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- ...and stage director. He is best remembered for creating and performing the English narration for ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'',<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book ...e transmitted from October 1965 to January 1977. Thompson rarely worked on television after his voice became well-known, but occasionally appeared in programmes5 KB (660 words) - 23:14, 15 January 2023
- ...uncer.{{sfnp|Gifford|1998}} One of his jobs was to read out commentary on English Test cricket. The script was written in London and was telephoned through ...IBC set up [[Radio International Fécamp]] and Maxwell worked as one of the presenters until the station went off the air in January 1940.{{sfnp|Wallis|2008|pages5 KB (696 words) - 10:49, 22 July 2022
- ...British Film Institute}}</ref> was an English actor who mainly appeared on television, but also appeared on-stage and in feature films. He was born in [[Batley|B ...eller in [[List of Jackanory episodes|ten episodes]] of the BBC children's television show ''[[Jackanory|Jackanory]]'', reading amongst others, stories of [[Worz6 KB (886 words) - 08:07, 30 March 2023
- ...;– 26 June 1997) was an English [[comedian|comedian]], [[radio|radio]] and television presenter and writer, broadcasting almost continuously from the 1940s to th ...0s from his [[BBC]] radio show ''Stand Easy''. This show was adapted for [[television]] as ''The Charlie Chester Show'' in 1949 and became a standup and sketch s6 KB (851 words) - 16:53, 13 April 2023
- {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} ...ttle-axe [[w:Ena Sharples|Ena Sharples]] in the [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] television soap opera ''[[w:Coronation Street|Coronation Street]]''.10 KB (1,464 words) - 13:10, 5 December 2022
- ...g parts: over the years he played himself or presenter characters in film, television and radio productions. Jacobs finally stepped down as a [[BBC Radio 2|BBC R ...99) {{ISBN|0-7190-4029-9}}, pp.204–5</ref> He was one of the four original presenters of ''[[Top of the Pops|Top of the Pops]]'' when it began in 1964, but remai14 KB (2,082 words) - 20:46, 24 February 2023
- '''Samuel Gabriel Costa''' (17 June 1910 – 23 September 1981) was an English singer, entertainer and broadcaster. Initially a popular singer in the [[B [[Category:British male television actors]]5 KB (652 words) - 13:46, 11 March 2023
- ...Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (13 October 1904 – 27 March 1978) was an English actor and radio presenter. ...ued an acting career in London's [[West End theatre|West End theatre]], on television and on film.8 KB (1,227 words) - 16:24, 11 April 2023
- {{Short description|British radio, television and newsreel announcer}} | occupation = Radio, television and newsreel presenter8 KB (1,130 words) - 13:41, 7 January 2023
- ...y 1946), also known as '''Ivor Biggun''', is a British musician and former television journalist. He is known for his appearances on the [[BBC TV]] programme ''[ ...vor Biggun is a double entendre, as when Ivor is pronounced [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotically]] (as in most British accents) as {{IPAc-en|'|aɪ|v|ə}}, th6 KB (968 words) - 13:23, 11 March 2023
- | caption = [[Daphne Oxenford]] was one<br />of the earliest presenters | television =7 KB (1,044 words) - 17:52, 22 December 2022
- ...on before joining the [[w:BBC|BBC]]. He appeared in a variety of radio and television satirical shows and theatre shows, some of which he also directed. ...the founding of independent television, producing shows for [[w:Associated TeleVision|ATV]] in Birmingham.12 KB (1,743 words) - 09:03, 6 February 2023
- | occupation = {{ublist|Radio & television writer|Television presenter|Radio personality}} ...te scripts for [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films. He presented television programmes on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] for many years, including the nostal12 KB (1,775 words) - 11:25, 24 August 2024
- {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} ...s.artsobituaries |title=Molly Weir: A familiar Scottish voice on radio and television |first=Stephen |last=Dixon |date=1 December 2004 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]9 KB (1,227 words) - 17:19, 19 December 2022
- | occupation = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]] [[comedian]], [[Television presenter|presenter]], radio presenter, TV personality, actor | television = ''[[Bullseye (British game show)|Bullseye]]'' (1981–1995)<br>''[[The C16 KB (2,294 words) - 12:08, 20 February 2023
- | occupation = {{hlist|Dancer|singer|comedian|actor|television presenter|musician}} ...a performer on stage, television and film, he became best known to British television viewers as the long-running presenter of the children's series ''[[Record B15 KB (2,227 words) - 20:04, 12 September 2024
- | medium = Stand-up, television, film ...1940 – 29 July 2007) was an English comedian, actor, author and occasional television presenter. He played the role of [[Frank Butcher]] in the soap opera ''[[Ea17 KB (2,625 words) - 16:58, 13 April 2023
- | television = ...el.html '''The most influential radio programme ever'?'' – British Library English and Drama Blog – 6 January 2014]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.f13 KB (1,769 words) - 19:29, 1 January 2023
- ...cember 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including ''[[The Golden Shot]]'', ''[[Celebrity Squares]]'', '' ...American game show. He went on to host more than 30 quiz shows on British television.<ref name="BBC obit" /> His public profile growing, Monkhouse also began ap29 KB (4,199 words) - 23:06, 13 February 2023
- | medium = Television and stage The '''Chuckle Brothers''' were an English comedy [[double act]] comprising '''Barry David Elliott''' (24 December 19433 KB (4,514 words) - 15:59, 25 August 2024