Michael Aspel
Birthday: Born in 1933-01-12 in Battersea, London, England, U.K.
Deathday: Alive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Terence Aspel, OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English television presenter, known for his reserved demeanour and rich speaking voice. He has been a high-profile TV personality in the United Kingdom since the 1960s, presenting programmes such as Crackerjack, Aspel and Company, This is Your Life, Strange But True and Antiques Roadshow. Aspel is married to but separated from the actress Elizabeth Power, best known for her role in EastEnders. His current partner is Irene Clarke. In April 2008 he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Watkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Credits
The One Show
Character: Self
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Antiques Roadshow
Character: Himself - Presenter
Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme....
The Kenny Everett Video Show
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The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981....
The Scales of Justice
Character: Newscaster
Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Mert...
Countdown
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The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility....
The Goodies
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A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy....
Doomwatch
Character: BBC Man Houston
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC 1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist, responsible for investigating and combating various ecological and technological dangers. The series was followed by a film adaptation produced by Tigon British Film Productions and released in 1972, and a revival TV film was broadcast on Channel 5 in 1999....
The BAFTA Awards
Character: Host
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA....
The Frank Skinner Show
Character: Self
The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted nine series on British television between 1995 and 2005. As well as celebrity interviews, the shows included an initial stand-up routine, various sketches throughout the episode and usually concluded with a comedic song featuring Frank and the guest stars. The Frank Skinner Show became notorious over the years for the unconventional nature of the interviews, including some shocking revelations from ...
Hancock's Half Hour
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Hancock's Half Hour is a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy, series of the 1950s and 60s written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply Hancock, starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own char...
Angela and Friends
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Daily chat show, hosted by Angela Griffin, that combines topical debate with five lifestyle clubs: Diet and Health, Beauty, Books and Travel, Entertainment and Fashion. ...
The Week We Went To War
Character: Himself - Presenter
Katherine Jenkins and Michael Aspel celebrate the heroes of the Home Front....
Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts....
An Audience with...
Character: Self
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style....
One on One
Character: Self
Series profiling famous people in showbusiness...
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character: Self - Participant
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction...
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Self - Presenter
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme....
Crackerjack
Character: Host
Crackerjack was a British children's comedy/variety BBC television series. It started on 14 September 1955 and ran for over 400 shows, first in black and white and later in colour, until 21 December 1984. It was revived in 2020 on CBBC....
This Is Your Life
Character: Self - Host
This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American show of the same name. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from 1955 until 1964, and then from 1969 until his death in 1987 aged 64. Michael Aspel then took up the role of host until the show ended in 2003. It returned in 2007 as a one-off special presented by Trevor McDonald, which to date was its most recent airing. In the show the host surprises a special guest, before taking them through their life wi...
Give Us a Clue
Character: Host
Give Us a Clue is a British televised game show version of charades which was broadcast on ITV from 1979 to 1992. The original host was Michael Aspel from 1979 to 1983, followed by Michael Parkinson from 1984 to 1992. The show featured two teams, one captained by Lionel Blair and the other by Una Stubbs. Later versions of the programme had Liza Goddard as captain of the women's team. A revived version was attempted by BBC One, which ran from 10 November to 19 December 1997 and commissioned 30 e...
Parkinson
Character: Self
Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show....
Have I Got News for You
Character: Self - Host
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs....
Movie Credits
Nothing Like a Dame
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier....
The War Game
Character: Commentator
A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain. After backing the film's development, the BBC refused to air it, publicly stating "the effect of the film has been judged by the BBC to be too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting." It debuted in theaters in 1966 and went on to great acclaim, but remained unseen on British television until 1985....
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
Character: Self
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning....
The Real Oliver Reed
Character: Self
A documentary portrait about the life and times of the infamous hellraiser, who died in May 1999, having starred in more than 100 films....
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Character: Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience....
Hellraisers
Character: Self (archive footage)
Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits....
Amnesty International's Big 30
Character: Self
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall....
A Day with SELNEC
Character: Self
SELNEC is the largest public transport system in Britain, outside London, covering South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire. The film shows some of the things which go on during a typical SELNEC DAY, from daily bus operation to parcel delivery and bus/coach hire....
Sea Road to Britain
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Intended for European audiences to encourage them to drive to Britain for their holidays. Shows the travel facilities offered by Sealink, and suggests some of Britain's tourist attractions....
My Job
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An insightful short of life in the BBC Newsroom. From delivery of footage to playout. Shows brief footage of The Beatles arriving at London Airport in March 1965....
The London Studios: Home of the Stars
Character: Self
The end of an era as the studios where ITV filmed its many shows for 45 years closes its doors for the last time....
The Magic Christian
Character: Himself
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought....
All Go Margate
Character: Himself
Michael Aspel introduces this publicity film entitled 'All Go Margate', promoting Margate as a 'favourite family resort'....