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Chapman</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Chappers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chappers.jpg/220px-Chappers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="290" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chappers.jpg/330px-Chappers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chappers.jpg/440px-Chappers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="933" data-file-height="1229" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Chapman in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Andrew Mark Chapman</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1973-10-11</span>) </span>11 October 1973<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 51)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Rochdale" title="Rochdale">Rochdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1996–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Sara Chapman</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2001; died 2020)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Show</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Masters_Tournament" title="Masters Tournament">Masters Tournament</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a><br /><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Show/NFL_This_Week" title="The NFL Show/NFL This Week">The NFL Show/NFL This Week</a><br /><a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship" title="UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Championship</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer Olympic Games</a><br /><a href="/wiki/EFL_Cup" title="EFL Cup">EFL Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">Rugby League World Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day_2" title="Match of the Day 2">Match of the Day 2</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/5_Live_Sport" title="5 Live Sport">5 Live Sport</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Report" title="Sports Report">Sports Report</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Station(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Style</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sports_presenter" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports presenter">Sports presenter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Andrew Mark Chapman</b> (nicknamed Chappers) (born 11 October 1973) is a British television and radio 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He is <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Sports">BBC Sports</a>' chief <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> presenter, fronting BBC's coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">Rugby League World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_League" title="Rugby Football League">RFL</a> <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup" title="Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-2021RLWC_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021RLWC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also does significant <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> coverage, presenting <i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day_2" title="Match of the Day 2">Match of the Day 2</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a>' coverage of the <a href="/wiki/EFL_Cup" title="EFL Cup">EFL Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also hosts <a href="/wiki/Sports_Report" title="Sports Report">Sports Report</a> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Live" title="BBC Radio 5 Live">BBC 5 Live</a>, one of the longest-running programmes on British radio, and the world's longest-running sports radio programme, plus <i>The Monday Night Club</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-joyOfPremierleague_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joyOfPremierleague-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapman was born in <a href="/wiki/Rochdale" title="Rochdale">Rochdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, but spent most of his youth in <a href="/wiki/Sale,_Greater_Manchester" title="Sale, Greater Manchester">Sale</a> on the other side of the city of <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>. He attended <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Grammar_School" title="Manchester Grammar School">Manchester Grammar School</a>, and during his time there developed an interest in radio, wanting to work for Radio 1 from the age of 13. He went on to gain a degree in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> and Business Studies from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Hull" title="University of Hull">University of Hull</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_career">Broadcasting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Broadcasting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapman began his career in 1996 as a <a href="/wiki/Continuity_announcer" class="mw-redirect" title="Continuity announcer">continuity announcer</a> on BBC Television, primarily working on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> and <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a>, before becoming the cricket correspondent for BBC North East radio.<sup id="cite_ref-StaffProf_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StaffProf-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chapman then joined <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Newsbeat" title="Newsbeat">Newsbeat</a> sportsreader working on <a href="/wiki/Sara_Cox" title="Sara Cox">Sara Cox</a>'s show and later on <a href="/wiki/Scott_Mills" title="Scott Mills">Scott Mills</a>'s show, where he was nicknamed Chappers, before joining <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Live" title="BBC Radio 5 Live">BBC Radio 5 Live</a> to host <a href="/wiki/5_Live_Sport" title="5 Live Sport">5 Live Sport</a> on Monday evenings in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 2009 and 2013, Chapman was the main stand in presenter on <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Score" title="Final Score">Final Score</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Match_of_the_Day_2" title="Match of the Day 2">Match of the Day 2</a></i> and other <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sport" title="BBC Sport">BBC Sport</a> programmes as well as co-hosting <i><a href="/wiki/Pardon_The_Interruption" class="mw-redirect" title="Pardon The Interruption">Pardon The Interruption</a></i> and live football events on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>. Following the departure of <a href="/wiki/Colin_Murray" title="Colin Murray">Colin