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-| name             = Lliana Bird
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-| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|8|17}}
-| birth_place      = [[London]], England
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-| domestic_partner = [[Noel Fielding]] ({{circa|2010}}–present)
-| children         = 2
-| nationality      = British
-| other_names      = Birdy
-| occupation       = Radio presenter, writer, actor, co-founder of Help Refugees (now [[Choose Love (organisation)|Choose Love]]) and the Kindly Collective
-| years_active     = 2009–present
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-'''Lliana Bird''' (born 17 August 1981), known professionally as '''Birdy''', is a British radio presenter, writer, actor, and co-founder of charities Help Refugees (now known as [[Choose Love (organisation)|Choose Love]]) and The Kindly Collective. She is currently a presenter on [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Full line-up for Global's Radio X confirmed|url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/09/full-line-up-for-globals-radio-x-confirmed/|website=RadioToday|accessdate=10 October 2015|date=7 September 2015}}</ref>
-== Career ==
-===Radio===
-Bird currently presents the Sunday evening show on [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lliana Bird – Friday and Saturday 10&nbsp;pm – 1AM|url=http://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/lliana-bird/|website=Radio X|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref> She has also previously contributed to [[Capital Radio]], [[Virgin Radio]], and [[BBC Three Counties Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lliana Bird|url=http://johnnoel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Lliana-Bird-CV.pdf|website=John Noel Management|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lliana Bird|url=https://www.voices.com/people/llianabird|publisher=Voices.com|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref> She is also a regular guest on [[LBC]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anMBnIixMCk |title=Help Refugees' co-founder Lliana Bird speaks to LBC about the recent Home Affairs Committee report |last=Help Refugees |date=4 August 2016 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[BBC 5 Live]] and [[BBC London]].
-In 2010 she presented a series of radio documentaries about independent record labels entitled "Independents Day".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bird|first1=Lliana|title=Why I'm Celebrating 'Independents Day' This 4th July|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/lliana-bird/independents-day_b_7721670.html|website=HuffPost|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=3 July 2015}}</ref> She presented on XFM from 2007 until 2015, when the station rebranded as Radio X.<ref name=armstrong>{{cite news|last1=Armstrong|first1=Stephen|title=The surreal thing: the return of Noel Fielding|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/the-surreal-thing-the-return-of-noel-fielding-9639869.html|accessdate=10 January 2016|work=London Evening Standard|date=31 July 2014}}</ref> Bird was the final live presenter on Xfm, delivering the final live link and playing the song that the station began on, MC5'S 'Kick Out The Jams'<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-764-1225223 |title=XFM closes with MC5's 'Kick Out The Jams' played as last song |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=14 September 2015 |website=NME |publisher=Time Inc. (UK) Ltd |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>
-Bird presents a weekly podcast entitled ''Geek Chic's Weird Science'' which was selected as iTunes Best of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Jack|title=Geek Chic Weird Science Podcast presented by Dr Jack & Lliana Bird|url=http://www.drjack.co.uk/geek-chic-weird-science-by-dr-jack-lliana-bird/|website=Dr Jack Lewis|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=31 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Geek Chic's Weird Science|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-chics-weird-science/id921816230?mt=2|website=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple Inc.|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref>
-She also co-presents "Get It Off Your Breasts" alongside Emma Gannon, a female-focussed podcast featuring unfiltered roundtable discussions <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/oct/20/a-fresh-perspective-on-donald-trump-podcasts-of-the-week|title = A fresh perspective on Donald Trump – podcasts of the week|date = 20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/get-it-off-your-breasts/id1280870020?mt=2|title = Get It off Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts}}</ref>
-===Television===
-Bird has appeared on [[Sky News]] and [[BBC Breakfast]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJUQJLN-Oc |title=Help Refugees co-founder Lliana Bird on BBC Breakfast |date=15 January 2016 |via=YouTube}}</ref> as a guest commentator. She previously presented TFTV and XFM's online station, XFM TV. In 2014 she presented a conservation series about London Zoo.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA9g-Vuq5lU |title='Keeper for a Day' with XFM's Lliana Bird – Part 4 |last=ZSL – Zoological Society of London |date=6 July 2013 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2016 she was a guest on BBC's Springwatch.
