Richard Spendlove
Richard Spendlove MBE (born Carlton, Nottinghamshire 16 June 1939) is a former British radio producer/presenter and television writer.
Life and work
Richard Spendlove worked for the former British Railways for 35 years and in 1963 was appointed Relief Station Master at Ely, becoming one of the youngest men to hold such a post. He retired from the railways in 1989 at the age of 50, the earliest age at which his pension was available.
In collaboration with David Croft Spendlove also created, wrote several episodes for and acted in the BBC TV comedy series Oh, Doctor Beeching! The sitcom ran for two seasons from 1995 to 1997. He played the district inspector, Mr Orkindale.
Spendlove also worked for BBC radio. His radio show was broadcast from 9 pm to 11 pm on Saturdays on a number of the BBC's regional radio stations, including Radio Norfolk, Radio Suffolk, Radio Essex, BBC Three Counties Radio, Radio Cambridgeshire, Radio Northampton and Radio Kent. It began on 18 March 1989 and was believed to be the longest continually running phone-in show on UK radio.[1] Spendlove was awarded the MBE "For Services to Regional and Local Radio Broadcasting" in June 2000.
He presented his final Saturday night radio programme after 28 years on Saturday 6 May 2017 when he was guilty of "serious failings" for using his programme to campaign on behalf of a Royal Marine convicted of murdering a Taliban fighter. He continued to present on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Thursday and Friday afternoons with Christopher South until Friday 16 June 2017 (Spendlove's 78th Birthday).[2][3]
Spendlove started presenting again on Monday 4 December 2017, He presented a 3-hour show on Monday evenings from 10 pm until 1 am on Zack FM (105.3FM). The show then moved to Sunday evenings between 9pm and Midnight from 21 January 2018 until 25 March 2018.
It was announced on Sunday 6 May 2018 (exactly one year after he left his BBC Regional show) that he had stepped down from his Zack FM show and he has since retired from broadcasting.
References
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^ "BBC News In Depth: Birthday Honours 2000". BBC News. 2000-06-16. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "Presenter Profiles: Richard Spendlove". BBC Suffolk. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
External links
- Richard Spendlove's website
