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'''Peter Varley Haigh''' (b. [[North London]], 28 July 1925, d. January 2001 age 75) was a familiar and popular face as an in-vision announcer<ref>{{cite web|title = 1950s British Television Nostalgia - Whirligig - includes picture|url = http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/history/interludes.htm|accessdate = 2008-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Pictures of Haigh at the TV announcers website|url = http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/images.php?id=481|accessdate = 2009-01-25}}</ref> on [[BBC |
'''Peter Varley Haigh''' (b. [[North London]], 28 July 1925, d. January 2001 age 75) was a familiar and popular face as an in-vision announcer<ref>{{cite web|title = 1950s British Television Nostalgia - Whirligig - includes picture|url = http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/history/interludes.htm|accessdate = 2008-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Pictures of Haigh at the TV announcers website|url = http://tvannouncers.thetvroomplus.com/images.php?id=481|accessdate = 2009-01-25}}</ref> on [[BBC Television]] in the years after the [[Second World War]]<ref>{{cite web|title = Obituary, Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2001|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1319325/Peter-Haigh.html|accessdate = 2008-08-07}}</ref>. |
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==Education== |
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==Post war== |
==Post war== |
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After leaving the [[British Army|army]] he failed to get a job as a [[BBC |
After leaving the [[British Army|army]] he failed to get a job as a [[BBC Radio]] announcer, but joined BBC Television as an announcer in March 1952 after a trial at [[Alexandra Palace]], then the main [[BBC Television Centre]] in London. He joined the team of continuity announcers headed by [[McDonald Hobley]] and [[Sylvia Peters]]. He went on to present ''[[Come Dancing]]'' and ''Picture Parade'', a film review programme<ref>{{cite web|title = Haigh interview with Joan Crawford on Picture Parade, The Best of Everything - Joan Crawford Web Encyclopaedia|url = http://www.joancrawfordbest.com/tvbbc56.htm|accessdate = 2008-08-07}}</ref> with co-presenter [[Derek Bond]], the actor. |
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In 1957 he married the 1950s film star [[Jill Adams]]. They had a daughter, Peta Louise. |
In 1957 he married the 1950s film star [[Jill Adams]]. They had a daughter, Peta Louise. |
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Although he fitted well into the style of early 1950s BBC |
Although he fitted well into the style of early 1950s BBC Television, with the changing style of TV after the introduction of commercial television in 1955, his career declined, and his first marriage broke up. |
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From the mid 1960s he lived in [[Portugal]] running a restaurant and bar popular with British tourists, and met his [[Germany|German]]-born second wife, Inge. They returned to the UK in the 1980s but he could not resume his broadcasting career. He made a final television appearance as guest of [[Des Lynam]] on a series called ''It's My Pleasure''. He later worked occasionally for BBC radio and did voice-overs for advertisements. |
From the mid 1960s he lived in [[Portugal]] running a restaurant and bar popular with British tourists, and met his [[Germany|German]]-born second wife, Inge. They returned to the UK in the 1980s but he could not resume his broadcasting career. He made a final television appearance as guest of [[Des Lynam]] on a series called ''It's My Pleasure''. He later worked occasionally for BBC radio and did voice-overs for advertisements. |
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Revision as of 16:23, 18 January 2010
Peter Varley Haigh (b. North London, 28 July 1925, d. January 2001 age 75) was a familiar and popular face as an in-vision announcer[1][2] on BBC Television in the years after the Second World War[3].
Education
The son of an engineer, he was educated at Aldenham School, Aldenham.
War service
He was commissioned in 1944 into the 5th Battalion, the Welsh Guards. He served in Palestine and Egypt, and joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Jerusalem. He later helped start up the BBC Overseas News station in Mombasa, Kenya.
Post war
After leaving the army he failed to get a job as a BBC Radio announcer, but joined BBC Television as an announcer in March 1952 after a trial at Alexandra Palace, then the main BBC Television Centre in London. He joined the team of continuity announcers headed by McDonald Hobley and Sylvia Peters. He went on to present Come Dancing and Picture Parade, a film review programme[4] with co-presenter Derek Bond, the actor.
In 1957 he married the 1950s film star Jill Adams. They had a daughter, Peta Louise.
Although he fitted well into the style of early 1950s BBC Television, with the changing style of TV after the introduction of commercial television in 1955, his career declined, and his first marriage broke up.
From the mid 1960s he lived in Portugal running a restaurant and bar popular with British tourists, and met his German-born second wife, Inge. They returned to the UK in the 1980s but he could not resume his broadcasting career. He made a final television appearance as guest of Des Lynam on a series called It's My Pleasure. He later worked occasionally for BBC radio and did voice-overs for advertisements.
References
- ^ "1950s British Television Nostalgia - Whirligig - includes picture". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Pictures of Haigh at the TV announcers website". Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Obituary, Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2001". Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Haigh interview with Joan Crawford on Picture Parade, The Best of Everything - Joan Crawford Web Encyclopaedia". Retrieved 2008-08-07.