Michael Aspel

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Michael Aspel began his career as a radio actor on the BBC's ''Children's Hour'' in 1954. He became a television and radio personality, first as a newsreader and subsequently as a presenter of programmes including ''Family Favourites'', children's shows such as ''Crackerjack'' and ''Ask Aspel'', and the ITV talk show ''Aspel and Co.''
Michael Aspel began his career as a radio actor on the BBC's ''Children's Hour'' in 1954. He became a television and radio personality, first as a newsreader and subsequently as a presenter of programmes including ''Family Favourites'', children's shows such as ''Crackerjack'' and ''Ask Aspel'', and the ITV talk show ''Aspel and Co.''
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He presented ''This is Your Life'' for many years on the BBC, and currently fronts ''The Antiques Roadshow'', from which he has announced he will retire in 2008.
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He presented ''This is Your Life'' for many years on the BBC, and fronted ''The Antiques Roadshow'' for eight years before stepping down in 2008.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 16:32, 5 April 2008

Biography

Michael Aspel began his career as a radio actor on the BBC's Children's Hour in 1954. He became a television and radio personality, first as a newsreader and subsequently as a presenter of programmes including Family Favourites, children's shows such as Crackerjack and Ask Aspel, and the ITV talk show Aspel and Co.

He presented This is Your Life for many years on the BBC, and fronted The Antiques Roadshow for eight years before stepping down in 2008.

Trivia

Aspel was awarded the O.B.E. in 1993.

He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2004.

He inherited not one but two of his most famous hosting roles from Eamonn Andrews - Crackerjack in 1964, and This is Your Life after Andrews' sudden death in 1987.

He turned down the opportunity to host Countdown after Des Lynam quit.

Books / Tapes

In Good Company (biography)

Contact

Shepherd and Ford, 13 Radnor Walk, London SW3 4BP.

Web links

IMDb entry

Wikipedia entry

BBC biography

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