Education
He attended Midhurst Grammar School and trained as a teacher before working in a London play scheme.
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Career
He then worked as a researcher for Thames Television. He co-presented Magpie from 1972 to 1980, then went on to present an out of school activity programme called Freetime. When Freetime was axed by Independent Television in 1985, he helped to establish The Children"s Channel, where he presented a show called Roustabout.
In 2007 he was awarded the Special Award Children"s British Academy of Film and Television Arts for his work in television
Accepting his award he said
I am hugely proud to be receiving my Bafta award. My television career has been entirely spent in making programmes for children.
There is no more important audience..All my programmes have been in the factual entertainment genre which is fast disappearing from children"s screens because of its minority appeal.
..I hope ways will be found to support factual television for children in the future.
They should always enjoy a rich and varied viewing choice.
