Glover, Jon
Updated: 23rd January 2026
Jon completed his training at the Central School of Speech and Drama between 1968 and 1971, subsequently embarking on a distinguished career across radio, television, and theatrical platforms. Joining the ranks as the fifty-fifth presenter of Play Scho …
Madden, Steve
Updated: 20th January 2026
Born in South London in 1953, Steve Madden has been a keen photographer since the age of nine, achieving his first publication on the front page of his local newspaper at just 14. After graduating with a degree in English from Cambridge, Madden applied …
Whyton, Wally
Updated: 16th January 2026
Wallace Victor Whyton was born in London and established himself as a skiffle performer and composer during the mid-1950s. In 1956, he founded the Vipers Skiffle Group, achieving commercial success with their recording of Don’t You Rock Me Daddy-O. His …
Kay, Ian
Updated: 16th January 2026
Ian Kay was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and graduated with a BA (Hons) in acting from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in Wigan. In 2020, he became a member of the National Youth Theatre. Possessing a distinctive voice that exudes enthusiasm …
Phoenix, Nicola
Updated: 16th January 2026
Originally from Northern Ireland, Nicola graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in art and design from Ulster University before pursuing a Master’s degree in creative writing at Goldsmith’s, University of London. Her distinctive soft Northern Ireland accent …
Graham, Natalie
Updated: 16th January 2026
Natalie Graham was born in Worthing in 1972. She graduated from the University of Oxford in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and experimental psychology, before completing a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at Highbury College, Po …
Wellings, Bob
Updated: 15th January 2026
Bob Wellings was born in Jerusalem. The outbreak of war prompted the family’s relocation to the United States, where he received his education at an American military academy. Subsequently, they established themselves in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, and …
Kennedy, Sheila
Updated: 15th January 2026
Born in 1936, Sheila Kennedy began her career as a theatre actress and dancer, appearing for eighteen months in the Drury Lane production of The King and I. Following a two-year run in Salad Days, she auditioned as a singer for the newly launched Westw …
Nelson, Wendy
Updated: 15th January 2026
Wendy Nelson was born in Birmingham and began her journalistic career in 1968 through the IPC training scheme in Devon. She subsequently worked as a news and features writer for two regional newspapers: the Banbury Guardian and the Birmingham Evening M …
Munroe, Carmen
Updated: 15th January 2026
Born Carmen Steele in Guyana, Carmen Munroe arrived in the United Kingdom during the early 1950s. Her debut professional television appearance came in 1958, working with Sydney Newman. Munroe recalled with appreciation how ATV’s casting director Joseph …
Ewart, Tim
Updated: 14th January 2026
Tim Ewart was born in Suffolk and began his journalistic career in 1967 at the Bury Free Press, his local newspaper. He subsequently worked for the Leicester Mercury and the Bermuda Sun before transitioning into broadcasting through local radio and the …
Levy, Peter
Updated: 13th January 2026
Peter Levy was born in Farnborough, Kent. Following his training at Mountview Theatre School, he embarked on an acting career as a teenager, with television credits including: Dixon of Dock Green; Man About the House; Comedy Playhouse; The Mike Yarwood …
Briggs, Jon
Updated: 13th January 2026
Jon Briggs is a London-born broadcaster and voiceover artist whose career has spanned radio, television and digital media over four decades. Briggs began his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Oxford, where he worked from approximately 1983 to 1989, pres …
Owen, Nick
Updated: 12th January 2026
Nick Owen was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. He has enjoyed a distinguished broadcasting career spanning both regional and national television, with ITV and the BBC since the late 1970s. He attended Kingsland Grange Prep School, where he formed a …
Carson, Avril
Updated: 11th January 2026
Born in Belfast, Avril Carson graduated with a BA Honours degree from the University of Manchester. She performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company during the late 1970s, appearing in productions at both Stratford and London. Avril joined the BBC in 1 …
