Si King

Simon "Si" King
Si King (left) with Dave Myers
Born	Simon James King (1966-10-20) 20 October 1966 (age 50) Kibblesworth, County Durham, England, UK
Years active	1989–present
Website	Hairy Bikers Official Site

Simon James "Si" King (born 20 October 1966) is an English television presenter, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers with Dave Myers. Together they have presented a number of television cookery series for the BBC and have since launched an online weight loss programme called The Hairy Bikers Diet Club.

King was born in Kibblesworth, County Durham. His father served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War on the Arctic convoys and was then employed as a motorcycle despatch rider. Aged 16 Si worked laying paving stones for a construction firm. He then worked in film and television production as a First Assistant Director and Locations Manager and was a member of the crew on the Harry Potter films and Byker Grove. He met Dave Myers in 1995 on the set of a TV drama entitled The Gambling Man on which he was the second assistant director.

The duo appeared on the BBC's The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook. Their TV shows are a mixture of cookery and travelogue, using a similar format and style to that previously associated with Keith Floyd, including the habit of frequently referring to the cameraman and other crew. Most shows feature the pair riding motorbikes, including the BMW R1200GS, F650GS and Triumph Rocket III. The show also features elements of the Two Fat Ladies format, including regular banter between the two stars, use of various unusual cooking locations and the use of motorbikes. In summer 2009 they filmed a 30-part daytime series for BBC Two, The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain, which aired weekdays starting on 24 August 2009. The series saw them visit a different county each day and cook what they considered to be that county's signature dish. A new six part series titled The Hairy Bikers: Mums Know Best commenced broadcast in early January 2010 on BBC Two. On 25 October 2010 a new 40 episode series, The Hairy Bikers' Cook Off, was launched on BBC Two. The programme includes a cook off between two families, and celebrity guests. From January to May 2010, the Hairy Bikers performed their "Big Night Out" show in theatres throughout the UK. Directed by Bob Mortimer, the show was a fun mixture of cooking and chat with a little song and dance thrown in. It explored their youth, how they met and their love of food. In June 2011, the Bikers appeared in the second series of Mum Knows Best. The series, made up of eight episodes, featured three 'Star Mums' whose recipes were tested and shared with the public.