Desmond Herbert Carrington (23 May 1926 – 1 February 2017)[1] was a British broadcaster and actor whose career spanned 75 years. He was best known for his weekly show on BBC Radio 2 which aired for 35 years, from 4 October 1981 until his final broadcast on 28 October 2016. He appeared in such films as Calamity the Cow (1967) and also acted on TV, where he became known for his role as Dr. Anderson in Emergency Ward 10. He was born in Bromley, Kent, England and lived in Perth, Scotland from 1995 until his death.
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Desmond Herbert Carrington (23 May 1926 – 1 February 2017) was a British broadcaster and actor whose career spanned 75 years. He was best known for his...
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Seac was born. Colombo based (British) announcers, David Jacobs and DesmondCarrington (who joined the BBC after the war) were among those who presented...
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launched on 5 September 2004, replacing All Time Greats hosted by DesmondCarrington (who moved to weekdays with The Music Goes Round). The launch producer...
bid for the East Kent licence, owned by former Radio 2 presenter DesmondCarrington, Radio Invicta Ltd. The new countywide station went on air as Invicta...
enjoyed in his youth. The album was championed by BBC Radio 2 presenter DesmondCarrington. Subsequent releases have included Ukulele Mania (2004), We'll Meet...
Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, Kay Burley, Andy Burnham, Nigel Farage, DesmondCarrington, Paul McCartney. Programmes parodied: Top Gear on Amazon Video, Saturday...
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is available on DAB in south east Wales and online. 28 October – DesmondCarrington presents his final show for BBC Radio 2, having presented weekly shows...
programme. 4 October – The first edition of All Time Greats, presented by DesmondCarrington, is broadcast on BBC Radio 2. The programme, broadcast on Sunday lunchtimes...
the Moment") and bass guitarist (Asia, King Crimson). 1 February DesmondCarrington, 90, actor (Emergency – Ward 10) and broadcaster. Ken Morrison, 85...
Ritz Hotel during the Blitz. These men included Terence Rattigan, DesmondCarrington, Paul Dehn, Dunstan Thompson and Michael Pitt-Rivers, all of whom...
1988) 19 May – David Jacobs, broadcast presenter (died 2013) 23 May – DesmondCarrington, disc jockey and actor (died 2017) 27 August – Pat Coombs, comic stooge...
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