 Additionally, he presented UK Gold's TV genre quiz "Goldmaster" in 1997, having also presented "Top of the Pops" on many occasions between 1978 and 1989, and hosted Yorkshire Television's children's series "Pop Quest" from 1977 to 1979.In 2004, Read was one of the contestants recruited for the jungle-based ITV reality show "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!