fɹʌm ðˈɪs, hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə wˈɜːk ɪn blˈækpuːl ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm dʒˈɑːnəθən ænd ðə spˈeɪs ɡˈɜːlz, ʌntˈɪl bˌiːɪŋ spˈɑːɾᵻd baɪ kˈɛvɪn bˈɪʃəp ʌvðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː, hˌuː ɛmplˈɔɪd hˌɪm æz ɐ pɹɪzˈɛntɚ fɚðə pɹɪkˈɜːsɚ tʃˈænəl tə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː θɹˈiː.
From this, he went on to work in Blackpool under the name 'Jonathan and the Space Girls', until being spotted by Kevin Bishop of the BBC, who employed him as a presenter for the precursor channel to BBC3.