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Gordon Astley (born 1 December 1948,
Lytham St. Annes,
Lancashire
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) is a British radio presenter. He is best known for his role a presenter on
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, which he left in February 2009 after almost 15 years.
He was also presenter on the final series of the children's show
Tiswas
''Tiswas'' (; an acronym of "Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile") was a British children's television series that originally aired on Saturday mornings from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982, and was produced for the ITV network by ATV.
It was c ...
in 1982 alongside
Sally James. Although brought in to replace former chief presenter
Chris Tarrant
Christopher John Tarrant, (born 10 October 1946) is an English broadcaster, television personality and former radio DJ. He presented the ITV (TV network), ITV children's television show ''Tiswas'' from 1974 to 1981, and the game show ''Who Wa ...
, who had left to present ''
O.T.T.'', Astley himself said he was there to take over James's old role.
He has also been on various radio stations in the Midlands. He was the breakfast presenter at
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in Coventry when it launched in 1980 and he was also a presenter at
Beacon Radio
Free Radio Black Country & Shropshire is an Independent Local Radio station based in Birmingham, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Shropshire, Wolverhampton and the Black Country.
As of Sep ...
and
BBC WM, where he presented the Weekday Mid-Morning show until September 1994, when he first joined
BBC Southern Counties Radio
BBC Southern Counties Radio was a BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Surrey and Sussex. The station also covered a large part of north-east Hampshire. It was the first BBC local radio station to introduce an all-speech format. ...
. He also presented a magic and mindreading show in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
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He made a brief return to the Midlands in the late 1990s, when he took over the late night show on
BBC WM. This was carried on various
BBC Local Radio stations in the Midlands.
He has been a radio presenter both in Britain and America for over thirty years. Other credits include being a regular panelist on
Cheggers Plays Pop
''Cheggers Plays Pop'' is a British children's game show broadcast on BBC1 from 10 April 1978 to 7 November 1986 hosted by Keith Chegwin
Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, ap ...
in the late seventies, ''
Play Away
''Play Away'' is a British television children's programme. A sister programme to the infants' series '' Play School'', it was aimed at slightly older children.
It ran from 1971 until 1984, and was broadcast on Saturday afternoons on BBC 2.Alist ...
'', ''
Play School'' and ''
It's a Knockout
''It's a Knockout!'' is a British game show first broadcast in 1966. It was adapted from the French show '' Intervilles'', and was part of the international '' Jeux sans frontières'' franchise.
History
The series was broadcast on BBC1 from 7 ...
''.
He is also a
motivational speaker, professional
magician and a member of
The Magic Circle.
References
External links
Official SiteVideo interview with Gordon Astley about his Tiswas days
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British radio DJs
British radio personalities
Living people
1948 births