Derek Gibbons

Mini Biography

Born 5th May 1981 in Dunfermline in the east of Scotland, Derek Gibbons moved down to London in 1999 to study music. Classically trained on both the violin and piano, he wasawarded an Honours degree in Music, then went on to study a Masters degree at Kingston University – achieving a commendation for his film and TV composition work.

In 2003, Derek made his first TV appearance on “Auction-world.tv”, then went on to the Daily Express owned “Express Shopping Channel”. Following this, Derek went for a casting at the B.B.C. and was cast in the role of Joe Randall for the B.B.C. 2 comedy series “Broken News” (2005) (series A).

Derek is currently presenting on the Channel Four Television/Ostrich Media collaboration “Quizcall” and is also currently writing and composing music for this production, as well as the Channel Five Quizcall show which airs on Saturday nights.

In addition, he has written the music and also presents on “The Jewellery Channel” – the television jewellery channel owned by STS Jewels international.

Nickname

Del

Height

6′ 2″ (1.88 m)