Murray</a>, Chapman became the main host of <i>Match of the Day 2</i> in August 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-byebyechappers_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-byebyechappers-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-joyOfPremierleague_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joyOfPremierleague-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2013 also saw Chapman promoted to <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Sports">BBC Sports</a>' chief rugby league presenter ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2013_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2013 Rugby League World Cup">2013 Rugby League World Cup</a>, fronting the BBC's coverage tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2016, Chapman replaced <a href="/wiki/Mark_Pougatch" title="Mark Pougatch">Mark Pougatch</a> as the main presenter of <i><a href="/wiki/5_Live_Sport" title="5 Live Sport">5 Live Sport</a></i> on Saturday afternoons, and he continues to host the Monday evening edition of the programme alongside other midweek shows.<sup id="cite_ref-joyOfPremierleague_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joyOfPremierleague-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, he became the presenter of <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Show/NFL_This_Week" title="The NFL Show/NFL This Week">The NFL Show</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_NFL_Show/NFL_This_Week" title="The NFL Show/NFL This Week">NFL This Week</a></i>, with <a href="/wiki/Osi_Umenyiora" title="Osi Umenyiora">Osi Umenyiora</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bell_(American_football)" title="Jason Bell (American football)">Jason Bell</a>. He left the show in November 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, he fronted BBC's coverage of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2017 Rugby League World Cup">2017 Rugby League World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, in addition to his work with the BBC, it was announced that Chapman had joined Sky Sports to present its coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Carabao_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Carabao Cup">Carabao Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2022, Chapman was announced as the BBC's main presenter for the <a href="/wiki/2021_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2021 Rugby League World Cup">2021 Rugby League World Cup</a>, fronting the coverage for a third consecutive tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-2021RLWC_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021RLWC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapman became Chair of the Board for the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Originals" title="Manchester Originals">Manchester Originals</a> cricket team for <a href="/wiki/The_Hundred_(cricket)" title="The Hundred (cricket)">The Hundred</a> in July 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, Chapman extended his sports portfolio to become Non-Executive Director at <a href="/wiki/Vanarama_National_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanarama National League">Vanarama National League</a> team, Altrincham Football Club. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charitable_work">Charitable work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Charitable work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2008, Chapman and <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Dave" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy Dave">Comedy Dave</a> ran a mile at all 20 <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Premier League">English Premier League</a> clubs and the 12 <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Scottish Premier League">Scottish Premier League</a> clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same year, he also completed the <a href="/wiki/London_Marathon" title="London Marathon">London Marathon</a> for children's cancer charity <a href="/wiki/CLIC_Sargent" class="mw-redirect" title="CLIC Sargent">CLIC Sargent</a>; repeating the feat in 2010. In 2012, Chapman was part of a team that cycled from <a href="/wiki/Land%27s_End_to_John_o%27_Groats" title="Land's End to John o' Groats">Land's End to John o' Groats</a> in aid of the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust in <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StaffProf_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StaffProf-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing">Writing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapman wrote a regular column for <i><a href="/wiki/Shoot_(football_magazine)" title="Shoot (football magazine)">Shoot Monthly</a></i> magazine. In 2010, he released his first book, entitled <i>Heroes, Hairbands and Hissy Fits: Chappers' History of Modern Football</i>, in which he gives a harsh critique of modern football and players both professional and part-time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chapman married his wife Sara in 2001. They lived in <a href="/wiki/Hale,_Greater_Manchester" title="Hale, Greater Manchester">Hale, Greater Manchester</a> until her death from cancer in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have three children together - Ben, Jessie and Millie.<sup id="cite_ref-manchester1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manchester1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chapman is a Manchester United football fan. He is also a fan of <a href="/wiki/Hull_F.C." title="Hull F.C.">Hull F.C.</a> owing to his time at university in Hull. Chapman is a fan of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2021RLWC-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-2021RLWC_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2021RLWC_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc-to-broadcast-every-rugby-league-world-cup-game/">"BBC to broadcast every Rugby League World Cup game"</a>. <i>www.bbc.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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BBC Sport. 9 January 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%27You+wanted+to+win+so+bad%27+-+Osi+%26+Jason+troll+Bears+fan+Chapman&rft.pub=BBC+Sport&rft.date=2019-01-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fav%2Famerican-football%2F46808617&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMark+Chapman+%28broadcaster%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Chapman_(broadcaster)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5962491/">Mark Chapman</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb 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