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 …
Nelson, Wendy
Updated: 14th 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 …
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 …
Trethowan, Ian
Updated: 27th October 2024
Sir Ian was born in High Wycombe. He left at school at 16 and joined the Daily Sketch as an office boy. He began his career as a journalist and parliamentary lobby correspondent. He joined ITN, three years after its launch, in 1958 as its deputy editor …
Rippon, Angela
Updated: 26th October 2024
Angela was born in Plymouth. On leaving school at 17, she began her journalistic career in newspapers in Devon. She began her distinguished broadcasting career at the age of 21, when she became a TV reporter/presenter with BBC Plymouth’s regional news …
Greene, Sarah
Updated: 24th October 2024
Sarah was born in London. Her parents were DIY expert Harry Greene and actress Marjie Lawrence. Her younger sister is Laura, a former TV presenter. Sarah graduated with a degree in drama from the University of Hull. She then pursued acting ro …
Grayford, Louise
Updated: 22nd October 2024
Louise was born in South Shields on 6th September (year unknown). She is a voiceover artist, actress and singer, who trained at Newcastle College and graduated with an MA in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music (2017). Her TV acting credits in …
Wolfenden, Rich
Updated: 20th October 2024
Rich was born in 1992 (date unknown). He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from the University of Central Lancashire (2013). He gained a Masters in radio production from the University of Chester (2018). Whilst a student, he …
Carpenter, Harry
Updated: 18th October 2024
Harry was born in London. During World War II he served as a telegrapher in the Royal Navy. He began his journalistic career in 1946, working as a sub-editor for several national newspapers in Fleet Street. In 1949, he joined the BBC and did his first …
Lavers, Paul
Updated: 17th October 2024
Paul was born in Bristol. He is an actor and has appeared in many stage plays, including Les Blancs at London’s National Theatre (2016); he toured with Alan Ayckbourn’s Bedroom Farce (2016). He appeared in pantomimes at the Lincoln Theatre Royal and Pa …
Nissen, Brian
Updated: 14th October 2024
Brian was born in Kingston-upon-Thames. His stage career began at the age of 14 in Peter Pan. His formal style became a mainstay of Southern Television’s announcing team from its inception in 1958 until its demise. Brian was on duty during the final da …