Received the title of lord from Prime Minister Tony Blair, 1998. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1970, and Royal Television Society Honorary Fellow, Lancashire Polytechnic Domus Fellow, St. Univ.: Open University, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, 1988. Litt.: University of Liverpool, 1986 University of Lancaster, 1990 D. Musical, 1985 BAFTA Dimbleby award, 1987 W. Awards: Writers Guild award, for screenplay, 1966 Rhys Memorial prize, 1968 Northern Arts Association prose award, 1970 Silver Pen award, 1970 Broadcasting Guild award, 1984 Ivor Novello award, for Since 1969 member, and chairman, 1977-80, Arts Council Literature Panel president, Northern Arts, 1983-87, and National Campaign for the Arts since 1986. Since 1978 editor and presenter, South Bank Show Head of Arts, 1982-90, and since 1990 Controller of Arts, London Weekend Television since 1988 presenter, Start the Week, BBC Radio 4. Career: With BBC Television and Radio from 1961: general trainee, 1961-62 producer on Monitor, 1963 for BBC 2 editor on New Release (later Review, then Arena ), Writers World, and Take It or Leave It, 1964-70 presenter, In the Picture, Tyne Tees Television, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1971, Second House, 1973-77, and Read All About It, 1976-77, BBC, London. Family: Married 1) Marie-Elisabeth Roche in 1961 (died 1971), one daughter 2) Catherine Mary Haste in 1973, one daughter and one son. Education: Nelson-Thomlinson Grammar School, Wigton, Cumberland, 1950-58 Wadham College, Oxford, 1958-61, M.A. Born: Carlisle, Cumberland, 6 October 1939.
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