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Beyond his earlier radio work, Dickson's voice is heard daily on many commercial radio stations across the UK. He has voiced many advertising campaigns including
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afternoon and morning shows. He created, wrote and voiced many characters for Wright's programmes. In 1990, he launched
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in London, where he presented the breakfast show for three years. He has contributed to two series of
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as a newsreader and announcer, also presenting overnight shows and his own comedy-based Friday show
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In 2012 he was the official voice of Olympic Beach Volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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invited Dickson to play cameo parts in several of his TV dramas. More television beckoned with
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called Dickson to voice the "Come on Downs" and prize descriptions for seven series of ITV's
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In 2011 and in 2012 he was the host of MTV's three big end-of-year video chart shows.
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in 2009. He has also contributed to 11 series of the award-winning BBC One panel game
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During the 1980s and early 1990s, Dickson worked alongside
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In 2006, Dickson became the brand voice of youth channel
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