Dick Strawbridge

Dick was born in Burma in September 1959, the third of seven children. He was raised and educated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The biggest moustache the producers had ever seen...

In 1978 Dick joined the Army, and completed degree in Electrical Engineering. Over the next 20 years he rose from Troop Commander to Lieutenant Colonel, and enjoyed serving in the army (and playing rugby) all over the world.

Dick's family persuaded him to audition for Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge. His leadership abilities, personality and engineering skills, (and possibly because he had the biggest moustache the series producers had ever seen) secured him the job. Dick was in all 10 series of the show - first as a team captain, then as a contestant and finally as a presenter.

In 2001 Dick left the army and began a career in industry. He also ran leadership and teamwork courses, and began giving lectures to schools and colleges.

He then went on to present BBC Two's Crafty Tricks of War.In this series, Dick celebrated British ingenuity and demonstrated his practical skills by reconstructing and testing some of the most unusual inventions of war.

Following this Dick co-presented Geronimo! with Ferne Cotton, also on BBC Two. Dick again demonstrated his extensive technical knowledge, as he challenged some of the great British public to build some of the craziest machines seen on television.