people. Doopee doopee doo..."
Systems Administrator
James manages Digital Spy's server infrastructure, content management system, design and software development. In addition to his technical responsibilities, James oversees the Digital Spy Forums and the site's digital TV and media coverage.
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Alan handles many of Digital Spy's business operations, including liason with our advertising sales team and co-ordination of expenditure. With a keen interest in home entertainment, Alan also produces inside reports on upcoming hardware releases.
Deputy Editor
Dan serves as the site's primary news moderator, editing and approving most of the content on the network, in addition to updating the front page with the most relevant stories. He is also editor of the movies section.
Music Editor
Nick manages the music section and is responsible for planning all feature output, including reviews and interviews. He also edits the popular Gay Spy area of the site and produces the weekly Celebrity Chart feature.
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Question of the month answer: "Fraggle Rock! The original Jim Henson puppet version, not the slightly cheapo cartoon remake that surfaced a few years later...
I also really liked Galaxy High and of course Poddington Peas (but mainly for the theme tune)."
Soaps Editor
Kris is responsible for all output in the most popular section of the site, including provision of news, spoilers and interviews.
> Click here for Kris's soaps blog 'Soap Scoop'
Question of the month answer: "Mine has to be Fun House - I always wanted to be on it but was never invited to an audition!"
Beth Hilton
News Moderator
Having worked as a Big Brother reporter, Beth joined the entertainment team full time in October 2007, providing news reports and the weekly showbiz features Ten Things and Celebrity Birthdays. Beth also moderates news articles posted on Digital Spy.
Question of the month answer: It's a close call between Rainbow and the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, but I'll go for D&D just because of the endless conversations I had with my friends about which special skill we would prefer (I was torn between Diana the Acrobat and Sheila with the invisibility cloak). And it had Uni the sickeningly cute baby Unicorn!
Entertainment Reporter
Alex joined DS in May 2007 as a Big Brother reporter and was appointed to the entertainment team later that summer. In addition to his news reporting duties, Alex produces regular music reviews and interviews.
Question of the month answer: "I used to enjoy Bagpuss when I was a littl'un. God knows why. Watched a bit on YouTube recently and it's bloody awful."
Entertainment Reporter
One of Digital Spy's longest-serving reporters, Daniel produces news content at weekends.
Question of the week answer: My favourite when I was really young was Johnson & Friends which was about toys that came alive when their owner was out of the room (it just sounds like Toy Story now that I think of it, but it came first!) As I got older I liked all of the Nickelodeon classics like Are You Afraid of the Dark, which seemed very scary at the time but I think only the 90s outfits would be frightening now...
Entertainment Reporter
Simon joined DS as an entertainment reporter in February 2008.
Question of the month answer: "The Ninja Turtles cartoon. I have it to thank for my love of pizza."
Ben Rawson-Jones
Cult Editor
Ben joined DS in September 2006 and now works primarily in the cult section, producing show spoilers, reviews, news and recaps, in addition to the weekly Cult Spy feature. Ben also moonlights in the movies section with weekly reviews for the 'DS At The Movies' column.
> Click here for Cult Spy
Question of the month answer: "It has to be the Mysterious Cities Of Gold. What a show! A killer theme tune, gripping plot, murderous bald aliens that looked like Dominic Littlewood from The One Show - AND - the golden condor. Why hasn't this been made into a film franchise yet?? Other contenders for my fave show as a kid are Ulysses 31 (surprisingly dark), Dogtanian (I fancied the lead protagonist's deceased canine amour) and The Tripods (which still gives me nightmares about caps). Nuff said."
Junior Developer
Paul joined Digital Spy in July 2008 and is a junior developer with a focus on software development. He aims to ensure that content is delivered as quickly as possible to our readers.
James Fiddy
Production Assistant
James joined Digital Spy in July 2007 as a member of the forum support team. Now, as a production assistant he does picture and video editing for the website alongside his forum support duties.
Question of the month answer: "It has to be 'Get Your Own Back!' with the legend that is Dave Benson-Phillips. The thought of sending either my mum or dad down into the gunge was always an interesting one! Not to mention the fantastic games they played!
Chris Allen
Production Assistant
Chris provides support for the content team with image editing requests for all areas of the website.
Question of the month answer: "As a very wee boy, I had big love for 'Fingermouse', 'Rhoobarb and Custard', 'Button Moon', 'Trap Door' and most of all, 'Bertha' - the big machine who made everything. 'Knightmare' caused many a sleepless night but I couldn't stop watching it, the same with the freaky Russell T. Davies penned series' 'Dark Season' and 'Century Falls'. Getting older, 'Byker Grove' put me in touch with my Geordie roots and 'Grange Hill' made me fear secondary school. And on a Saturday morning I favoured 'Eggs 'n' Baker' followed by a healthy dollop of 'Going Live'. Ah, those were the days...."
Tom Miller, Jay Seery, Dale Lloyd, David La Rosa
Forum Support Team
Tom, Jay, Dale and David are among the team that provides round-the-clock support for the busy Digital Spy forums. Jay also performs image editing duties occasionally.
Question of the month answer from Tom: "The Hoobs :P"
Question of the month answer from Jay: "Spider-man the animated series. It was entertaining at that age. I think...
Nothing beats the cartoon man in tights!"
Lineups Guru
Darren is responsible for maintaining the huge volumes of data in the channel lineups section of the site.
