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Chris Serle
Serle in 2012
Born(1943-07-13)13 July 1943
Bristol, England
DiedSeptember 2024(2024-09-00) (aged 81)
Known forTelevision presenter
Children5

Christopher Richard Serle (13 July 1943 – September 2024) was a British television presenter, reporter, and actor.

Early life and career

Serle was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied modern languages. He appeared as a foil for Irish comedian Dave Allen in his series Dave Allen at Large in 1971, but gained greater UK public recognition as one of the presenters on the TV series That's Life!.[1][2] He later presented and appeared in In at the Deep End, a series in which he, and fellow former That's Life! presenter Paul Heiney, were pitched into professional situations with no prior knowledge.

In the 1980s, he presented Windmill in which clips from the BBC archives on particular themes were shown (so called as the then base for BBC archives was in Windmill Road, Brentford). He also presented the viewer-response show Points of View, The Computer Programme,[3] and Monkey Business. On radio, he was the regular host of Pick of the Week between 1981 and 1988,[4] and a frequent guest presenter until 2006. He was also the interviewer and host of the BBC series Greek Language and People with Katia Dandoulaki. From 2005 he served as the honorary president of the Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service, a registered charity which provides a radio service to the hospitals of Bristol.[5]

Serle featured on an episode of the BBC game show, The Adventure Game, with Sandra Dickinson and Adam Tandy on 16 February 1984. He also presented BBC's Radio Bristol The Afternoon Show for several years.[6]

Serle also presented the first series of the ITV gameshow Runway (1987).[7][8][9]

Personal life and death

Serle was married twice and had five children.[10] He was president of the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum.[11]

On 23 September 2024, it was announced that Serle had died at the age of 81.[10]

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
  2. ^ Doherty, Aileen (6 February 1981). "It's a Full Life (Ealing Gazette)". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "25th anniversary of BBC Micro TV series". Drobe. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Ex-BBC TV and radio presenter Chris Serle dies". BBC News. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "BHBS Members". Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Chris Serle". IMDb. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ^ "[1987] Runway - Game show hosted by Chris Serle. On each episode, three new contestants competed for the chance to win prizes and a holiday". Reddit.com. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Runway - UKGameshows". Ukgameshows.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Memories of early TV quiz shows". The Bolton News. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Ex-BBC TV and radio presenter Chris Serle dies". BBC News. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Atwell Wilson Motor Museum". Atwellwilson.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2024.