Gordon Clyde was born in St Andrews, Scotland.
…Stride, Virginia
Born Virginia Thomas in 1936 in Yokohama, Japan, Virginia trained at RADA, where she met her first husband, the actor John Stride; the couple married in 1958.
…Judd, Lesley
Born in London, Lesley Judd trained at the Arts Educational School of Ballet and Drama.
…West, Anita
Born in Lambeth, London, as Ann Edith Dorothy West in 1935, Anita West was an actress.
…Chataway, Christopher
Born in Chelsea, Christopher Chataway spent his childhood in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his father served in the Sudan Political Service.
…Leigh, Deborah
Born in Manchester on 4th January (year unknown), Leigh holds an MA in voice studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (2011) and is a master practitioner of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
…Thompson, Eric
Born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Eric Thompson established himself as a distinguished actor and stage director whose career spanned theatre, television and film.
…Hall, Deborah
Deborah Hall launched her broadcasting career with the BBC in November 1985.
…Glover, Jon
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.
…Whyton, Wally
Wallace Victor Whyton was born in London and established himself as a skiffle performer and composer during the mid-1950s.
…Wellings, Bob
Bob Wellings was born in Jerusalem.
…Munroe, Carmen
Born Carmen Steele in Guyana, Carmen Munroe arrived in the United Kingdom during the early 1950s.
…Nelson, Wendy
Wendy Nelson was born in Birmingham and began her journalistic career in 1968 through the IPC training scheme in Devon.
…Briggs, Jon
Jon Briggs is a London-born broadcaster and voiceover artist whose career has spanned radio, television and digital media over four decades.
…Owen, Nick
Nick Owen was born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
…Lawley, Sue
Sue was born in Dudley in the West Midlands. She graduated with a BA Hons in modern languages from the University of Bristol.
…Connell, Miranda
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.
…Serle, Chris
Chris was born in Bristol. He was a former actor with the Bristol Old Vic (joining in 1966).
…Castle, Roy
Roy was born in Holmfirth. He was a gifted all-round entertainer and accomplished jazz trumpet player, who could play many other instruments.
…Trethowan, Ian
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.
…Grayford, Louise
Louise was born in South Shields on 6th September (year unknown).
…Wolfenden, Rich
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).
…Carpenter, Harry
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.
…Buchanan, Emily
Emily was born in London. She gained a diploma in radio journalism from City University in 1982.
…Schafernaker, Tomasz
Tomasz was born in Gdansk, Poland. He attended school both in the UK and his home country, where he developed a keen interest in the weather and natural sciences at a young age.
…Langley, Bob
Bob was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. He worked in insurance and served in the RAF, before travelling around America, He later worked as a lumberjack in Canada.
…Livingstone, Matt
Matt was born in Newcastle. He moved to Leeds and went to Leeds Beckett University aged 18. He was a digital brand ambassador for the university’s website (2019 – 2020).
…Preston, Rich
Rich was born on 4th April (year unknown). He grew up in Aberdeenshire.
…Hart, Tony
Tony was born Norman Antony in Maidstone, Kent. He was interested in drawing from an early age.
…Trueman, Brian
Brian was born in Manchester. In 1946, he made his acting debut in Plover Patrol for BBC Radio in Manchester.
…Harper, Jacqui
Jacqui was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire and moved to East London at the age of seven.
…Ashcroft, Chlöe
Chlöe is an actress and the niece of actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
…Brown, Ben
Ben was born in Ashford, Kent. He is the son of former ITN newscaster Antony Brown.
…Blanchett, Christopher
Christopher was born on the Isle of Wight. He graduated with a BA Hons degree in human geography in 2004 and a Masters in television journalism in 2005 (he was tutored by former BBC TV News correspondent Barnie Choudhury).
…Jones, Gareth
Gareth was born in St Asaph, Wales and is a Welsh speaker. His nickname – ‘Gaz Top’ – was earned whilst working as a roadie for The Alarm (1979 – 1985).
…Burak, Lukwesa
Lukwesa was born in Ndola, Zambia in 1974 (date unknown). She is named after her royal tribal family.
…Croxall, Martine
Martine was born in Stoke Golding, Leicestershire. She has a BA in geography from the University of Leeds (1990).
…Chakrabarti, Reeta
Reeta was born in London to an Indian Bengali family and was raised in Birmingham.
…Craven, John
John was born in Leeds. He’s had a long career in journalism and TV presenting. He started in print journalism as a junior reporter at the Harrogate Advertiser.
…Blake, Dan
Daniel was born in Lewisham. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Westminster (2012).
…Gopal, Luxmy
Luxmy graduated with a BA Hons in history and English literature from the University of Durham. She was a journalism student at the London College of Communication (2010 – 2011) and began her career as an investigative journalist for Exaro News (August – December 2011).
…Rizzini, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Austen was born on 19th November (year unknown), in Bexley. She lived and studied in both France and Spain and is fluent in both languages.
…Crisell, Ellie
Ellie was born in County Durham. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and worked for the Mail on Sunday for a year.
…Stableford, Howard
Howard was born in Poynton, Cheshire and grew up in Preston. He graduated from Durham University in 1980 with a degree in geography.
…Harris, Fred
Fred is a former schoolteacher. He is an actor, who became a popular Play School presenter, making his debut on 16th July 1973 (earning £45 a programme). This began a 15-year association with the programme, which would see Fred appear in 382 editions.
…Dutton, Liam
Liam was born in Cardiff. He graduated in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) Geography degree from the University of Wales in Swansea.
…Roberts, John
John was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He moved to London and joined the BBC on a short-term contract as a relief BBC TV newsreader (June – November 1963).
…Parker, Bruce
Bruce was brought up in Guernsey. He was educated at Elizabeth College, followed by the University of Wales. He has a postgraduate degree from Reading University.
…Lear, Louise
Born Louise Barden in Sheffield. In 1988, she graduated with a BA Hons in Music and Drama from the University of Middlesex. Her first job was as a researcher for Children’s BBC. She then joined an independent radio production company as a sports presenter, introducing events such as Wimbledon and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
…Fish, Michael
Michael was born in Eastbourne. He was employed by the Met Office for over forty years (1962 – 2004). His first posting was Gatwick Airport and in 1965 he transferred to the Bracknell HQ to work on research projects.
…Haycocks, Paddy
Paddy was born in Portsmouth. He worked at BFBS radio (British Forces Broadcasting Service) in Cyprus (1966 – 1968). He performed various roles including tape editing, reporting, presenting and studio management (1966 – 1968).
…O’Keeffe, Meryl
Meryl was born in Nairobi, Kenya and educated in South Africa. In 1950, she began her radio career in the South African Broadcasting Corporation, based in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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