Editing Chris Tarrant (section)

===Other work===
Tarrant is known to have worked at Salford Royal Foundation Trust as a Hospital radio presenter.

Tarrant narrated the schools programme ''Stop, Look, Listen'', made by [[Associated Television|ATV]] and later [[ITV Central|Central Television]].

Tarrant hosted ''[[Everybody's Equal]]'' in 1989, although the programme came to an end in 1990 (the format was revived in 1997 by [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] as ''Whittle'', with [[Tim Vine]] as host). In 1991 he hosted the second series of [[Cluedo (UK game show)|''Cluedo'']] which was part panel quiz and part murder drama, based on the board game of the same name. On 1 January 1993, after [[Thames Television]] lost its ITV franchise and been replaced by [[Carlton Television]], Tarrant hosted the first programme of the new contractor, ''A Carlton New Year''. Also in 1993, Tarrant hosted ''[[Lose A Million]]'', in which contestants started off with a (fictional) million pounds and were required to lose it by aiming to answer a set of questions incorrectly. Tarrant would later host ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'', in which the objective of the game is to do the opposite. From 1996 to 1999 Tarrant hosted the [[Man O Man (UK game show)|UK edition of ''Man O Man'']].

In 1994, Tarrant hosted a revival of ''[[Pop Quiz]]'', previously hosted by [[Mike Read]]. It ran one series and eight episodes in total, airing again on Saturday nights (as Read's version did).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Waring |first1=Olivia |title=The life of the most eccentric icon the 1980s produced.|url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/10/25/pete-burns-timeline-the-life-of-the-most-eccentric-icon-the-1980s-produced-6214058/ |access-date=13 October 2020 |work=Metro |date=25 October 2016}}</ref>

Tarrant was also the long-term host of ''[[...on Television|Tarrant on TV]]'', a programme which shows clips featuring a number of unusual television programmes from around the world. He presented the show from 1990 to 2006. In 1998, Tarrant released a compilation album entitled ''Ultimate Party Megamix'' on [[PolyGram Television]]'s record label. A second edition entitled ''Ultimate Summer Party'' was also released. Both albums contain songs compiled by Tarrant himself in the form of a megamix.

In 2003, Tarrant did voice over work on the film ''[[Johnny English]]'', where he starred as himself hosting a radio presentation of Sauvage's coronation. In 2008, he presented the game show ''[[It's Not What You Know]]'' on [[Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge]]. In January 2009, Tarrant began hosting a new [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] show, ''[[The Colour of Money (game show)|The Colour of Money]]'', which was cancelled after seven episodes after failing to perform well in the ratings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/102147-chris-tarrants-latest-show-axed/|title=Chris Tarrant's latest show axed|date=12 June 2009|access-date=12 August 2009|publisher=STV Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615083327/http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/102147-chris-tarrants-latest-show-axed/|archive-date=15 June 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2008 it was announced he would return to radio, hosting a weekly Saturday morning show for the [[GMG Radio]] network of stations including London's [[102.2 Smooth Radio]], [[Real Radio (Scotland)|Real Radio]] in Scotland and the North West's [[105.4 Century Radio|Century Radio]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/30/radio.guardianmediagroup?gusrc=rss&feed=media|title= Tarrant v Ross: let battle commence|work= The Guardian|first= Mark|last= Sweney|date= 30 June 2008|access-date= 9 August 2009|location= London|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131015144707/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jun/30/radio.guardianmediagroup?gusrc=rss&feed=media|archive-date= 15 October 2013|url-status= live}}</ref> The show would air in direct competition to [[Jonathan Ross]]'s show on [[BBC Radio 2]] and began on 26 July. It was aired for 12 months until July 2009.

In 2009, UKTV signed Tarrant to present a show for [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]] called ''[[Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose]]''. The eight-part series, beginning on 4 October, gave three- to six-year-olds the chance to fulfil their greatest ambitions in the adult world, whether running a photographic studio, a radio station or an ice-cream van. The show was executively produced by Lisa Perrin and Tess Cumming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/01/chris-tarrant-kids-show-uktv-watch|title=Chris Tarrant to present kids' hidden-camera show for UKTV|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=1 July 2009|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302103831/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/01/chris-tarrant-kids-show-uktv-watch|archive-date=2 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2010, Tarrant become one of the first three celebrities to be subjected to the British version of the American institution of a comedy roast, on Channel 4's ''[[A Comedy Roast]]''. In August 2010, Tarrant launched the ''Fishing with Chris Tarrant'' application for [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] devices in association with ''[[Angling Times]]'' magazine.<ref>[http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/General-News/August-2010/Chris-Tarrant-launches-iPhone-fishing-app/ Chris Tarrant launches iPhone fishing app] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031142210/http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/General-News/August-2010/Chris-Tarrant-launches-iPhone-fishing-app/ |date=31 October 2010 }}, 20 August 2010, ''Angling Times''</ref><ref>[http://www.fishingwithchristarrant.com/ Fishing with Chris Tarrant website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003100804/http://www.fishingwithchristarrant.com/ |date=3 October 2010 }}</ref> Also in 2010 he presented ITV1's ''The Door'', a game show in which celebrities faced unpleasant and scary challenges to win money for charity.

On 13 April 2012, Tarrant made an appearance in the BBC show ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'' on [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]]'s team alongside [[Mel Giedroyc]].

In 2012, Tarrant filmed the ''[[Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways]]'' series for [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]], which has been compared with similar programmes presented by [[Michael Palin]] and [[Michael Portillo]] and features locations including the [[Congo-Ocean Railway]], [[the Ghan]] across Australia and the [[Konkan Railway]] in India. The series was aired in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.channel5.com/shows/chris-tarrant-extreme-railways Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railways] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121224337/http://www.channel5.com/shows/chris-tarrant-extreme-railways |date=21 January 2013 }}, 6 December 2012, ''[[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]''</ref> A second series was shown in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rail-journeys/Chris-Tarrant-on-board-the-worlds-extreme-railways/|title=Chris Tarrant: on board the world's extreme railways|date=26 February 2016|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003711/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rail-journeys/Chris-Tarrant-on-board-the-worlds-extreme-railways/|archive-date=1 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Channel 5 aired a new series called ''Chris Tarrant Goes Fishing''. A year later Tarrant began appearing in the ITV daytime game show ''[[Show Me the Telly]]'' as the TV legends team captain.

Since 2014, Tarrant has been a brand ambassador and has appeared in commercials for [[Lottoland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Tarrant |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0850634/otherworks |access-date=18 January 2023 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

In 2017, Tarrant became a continuity announcer for the TV channel [[Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge]].

On 25 April 2022, Tarrant released his book ''It's Not A Proper Job: Stories from 50 Years in TV.''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/chris-tarrant-career-terry-wogan-b2414163.html |title=Chris Tarrant recalls conversation with Terry Wogan as he celebrates 50-year career |date=2023-09-19 |language=en |access-date=2024-06-26 |via=www.independent.co.uk}}</ref>

In December 2024, Tarrant announced his retirement after 50 years in television, after the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] led him to reconsider how he wanted to spend his time as well as claiming he no longer "needs the money".<ref>{{Cite web |last=reporter |first=LeicestershireLive |last2=Rainbird |first2=Ashleigh |date=2024-12-06 |title=Chris Tarrant quits 'silly' TV career after 50 years |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/chris-tarrant-quits-silly-tv-9772364#:~:text=Chris%20Tarrant,%20the%20former%20host,wanted%20to%20spend%20his%20time. |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Leicestershire Live |language=en}}</ref>