Elsmore, Philip
Updated: 11th January 2026
Philip was born in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. He was an actor, director and broadcaster. Following National Service with the RAF in West Germany, he trained as an actor playing minor roles. He spent a year with the Old Vic Company (1958 – 195 …
Hudson, Paul
Updated: 11th January 2026
Born in Keighley, Paul Hudson developed a fascination with meteorology during childhood. By the age of twelve, he was already contributing weather observations to the Keighley News and other publications across the region. His early expertise led to a …
Chapman, Mark
Updated: 5th December 2025
Mark was born in Rochdale and grew up in Altrincham. During his time at school in Manchester, he developed an interest in radio broadcasting. He wanted to work for BBC Radio 1 from the age of 13. He went to Hull University and gained a degree in French …
Jago, Becky
Updated: 5th December 2025
Becky was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a BA in Media Performance in 1997. She began her career at Vibe FM radio station (later known as Vibe 105 – 108, and now Kiss 105 – 108) in 1998. Initial …
Lawley, Sue
Updated: 28th November 2024
Sue was born in Dudley in the West Midlands. She graduated with a BA Hons in modern languages from the University of Bristol. Because of peer pressure, Sue changed her Dudley accent to one closer to received pronunciation. In 1967, she began her career …
Holness, Bob
Updated: 26th November 2024
Bob was born in Vryheid, Natal in South Africa. The family moved to Kent when he was seven. They returned to South Africa in the 1950s and he joined a repertory theatre in Durban. In 1955, he took on his first radio presenting job and, a year later, he …
Clayton, David
Updated: 24th November 2024
David was born in Marske, Yorkshire. He began his broadcasting career on hospital radio in Norwich, which he helped launch in November 1974. He applied to BBC Radio Norfolk when they were looking to launch in 1980. He joined the freelance presentation …
Kynoch, Douglas
Updated: 20th November 2024
Douglas was born in Aberdeen. He was teaching English in Germany when he heard about a new ITV station opening in Aberdeen. He was one of the first announcer/programme presenters to appear on Grampian TV when it opened on 30th September 1961. Recruited …
Connell, Miranda
Updated: 14th November 2024
Miranda was born in Stanstead, Essex. She began acting at the age of 18, playing Maria in a 1958 production of Twelfth Night at Stratford. She toured Russia where she met Guy Burgess (former British spy, who was later revealed to be a double agent work …
Stuart, Vivien
Updated: 10th November 2024
Vivien was born in 1957. Following university, she accepted a place on the Broadcast Journalist Training Scheme in 1975, which led to several years working as a studio manager. Her first direct experience of the world of television came a few years ear …
Serle, Chris
Updated: 10th November 2024
Chris was born in Bristol. He was a former actor with the Bristol Old Vic (joining in 1966). His acting credits: Broad and Narrow (ATV, 1965); Dave Allen at Large (BBC One, 1971); Roland Rat: The Series (BBC One, 1988). He moved into radio, as a produc …
Buchanan, Neil
Updated: 7th November 2024
Neil is an internationally acclaimed artist and photographer. He was born in Aintree, Sefton. He attended the Liverpool Institute, now the Paul McCartney-sponsored Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He was in a heavy metal band called Marseille wh …
Saunders, Michaela
Updated: 3rd November 2024
Michaela studied at the London College of Music. Her first job was with Molinare (1987 – 1989), where she managed a large sound effects and music library and was a client liaison regarding programme requirements, sourcing classical and popular music an …
Castle, Roy
Updated: 31st October 2024
Roy was born in Holmfirth. He was a gifted all-round entertainer and accomplished jazz trumpet player, who could play many other instruments. He was perhaps best known for presenting children’s series Record Breakers (BBC One, December 1972 – 1983 and …
James, Aline
Updated: 27th October 2024
Aline was born in Maryport, Cumberland. She attended Cheltenham Ladies’ College. She was a radio announcer before joining Southern Television in the early 1960s, as an announcer/news presenter. She later appeared on the regional news programme Day by D …