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{{Short description|British TV presenter and producer}}
{{Short description|British TV presenter and producer}}
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[[File:Henry Cole Bonneville Salt Flats.jpg|thumb|Henry Cole on the Brough Superior SS100, Bonneville Salt Flats, 2013]]
| name = Henry Cole
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'''Henry Cole''' is an English TV presenter, producer and director. On television he is best known for ''World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides'', ''The Motorbike Show'', ''Shed and Buried'', and ''Find It, Fix It, Flog It''. Many of these feature [[Allen Millyard]] and in the main are produced by his own production company, HCA Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicmotorcycle.co.uk/a-brief-chat-with-henry-cole/|title=A brief chat with… Henry Cole - The Classic Motorcycle|first=Sam|last=Hewitt|date=1 July 2020|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> His great-great uncle was [[William Ewart Gladstone]] the former UK Prime Minister. Cole is also the founder and CEO of bespoke [[motorcycle]] manufacturer Gladstone Motorcycles, named after his great uncle Dick "Red Beard" Gladstone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com/about/|title=About Gladstone Motorcycles|website=www.gladstonemotorcycles.com|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
| image = Henry Cole Bonneville Salt Flats.jpg
| caption = Henry Cole on the [[Brough Superior SS100]] at the [[Bonneville Salt Flats#Land speed events|Bonneville Salt Flats]] in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|02|16|df=y}}
| occupation = * [[Television presenter|TV presenter]], [[Television producer|producer]], and [[Television director|director]]
* [[CEO]] of Gladstone Motorcycles
| notable_works = * ''World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides''
* ''The Motorbike Show''
* ''Shed and Buried''
* ''Find It, Fix It, Flog It''
* ''Find It, Fix It, Drive It''
* ''Junk and Disorderly''
}}


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'''Henry Cole''' (born 16 February 1964) is an English [[Television presenter|TV presenter]], [[Television producer|producer]] and [[Film director|director]]. On television he is best known for ''World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides'', ''The Motorbike Show'', ''Shed and Buried'', and ''Find It, Fix It, Flog It''. Many of these feature [[Allen Millyard]] and in the main are produced by his own production company, HCA Entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicmotorcycle.co.uk/a-brief-chat-with-henry-cole/|title=A brief chat with… Henry Cole - The Classic Motorcycle|first=Sam|last=Hewitt|date=1 July 2020|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> Cole is also the founder and CEO of bespoke [[motorcycle]] manufacturer Gladstone Motorcycles, named after his great uncle Dick "Red Beard" Gladstone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com/about/|title=About Gladstone Motorcycles|website=www.gladstonemotorcycles.com|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
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Cole was born in February 1964 and educated at [[Eton College]], where he was a contemporary of [[Boris Johnson]]. He was a [[heroin]] addict in his late teens and early twenties, but has been clean since then.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/tv-star-henry-colei-got-drugs-delivered-dispatch-riders/|title=TV star Henry Cole: ‘I got drugs delivered by dispatch riders’|first=Angela|last=Wintle|date=3 February 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> He started as a news cameraman for channels including [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[TF1]] and progressed to making [[concert film|rockumentaries]], primarily with heavy rock bands,<ref name="tvsa">{{cite web |title=Henry Cole |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=8387 |publisher=TVSA |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> then directing TV commercials, and finally directing films, such as the semi-autobiographical ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (film)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' with [[Elizabeth Hurley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cycleworld.com/henry-cole-british-tv-presenter-bike-building-evangelist/|title=Henry Cole: A Discerning Hooligan|website=Cycle World|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>


== HCA Entertainment ==
== Early life ==
Cole was born in February 1964. His great-great-great-great uncle was [[William Ewart Gladstone]], the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]], where he was a contemporary of [[Boris Johnson]]. He was a [[heroin]] addict for five years, but has been clean since 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/fame-fortune/tv-star-henry-colei-got-drugs-delivered-dispatch-riders/|title=TV star Henry Cole: 'I got drugs delivered by dispatch riders'|first=Angela|last=Wintle|date=3 February 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>


== Career ==
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He started as a news cameraman for channels including [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[TF1]] and progressed to making [[concert film|rockumentaries]], primarily with heavy rock bands,<ref name="tvsa">{{cite web |title=Henry Cole |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=8387 |publisher=TVSA |access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref> then directing TV commercials, and finally directing films, such as the semi-autobiographical ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (film)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' with [[Elizabeth Hurley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cycleworld.com/henry-cole-british-tv-presenter-bike-building-evangelist/|title=Henry Cole: A Discerning Hooligan|website=Cycle World|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

=== HCA Entertainment ===
Founded by Cole in 1995, HCA Entertainment is an independent television production company, specialising in factual entertainment programmes that have appeared on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery and Quest in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hcaentertainment.com/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=HCA Entertainment | access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
Founded by Cole in 1995, HCA Entertainment is an independent television production company, specialising in factual entertainment programmes that have appeared on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery and Quest in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hcaentertainment.com/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=HCA Entertainment | access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>


