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David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, דָּוִיד, Modern David Tiberian Dāwîḏ; ISO 259-3 Dawid; Strong's Daveed; beloved; Arabic: داوود or داود Dāwūd) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and, according to the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. David is seen as a major Prophet in Islamic traditions. His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC,[citation needed] and his reign over the United Kingdom of Israel c. 1003–970 BC.[citation needed] The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan stele records "House of David", which some take as confirmation of the existence in the mid-9th century BC of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David".
David is very important to Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine and culture. In Judaism, David, or David HaMelekh, is the King of Israel, and the Jewish people. Jewish tradition maintains that a direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is known as Dawud, considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation. He is depicted as a righteous king, though not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.
David Liddiment (born 20 September 1952) is a non-executive director of the independent production company All3Media, the largest independent production house in the UK. He is also an associate of The Old Vic Theatre Company and a member of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Formerly director of programmes and channels at ITV (1997–2002), he was also head of entertainment at the BBC (1993–1995). His programme commissions included Pop Idol, Fat Friends, and Men Behaving Badly. Whilst working for Granada Television he was an executive producer on Coronation Street (1987–1991).
In 2003 Liddiment was presented with the Royal Television Society's Gold Medal for outstanding services to television.
On 1 November 2006 Liddiment was appointed as one of the founding members of the BBC Trust, which along with a formal Executive Board replaced the former BBC Board of Governors as the governing body of the BBC. His term expires on 31 October 2010. Liddiment chairs the Trust's Audiences and Performance Committee, which monitors the performance of all of the BBC's public services (television, radio and online).
Jon Thoday is the joint founder and Managing Director of Avalon Entertainment Ltd.
Founded in 1988, Avalon is a multi-award winning entertainment and talent management company with offices in the UK and US. The company has discovered many acts who have become household names including Frank Skinner, David Baddiel, Harry Hill, Al Murray, Russell Howard, The Mighty Boosh, Stewart Lee, Lee Mack, Dave Gorman, Chris Addison, Kristen Schaal and John Oliver and has an international reputation for cutting edge comedy, theatre and TV production. Jon also manages high profile presenters Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley and Fiona Bruce.
In addition to Avalon Management Group, Jon is the co-founding Managing Director of Avalon Promotions, Avalon Public Relations, Avalon Motion Pictures, and the award-winning production company, Avalon Television.
As a Producer he has been responsible for many successful shows including; the multi-BAFTA winning Harry Hill's TV Burp; the RTS and Rose d’Or winning Not Going Out; BBC Three’s highest rated entertainment show Russell Howard’s Good News; Fantasy Football; That Sunday Night Show; The Frank Skinner Show; and with Steve Coogan, the double BAFTA winning The Sketch Show. He also worked with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to produce the double number one single and football anthem Three Lions.