Alastair

British presenter Alastair has over 20 years of experience in television and corporate presenting across the UK and USA. His expertise spans corporate, commercial, business, and travel programming, and he has visited more than 130 countries as a leading presenter in the industry.

Throughout his career, Alastair has interviewed top figures in entertainment, politics, and the arts, demonstrating exceptional improvisation and quick thinking.

As a professional host, MC, and facilitator, he brings confidence, charisma, and flair to every event. His experience ranges from MC-ing annual awards dinners at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel to hosting and facilitating charity conferences such as REACH at the Bristol Marriott.

Booking is easy with Great British Talent. To find out availability and fees for Alastair or any other talent for your corporate event or project, contact our Great British Talent agents via [email protected], or call us on +44 1753 439289. We’ll aim to respond within the hour. Our knowledgeable team of experts can handle all aspects of your booking to ensure it runs flawlessly.

Type Of Presenter

50+ All Presenters Awards Host Broadcasters Business & Finance Commercial Actors Conference Facilitator Corporate Video Presenters Exhibition Hosts Live Event Host Male Presenters MC's & Comperes Travel UK English

More About Alastair

Alastair’s career started in stage acting, starring in shows including Much Ado About Nothing, Write Me a Murder, The Thieftaker, and in Pantomimes, before appearing on screen in The Bill, House of Cards, and Black Beauty. He then moved into cruise lines, working in the entertainment team, becoming the Cruise Director. He has presented television and radio programmes about cruise lines, and became a face of the training videos for Cunard Line, Princess Cruises, and P&O Australia.

In 2011, he resumed a land-based presenting career. As well as being the senior journalist for The Telegraph Business Reporter, he has worked as the travel and transport correspondent for South West London TV. He has covered events including the 2015 General Election in a live results broadcast. He has also hosted Health Show Live Surery, and Health Show Weekly on the Islam Channel.

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He has appeared in advertisements and commercials for Maplin, Travelodge, Portal Financial, and Go Outdoors. He has also worked with companies as a presenter and voiceover artist for corporate training films for Allianz, Shell, HP, Novotel, Ikea, and HMRC. He also works as an MC, hosting numerous events including award ceremonies, conferences, and charity auctions. His work includes hosting an annual awards dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London to moderating a development meeting for Sky TV.

With his extensive experience in broadcasting and hosting, Alastair also runs a communication training company (Present Yourself Ltd), helping individuals and organisations develop more effective communication skills. Adaptable, personable & informative, Alastair is the consummate professional and will bring talent and years of experience to any project.

Over his career, Alastair has interviewed over 600 people from politics, business, sport, and entertainment. Since working as a journalist for Business Reporter in 2014, he has interviewed numerous business leaders on digital transformation, finance, insurance, and cybersecurity. He meticulously researches his subjects and can engage his interviewees while putting them at ease. Alastair is always flexible, so he can get the best out of his interviews.

Alastair splits his time between his home in Wiltshire and London but still loves travelling and has been lucky to have work that has recently taken him to Dubai, Slovenia, and Bahrain.

Key Presenting Summary

– Extremely experienced with autocue and teleprompter (and can help with scripting)

– Presenting to the camera using scripts or unscripted, both in studio and on location

– Very experienced with talk back (open or switch)

– Versatile interviewer and researcher

– Sales experience on shopping TV and infomercials

– Many years of experience as a radio presenter and voiceover artist

– Experience in trade shows and live event presenting

– Corporate or lifestyle presenter experience

– Proficient in hosting conferences, events, award ceremonies, and facilitation panels

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You can find Alastair’s voiceover work at Great British Voices

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Presenter today to book Alastair for your corporate event.

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Testimonials

There are 3 key rules within the TV/Media Industry we talk about: 1. Know your craft, 2. Be on time, 3. Be likeable.. Alastair is far beyond these points. We have worked on numerous of broadcast projects, where he is outstanding in his research, scripts writing, production meetings making the job of the crew easier as well as adopting the role of a co-producer. He interfaces with clients and partners superbly. I can’t praise Alastair enough as viewers, crew-members & clients have become fans of his work, rather than the guests or topics. He adds a great deal of production value to all my shows, be it Health Shows, Live surgeries Live/pre-corded and international trips where he took the role of a ‘presenter journey in Africa in form of a video dairy. Alastair is one person in my career who I have had the best working relationship with as he had better my professionalism through his contagious persona.
Faiza Rehman, Producer & Director ICTV

Alastair provided a voice over for one of our Infographic products. After clarifying a few details with us, he promptly recorded 3 variations of the script in his own studio and delivered a suitable take for us within 24 hrs. A highly professional individual, who we hope to hire again in the future.
Gary Carse, Carse & Waterman Productions

‘I have been working with Alastair in The Telegraph Studio on numerous productions. Alastair, as a presenter and journalist interviewing industry leaders in the most different sectors, has done an outstanding job. His performance is elegant, he has a natural sense for running dynamic conversations and arrives to the studio prepared. Alastair spends plenty of time in research and stands in front of the camera with in-depth understanding of the topics under discussion. He is also a great asset in preparing our interviewees and clients, bringing his public speech educator experience to support our pre-production.
Andras Rac. Producer & Director, Business Reporter.

Where do I start with Alastair? I have directed him each week since March 2012 and he is always a joy to work with. He brings wit and charm to every shoot and always works hard without ever clock watching. If you’re looking for a naturally warm, adaptable and broadly experienced presenter then he is your man.’
Tom Sykes. Producer & Director, solo16.

Alastair has presented numerous videos produced for The National Self Build & Renovation Centre (NSBRC), that are featured both here at the Centre and on our web site. I can always be confident that his work will be well-researched, professional, engaging and informative – particularly to a consumer audience. He always shows a genuine interest in the subject matter, and an attention to detail that ensures his material is accurate and current. I have no hesitation in recommending Alastair as a great presenter, and person to work with.
David Murphy, General Manager NSBRC.

I’ve worked with Alastair for 10 years on 4 continents. No matter where he’s on camera, from the Great Wall of China covered in winter ice to a humid forest with leaches crawling on him, he’s a pleasure to work with. I’ve seen him thrown him into last minute situations that most on camera presenters would have choked on but not Alastair. He’s always ready with new ideas for dealing with challenging situations and understands the issues that producers, directors and crew have to deal with in order to get the right shot when things get tough. Aside from being a great presenter, he’s also quite the Renaissance man. Having travelled around the world several times, I don’t think there’s any food or drink he hasn’t tried and no matter how “interesting” the taste might be, he always keeps smiling. He has an incredible appetite for learning. During meal breaks it’s not uncommon to see Alastair sitting on a curb talking to local villagers and of course sharing their favourite beverage.
Bill Elliot, Director of Photography, Elliot Productions.

As a presenter, Alastair is a one-take wonder — someone who gets it right the first time. He is at ease while interacting with people, an enviable quality which transfers to his friendly on-camera presence. He’s refined, but approachable. I’ve worked with Alastair many, many times — his delivery is impeccable and consistent. I recommend Alastair without hesitation!
Eric Allen, Eric Allen Productions.

Alastair has worked as a presenter for us before on a number of occasions for high profile clients, and has always delivered a polished and professional result. He’s very natural on camera and always a pleasure to work with. What’s especially great about Alastair is that he always brings great ideas to the table and bags of personality. I would wholeheartedly recommend his work – you will not be disappointed!
Steven Milton, Director of Television, Spectrecom Films.