Television personality and author. Born Raymond Paul Mears in Kenley, Croydon. Presenter of several television programmes about bushcraft and survival techniques.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Television personality and author. Born Raymond Paul Mears in Kenley, Croydon. Presenter of several television programmes about bushcraft and survival techniques.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Journalist, broadcaster and former M.P. and cabinet minister. Born Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo. He unexpectedly lost his safe seat of Enfield Southgate at the 1997 general election, which led to...
Bernard 'Benny' Green, jazz musician, saxophonist, writer, author, broadcaster and raconteur. When his long-running BBC radio show was cancelled there were demonstrations outside Broadcasting Hou...
Actor. Born Shirley Broomfield in Bolton, Lancashire. She started her career as a glamour model. Laurence Olivier chose her to play the prime female role in the film 'The Entertainer' and she also ...
Started broadcasting from studios in Trinity Gardens (where the plaque is) in 1990. Co-founded by Patrick Berry and Neil Kenlock, Choice was Britain’s first 24-hour black music radio station with ...
The first broadcast was made by Sir Walford Davies, professor of music at Gresham College and was only available in the London area. Nationwide broadcasting started in 1927. The service came into p...