▁at ▁Radio ▁Derby ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁Sony ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Christian ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁Bar ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord ▁with ▁six ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s ▁and ▁Irish ▁parents ▁from ▁Dublin : ▁Daniel ▁Christian ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Christian ▁( née ▁C ull en ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St ▁Al ph ons us ' ▁RC ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Ay res ▁Road , ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord , ▁and ▁St ▁B ede ' s ▁College , ▁Manchester , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁friends ▁was ▁John ▁Mah er , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁drum mer ▁with ▁B uzz co cks . ▁His ▁father , ▁Daniel ▁Christian , ▁was ▁a ▁Transport ▁and ▁General ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁shop ▁ste ward ▁at ▁Es so ▁in ▁Tra ff ord ▁Park ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁school ▁dinner ▁lady . ▁He ▁attended ▁Th ames ▁Poly techn ic ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁High er ▁National ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁App lied ▁Bi ology ▁special ising ▁in ▁micro bi ology ▁and ▁Gen et ics . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁national ▁TV ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁with ▁other ▁un emp loy ed ▁young sters ▁from ▁inner - city ▁areas ▁of ▁Manchester ▁on ▁Dev il ' s ▁Adv oc ate , ▁a ▁Gran ada ▁Television ▁programme ▁made ▁for ▁I TV ▁by ▁the ▁World ▁In ▁Action ▁team , ▁presented ▁by ▁former ▁World ▁in ▁Action ▁editor ▁G us ▁Mac don ald ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Geoff ▁Moore . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁made ▁in