Xand van Tulleken
Jonkheer Alexander "Dr Xand" van Tulleken (born 18 August 1978)[1] is a British doctor and TV presenter. He is best known for presenting the CBBC children's series Operation Ouch![2] with his identical twin brother Chris, and the Channel 4 show How to Lose Weight Well.[3]
Xand van Tulleken | |
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Born | Alexander Gerald van Hoogenhouck Tulleken 18 August 1978 London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | King's College School, Wimbledon |
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford LSHTM |
Television | Operation Ouch! |
Children | 1 |
Van Tulleken has presented many documentaries, including an episode of Horizon discussing male suicide[4] and a BBC programme on the European migrant crisis.[5] He can often be seen offering up his own body for science experimentation in diet show How to Lose Weight Well, as well as in BBC Horizon episodes "Sugar vs Fat"[6] and "Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?"[7] As of 2021, he was appearing regularly on the BBC1 weekday programme Morning Live, providing a variety of medical advice. Van Tulleken is also a member of the "Made of stronger stuff" podcast on BBC sounds
References
- Nederland's Adelsboek (in Dutch) (95th ed.). The Hague: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie. 2010. p. 403. ISBN 978-90-5802-081-9.
- "Operation Ouch! - CBBC - BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "How to Lose Weight Well: How to Lose Weight Well". Channel 4. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "BBC Two - Horizon, 2018, Stopping Male Suicide". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "BBC One - Frontline Doctors: Winter Migrant Crisis". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "BBC Two - Horizon, 2013-2014, Sugar v Fat". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "BBC Two - Horizon, 2014-2015, Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2019.