ÌýThe final Silver Street episode was broadcast on Fri 26 Mar 2010 and the final omnibus on Sun 28 Mar 2010
Stepping into the spotlight
He's better known for his singing and dancing in colourful pop group Steps, but nowÌýH - real name Ian H Watkins - is making his way as an actor. And his first role in radioÌýwas in Silver Street!Ìý
Ian spent his 30th Birthday at our studio in Birmingham, recording scenes for a special 'adventure week', which aired between Monday 12thÌýand Friday 16th June.
Ian played Dave, a survival skills expert who runs adventure weeks for inner city youths in the Welsh countryside.ÌýDave puts a bunch of kids from the Parkside Centre - including Arun, Sean and Zak - through their paces.ÌýÌý
Since leaving Steps, Ian has retrained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Music, and in New York, but Silver Street gave himÌýhis firstÌýchance to discover the particular skills ofÌýradio acting.
Stepping into the spotlight
