Early life
Peters was born inBBC career
On reading a newspaper advertisement in June 1947 for a continuity announcer for BBC Television, Peters's mother encouraged her to apply because she didn't like Peters being on the stage. Peters completed the audition tasks, which included testing in foreign languages and pronunciation, and screen tests in reading and interviewing, and was chosen from hundreds of applicants. She became one of a team of three continuity announcers withLater life and career
Peters opened a children's clothing shop in Wimbledon, London, in 1963, and a women's clothes shop in 1977. She returned to television work on a number of occasions, such as the ''Personal life
In 1950, she married Kenneth Milne-Buckley, who had been her first studio director at the BBC. They had one daughter, Carmella. Peters died on 26 July 2016, aged 90.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Sylvia 1925 births 2016 deaths BBC people English stage actresses English radio presenters English television presenters English people of Italian descent People from Highgate People from Finchley British women radio presenters British women television presenters