Graham Roberts (actor)
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Graham Roberts | |
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 Graham Roberts on Calendar in 1993 | |
| Born | 10 October 1929 |
| Died | 28 October 2004 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | television announcer |
| Years active | ?-1998 |
| Known for | YTV continuity announcer |
Graham Roberts (10 October 1929 – 28 October 2004) was an English actor best known for his work on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, including 31 years playing George Barford, the gamekeeper in Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. He was born and raised in Chester, and was educated at King's School in the city. Later, he studied at Bristol and later Manchester University.
He also appeared on film and television, including the series Z Cars. He was also a continunuity announcer with Yorkshire Television until 1993, alongside announcing colleague Redvers Kyle - both announcers made a rare in-vision appearance on the regional news programme Calendar the same evening.[1] He also worked at Grampian Television.
Roberts died on 28 October 2004. His wife Yvonne survived him.
References
[edit]- ^ "YTV announcers Graham Roberts and Redvers Kyle retire - Calendar clip". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Obituary in The Independent.
- BBC News item on Roberts's death.
- Graham Roberts at IMDb
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