John Ebdon (22 December 1923 – 19 March 2005
) was a British author, broadcaster,
Graecophile
Philhellenism ("the love of Greek culture") was an intellectual movement prominent mostly at the turn of the 19th century. It contributed to the sentiments that led Europeans such as Lord Byron and Charles Nicolas Fabvier to advocate for Greek i ...
and, for 21 years, director of the
London Planetarium
The London Planetarium building is located on Marylebone Road, London. It is adjacent to and owned by Madame Tussauds. It previously housed a planetarium, offering shows related to space and astronomy. In 2006, it closed as a separate attrac ...
.
[ He was educated at ]Blundell's School
Blundell's School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school in the English public school tradition, located in Tiverton, Devon. It was founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the t ...
. On his death, obituaries appeared in the ''Times'', ''Independent'', ''Guardian'' and ''Telegraph'' newspapers and on the BBC.
Ebdon presented ''Archive Feature'' on the Home Service and Radio 4 from 1961 to 1987. He also presented the archive-based ''Nonsense at Noon'' on the Home Service, 1965–66. "His facetious patrician tones every third Monday morning, his sense of the absurd, his ear for a word mistakenly taken out of context, his famous cat Perseus, delighted much of middle England as much as it infuriated a small minority."--Glyn Worsnip
Glyn Worsnip (2 September 1938 – 7 June 1996) was a British radio and television presenter. Born in Highnam, Gloucestershire, he was most famous for his appearances on ''That's Life!'' (where he was teamed with Kieran Prendiville from 1973 to 1 ...
.
Bibliography
*Ebdon's Odyssey (1979)[
*Ebdon's England (1985)][ David & Charles ISBN 0-7153-8595-X
*Near Myths: A Love Affair with Greece (1989)][
*From My Archives: Maiden Aunts and Other Trifles (1990)]
References
* Ebdon, J. (1985), ''Ebdon's England'', David & Charles, (including covers)
* BBC (2005),
Radio 4 presenter John Ebdon dies
',
Further reading
Obituary
''The Guardian''
''The Independent''
1923 births
2005 deaths
People educated at Blundell's School
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