== World Records ==
== World Records ==
In 2013 Henry Cole set a world land speed record for a pre-1955 750cc motorcycle, riding a Brough Superior on the Bonneville Salt Flats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drivetribe.com/p/world-speed-record-holder-brough-FbYfDPqNR9KHqr889yUIbg?iid=QJPT0yG0Ro-tR7EUlU2ocw |title=WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER: BROUGH SUPERIOR "BABY PENDINE"|publisher=DriveTribe |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2013 Henry Cole set a world land speed record for a pre-1955 750cc motorcycle, riding a [[Brough Superior SS100|Brough Superior]] at 99.78mph<ref>{{Cite web |last=Superior |first=Brough |title=Brough Superior Bonneville 2013 |url=https://brough-superior.com/de/heritage/bonneville-2013 |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=brough-superior.com |language=}}</ref> on the [[Bonneville Speedway|Bonneville Salt Flats]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silodrome.com/brough-superior-ss100-750-baby-pendine/|title=WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER: BROUGH SUPERIOR "BABY PENDINE"|publisher=silodrome |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref>

On 25 May 2023 Cole rode pillion with [[Allen Millyard]] on his [[Millyard Viper V10|Viper V10]] home-built motorcycle at [[RAF Elvington|Elvington airfield]] in North Yorkshire, to set a new Guinness World Record for the “fastest tandem motorcycle”. Their top speed of {{convert|183.5|mph}} gave them a clear margin over American couple Erin Hunter and Andy Sills, who reached {{convert|181.42|mph}} at Bonneville Salt Flats in 2011.<ref>https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101327-fastest-tandem-motorcycle</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
Official Henry Cole website https://henrycole.tv/
* [https://henrycole.tv https://henrycole.tv] - Official Henry Cole website
Gladstone Motorcycles website http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com/
* [http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com] - Gladstone Motorcycles website
HCA Entertainment Ltd [https://hcaentertainment.com/about-us websitehttps://hcaentertainment.com/about-us]/
* [https://hcaentertainment.com https://hcaentertainment.com] - HCA Entertainment Ltd ([https://hcaentertainment.com/about-us about-us website])


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Latest revision as of 17:55, 13 November 2024

Henry Cole
Henry Cole on the Brough Superior SS100 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2013
Born (1964-02-16) 16 February 1964 (age 60)
Occupations
Notable work
  • World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides
  • The Motorbike Show
  • Shed and Buried
  • Find It, Fix It, Flog It
  • Find It, Fix It, Drive It
  • Junk and Disorderly

Henry Cole (born 16 February 1964) is an English TV presenter, producer and director. On television he is best known for World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides, The Motorbike Show, Shed and Buried, and Find It, Fix It, Flog It. Many of these feature Allen Millyard and in the main are produced by his own production company, HCA Entertainment.[1] Cole is also the founder and CEO of bespoke motorcycle manufacturer Gladstone Motorcycles, named after his great uncle Dick "Red Beard" Gladstone.[2]

Early life

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Cole was born in February 1964. His great-great-great-great uncle was William Ewart Gladstone, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton College, where he was a contemporary of Boris Johnson. He was a heroin addict for five years, but has been clean since 1988.[3]

Career

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He started as a news cameraman for channels including ITV and TF1 and progressed to making rockumentaries, primarily with heavy rock bands,[4] then directing TV commercials, and finally directing films, such as the semi-autobiographical Mad Dogs and Englishmen with Elizabeth Hurley.[5]

HCA Entertainment

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Founded by Cole in 1995, HCA Entertainment is an independent television production company, specialising in factual entertainment programmes that have appeared on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery and Quest in the UK.[6]

World Records

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In 2013 Henry Cole set a world land speed record for a pre-1955 750cc motorcycle, riding a Brough Superior at 99.78mph[7] on the Bonneville Salt Flats.[8]

On 25 May 2023 Cole rode pillion with Allen Millyard on his Viper V10 home-built motorcycle at Elvington airfield in North Yorkshire, to set a new Guinness World Record for the “fastest tandem motorcycle”. Their top speed of 183.5 miles per hour (295.3 km/h) gave them a clear margin over American couple Erin Hunter and Andy Sills, who reached 181.42 miles per hour (291.97 km/h) at Bonneville Salt Flats in 2011.[9]

Books

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Henry Cole has written two books: A Biker's Life (2018)[10] and The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds (2020).[11]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitt, Sam (1 July 2020). "A brief chat with… Henry Cole - The Classic Motorcycle". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "About Gladstone Motorcycles". www.gladstonemotorcycles.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ Wintle, Angela (3 February 2019). "TV star Henry Cole: 'I got drugs delivered by dispatch riders'". Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Henry Cole". TVSA. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Henry Cole: A Discerning Hooligan". Cycle World. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "About Us". HCA Entertainment. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ Superior, Brough. "Brough Superior Bonneville 2013". brough-superior.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER: BROUGH SUPERIOR "BABY PENDINE"". silodrome. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101327-fastest-tandem-motorcycle
  10. ^ Cole, Henry (18 October 2018). A Biker's Life: Misadventures on (and off) Two Wheels. Quercus. ISBN 978-1787471047.
  11. ^ Cole, Henry (17 September 2020). The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds. Quercus. ISBN 978-1529406559.
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