-===Theatre, TV and Film ===
-Bird has also worked as an actress in various productions, including ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at The Lyric Theatre, ''Boom-bang-a-bang'' at the Etcetera Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Davies|first1=Russell|title=Boom-bang-a-bang opens in London|url=http://esctoday.com/15686/uk_boom-bang-a-bang_opens_in_london/|publisher=ESCToday.com|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> and ''The Christmas Cock-up'' at The Cockpit Theatre.
-In 2009, Bird set up a theatrical production company called Bird & Be with Phoebe Barran. Their first production was a run of Orlando Wells' ''The Tin Horizon'' at Theatre 503, which received positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre503 Presents The Dark Comedy THE TIN HORIZON 4/15-5/9|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Theatre503-Presents-The-Dark-Comedy-THE-TIN-HORIZON-41559-20090415|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=15 April 2009}}</ref>
-In 2013 she co-produced [[Orlando Wells]]' adaption of [[Patrick Hamilton (writer)|Patrick Hamilton]]'s ''The Duke in Darkness'', which ran from 16 April to 11 May at the [[Tabard Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Duke in Darkness|url=http://theatricalia.com/play/3he/the-duke-in-darkness/production/tse|website=Theatricalia|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Best|first1=Jason|title=The Duke in Darkness review at Tabard London|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2013/the-duke-in-darkness-review-at-tabard-london/|website=The Stage|accessdate=10 January 2016|date=19 April 2013}}</ref>
-Bird has appeared in several episodes of The Mighty Boosh, and in episodes of ''[[Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy]]'' Series 1 and 2.
-In 2018 Bird wrote and co-directed her first short film ‘Snapshots’ starring Paul Kaye and Mark Benton. It went on to win several awards.
-===Writing===
-Bird writes for ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' on a variety of social issues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lliana Bird|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lliana-bird/|website=HuffPost|accessdate=10 January 2016}}</ref>
-In 2016 she released a book, ''The Mice Who Sing for Sex (and other weird tales from the world of science)'' with Dr Jack from her ''Geek Chic's Weird Science'' podcast.
-==Charity work==
-Bird is the co-founder of Help Refugees (now known as [[Choose Love (organisation)|Choose Love]]), a humanitarian organisation providing aid to refugees across Europe and beyond.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/12/help-refugees-calais-accidental-activists |title=Accidental activists: the British women on the front line of the refugee crisis |last=Anthony |first=Andrew |date=12 June 2016 |work=The Guardian |access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref> Help Refugees was named as one of the NESTA New Radicals and won Liberty's "Jo Cox, More in Common" award. Bird was also named as one of ''[[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]]'''s "Top 100 Global Thinkers 2016".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://video.genfb.com/10158082605190347 |title=Global Thinkers 2016 Podcast |last=Foreign Policy |year=2016 |website=genfb}}</ref>
-In 2016, Bird hosted the London Peace Talks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://peacetalks.net/pt-videos/lliana-bird/ |title=You Don't Need Permission to Help Others |last=Bird |first=Lliana |date=11 March 2016 |website=Peace Talks}}</ref>
-In 2017 Bird co-founded The Kindly Collective, which brings people together to fundraise and champion projects supporting women, children and creatures across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kindlycollective.co}}</ref>
-==Personal life==
-Bird has lived with comedian [[Noel Fielding]] since about 2010. They live in [[Highgate]], north London.  Bird and Fielding have two children, a daughter born in 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0303/944760-gbbos-noel-fielding-and-partner-to-welcome-baby/|title=GBBO's Noel Fielding and partner to welcome baby|date=3 March 2018|work=RTE.ie}}</ref> and a second daughter born in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a34522671/great-british-bake-off-noel-fielding-daughter-name/|title=The Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding welcomes second daughter with partner Lliana Bird|date=29 October 2020|work=digital spy.com }}</ref>
-==References==
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-==External links==
-*[http://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/lliana-bird/ Lliana Bird on Radio X]
-*[http://www.helprefugees.org./ Help Refugees official website]
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