Charles Vincent Anstey Duggleby (born 23 January 1939) was a presenter of the long-running personal finance series on BBC Radio 4, ''

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'' until 2014. An expert on UK paper money, Duggleby published a reference work on the subject which is now in its 9th edition.

Career

Duggleby was a member of the

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news division from 1963 and 1970, where he also presented ''Sports Session'' and '' Sports Report'' on

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. In the 1970s he was a deputy news editor for BBC Radio 4 working on ''News Desk'' and ''

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'' and later editor of the BBC’s Financial Unit. In 1974 he commissioned ''The Financial World Tonight'' and in 1977, recognising that matters of personal finance were overlooked by the media, launched ''Money Box''. He was a regular presenter on ''Money Box'' between 1981 and 2014 and in 1990 launched ''Money Box Live''.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Frost in

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, south

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, in 1964. They have two daughters (born in 1966 and 1968). His eldest daughter has worked for BBC News.Eldest daughter
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. In the

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he was appointed a

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for services to Financial Services.

Publications

* ''English Paper Money'', 1975 * ''Making the Most of Your Money''

References

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