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Fred Harris is a British
comedian and children's
television presenter. Formerly a schoolteacher, he began his television career as a presenter of the
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children's programme ''
Play School'', on which he appeared regularly between 1973 and 1988. During this time he was also a presenter on ''
Ragtime
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'' and ''
Chock-A-Block''.
During the rise of the microcomputer in the early 1980s he fronted several
home computing BBC programmes, including ''
Micro Live'' (which formed part of BBC's ongoing Computer Literacy Project
). He also presented a number of educational and schools programmes on the subject of maths, including
ATV's ''Figure it Out'' (memorable for having a set which included a giant pocket calculator), Central Television's ''Basic Maths'' and
Channel 4
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's ''Make It Count''. In 1980 Harris appeared as a contestant on the first episode of ''
The Adventure Game
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''.
His career in comedy involved regular appearances in
radio
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shows such as ''Huddwinks'', ''
The Half-Open University
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'', ''
The Burkiss Way
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'' and ''
Star Terk II
''Star Terk II'' is a BBC comedy radio show, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s. Each episode began with a parody of ''Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which bega ...
'' and in the television show ''
End of Part One
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''.
In the 1990s, he presented the Radio 4 programme ''
The Litmus Test
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''.
From the late 1990s to the present day he has worked on the
British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) children's programme ''
Room 785
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''Room 785'' was a children's television programme broadcast on the BFBS 1 channel, part of the British Forces Broadcasting Service. It had a similar format to CBBC in that the presenters were situated in a sma ...
''. On this show he presents the "Broom Cupboard" slot introducing the forthcoming programmes.
References
British television presenters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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