Michael Charlton

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Michael Charlton
Born (1927-05-01) 1 May 1927 (age 97)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • journalist
  • reporter
  • sport commentator
Employer(s) Australian Broadcasting Corporation, British Broadcasting Corporation
Known for Four Corners
Panorama
Relatives Tony Charlton (brother)
Awards Gold Logie

Michael Charlton (born 1 May 1927) is an Australian-born Gold Logie winning former journalist and broadcaster, who worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for many years.

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The first-ever broadcast of ABC Television—presented by Michael Charlton, 5 November 1956

Biography

Charlton was born in Sydney to broadcaster Conrad and Hazel Charlton, both born in New Zealand, and is the elder brother of Australian sports broadcaster and Order of Australia recipient Tony Charlton. [1] He initially worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a presenter in current affairs and commentator for Test cricket matches, [2] but later moved to London. He was the Australian representative on the BBC radio cricket commentary team for the 1956 Test series between England and Australia. [3]

In 1961 he was the inaugural presenter of Four Corners , an Australian current affairs programme. In 1963 he was the recipient of the Australian Gold Logie award. [4]

From 1962 to 1976 he was a reporter and interviewer for Panorama , reporting live from America in the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination.[ clarification needed ] In July 1969 he reported live from mission control for the BBC during the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Later, during the 1980s, he presented It's Your World, a phone-in programme on the BBC World Service. He also presented the news and current affairs programme 'Newsday' on BBC2 in the 1970s.

Charlton wrote the 1986 seven-episode documentary TV series Out of the Fiery Furnace with Robert Raymond. [5] The series traced the development of metallurgy from the Stone Age to the space age. [6] Nuclear industry advocate Ian Hore-Lacy also worked closely with the production team. The series was shown in 20 countries. [7]

Awards

AssociationAwardYearWorkResult
Logie Awards Gold Logie 1961 Four Corners Won

Selected works

ProductionYearRole
Chequers Night Club (TV movie)1967Self
Doe's Father Know Best? (TVspecial- short)1958Host
1964 General Election (TV documentary)1964Himself as host/reporter
Election 70 (TV special)1970Himself as Reporter
Personal Choice (TV series)1970Himself as Interviewer
Election 74: Part 1 (TV special)1974Himself as Reporter
Election 74: Part 2 (TVspecial)1974Himself as Reporter
Four Corners -
Panorama (TV series)1963-1972Self as reporter (21 episodes)
Decision 79 (TV special)1979Seldfa reporter
Out of the Fiery Furnace (TV series documentary)1984Himself as host

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References

  1. ↑ "Charlton brothers in same show". The Age. 8 September 1966. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ↑ BBC Profile for "Lessons from the Past", [1999] series on The Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4.
  3. ↑ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Ball by Ball: The Story of Cricket Broadcasting, 1990, p181.
  4. ↑ "Gold Logie Winners", All Down Under
  5. ↑ "Out of the Fiery Furnace - TV Series - Cast & Credits - Listings - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Out of the Fiery Furnace TV documentary premiere (1986) - on Newspapers.com". The San Bernardino County Sun. 7 October 1986. p. 42. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "about the Uranium Information Centre". webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2015.


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