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iain_smith · Guest

I know his death has been posted in another section but I thought as he used to present a show on radio 2 it would be appropriate to post it here as well.Jeremy Beadle died today aged 59 http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1303300,00.html

I wouldnt be surprised if Sarah Kennedy fails to turn up for her show tomorrow because she sounded devastated by the news when she was interviwed on tv a short time ago.

gfloyd · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

How long was he a presenter on Radio 2 for? Maybe John has it in his history of Radio 2 over on the other site.
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iain_smith · Guest

Apparantely he presented a show called Nightline.I think it must have been in the 70s or early 80s

mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Iain is right. From Wilkipedia:

He began supplying odd facts and questions to radio and television game shows such as Celebrity Squares. As a radio presenter he began on BBC Radio 3 and later on BBC Radio 4 became chairman of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? and also had his own late night BBC Radio 2 show titled Nightline. On another a late-evening phone-in show on LBC in London during the late 1970s (where he used to announce himself as Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadlebum and his Producer as 'Butch' Bavin Cook) he developed a cult following. On Capital Radio he presented Beadle's Odditarium a music show concentrating on strange, bizarre and rare recordings all taken from the archives of producer Phil Swern. He also became renowned for his off-air pranks and intellectually challenging quizzes. He wrote, devised and presented many television pilots for the highly successful game show company Action Time. He wrote and became accidental presenter of The Deceivers a BBC2 television series recounting the history of swindlers and hoaxers. The success of this led to using the same format for Eureka which told the background behind everyday inventions. He then went on to become nationally famous as one of the presenters of LWT's Game for a Laugh (along with Matthew Kelly, Henry Kelly and Sarah Kennedy),a pivotal show in the history of British television since it was the first time ITV 'won' the Saurday night ratings battle. This was followed by a hidden-camera style practical joke show, Beadle's About (1987-1996) which became the world's longest continuously-running hidden camera show. From 1990 he wrote and presented You've Been Framed!, a family show featuring humorous clips from viewers' home video recordings. In total Beadle hit the UK Number One ratings slot four times, even scoring a hit single with the Beadle's About theme (1992) in the process.[citation needed] In 1995, reflecting his days on LBC, he presented a relatively short lived but hugely popular Sunday late-evening show on the newly launched Talk Radio UK. In between his considerable television output as writer, presenter and producer he appeared in numerous pantomimes and ring mastered many circuses notably for Gerry Cottle. He also worked as a consultant for many television companies, wrote books and presented quizzes both commercially and for charity.

tarahrah bomdiay · Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 260

Sarah sounded very upset, bless her. Jeremy may have been a rather irritating presenter but he was a good guy, raised millions for charity, he'll be missed by many Sad

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Quite a shock to hear about Jeemy Beadle, I'm sure he had some sort of award recently, might have been a New Year's honour ?? for his charity work.

I have no mention of Jeremy Beadle in the Radio 2 Timeline page so must look for dates for his Nightline.

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646