Alistair Appleton was born in 1970 in Tunbridge Wells to parents Peter and Sally. He gained 10 O-levels and 3 A-levels at St. John's Catholic School and in 1988 went to Gonville & Caius College at the University of Cambridge (UK) where he studied for a degree in English Literature. Whilst at University, Alistair sang in the chapel choir, rowed for his college team and acted in several productions. On graduating with a very respectable 2.1, Alistair left for Poland where he taught at the University of Gdansk. He later taught English in East Germany and worked as a translator and journalist for Deutsche Welle TV.Alistair's big break came as presenter for Deutsche Welle's youth popular culture show "Heat". In 1999 he returned to the UK, acting in a series of commercials. Alistair's British television debut came in 2000 when he presented Sky's "Hot TV" and Channel 5's popular "House Doctor". Since then, Alistair has gone from strength to strength, acting in the German feature film, "The 8th Deadly Sin", presenting several BBC home and garden shows and guest-starring in several popular television comedies.