Person

Ade Adepitan

Acting · Born 1973-03-27 · Lagos, Nigeria

Biography

Adedoyin Olayiwola "Ade" Adepitan MBE is a Nigerian-born British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player. As a presenter, he has hosted a range of travel documentaries and sports programmes for BBC television.

Known for

Filmography

2026The Big Fat Quiz of TellySelf - Guest
2025Shark! Celebrity Infested WatersSelf - Contestant
2024My Life at Christmas with Anita RaniSelf - Interviewed Guest
2024Whites Only: Ade's Extremist Adventure
2023Fifteen-LoveSports Reporter
2022Cryptocurrency: Has the Bubble Burst?Self - Presenter
2022Our Changing PlanetSelf - Presenter
2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
2021Paralympics: Today in TokyoSelf - Presenter
2021Climate Change: Ade on the FrontlineSelf - Host
2020Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert
2020Between the CoversSelf
2020Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeSelf
2020The Talk
2020Keeping Britain Fedhimself
2019Africa with Ade Adepitan
2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest
2017The PactBen
2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
2017The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceSelf
2016New York: America's Busiest CitySelf - Presenter
2013Tipping Point: Lucky StarsSelf - Contestant
2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
2010Dancing on WheelsSelf - Presenter
2007DesperadosBaggy Awolowo
2006The One ShowSelf
2005SportsroundHimself - Presenter
2004This World
2003QISelf
2003HardwareMan in Wheelchair
1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Contestant
1982The Travel ShowPresenter
1980Children In NeedSelf
—Sleeping Beauty Uncovered

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