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Mar 2024
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Alex Jones

HOLLY RUBENSTEIN
About this episode

Today, we're joined by one of the most recognisable faces of British TV, the delightful Alex Jones. Alex has been the co-presenter of The One Show, since 2010, a daily magazine show here in the UK which is broadcast every week night on BBC 1. It’s a British institution that's become a staple in many households.


Hailing from Wales, Alex grew up bilingual, fluent in both English and Welsh. She tells us today about her first experience of TV, taking part as a contestant in a reality show in Magaluf - and how that led to none other than Davina McCall invigilating her final university exams. 

She shares her journey to the One Show sofa, which included hosting a travel show. And you could say that sparked a love of travel in her. 


She’s travelled all around the world with her husband and 3 children, and Alex takes us today on a journey from rural Wales, to coastal France, the rolling countryside of Italy to the ranches of Arizona. 


Destination Recap:


  • Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy 
  • Mallorca
  • Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
  • Solva, Wales, UK
  • Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
  • Sorrento, Italy 
  • Capri, Italy 
  • Magaluf, Spain 
  • Arizona, USA
  • Ogmore, Wales, UK
  • Berlin, Germany 
  • Gothenburg, Sweden 
  • Pembrokeshire, Wales
  • Ile de Re, France
  • Le Marche, Italy 
  • Belgium
  • Sonnwies, The Dolomites, Italy (Holly)
  • Japan


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