Michael Charlton
Michael Charlton | |
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| Born | May 1, 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Employer | 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.
Biography[]
Charlton was born in Sydney 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 industrial advocate Ian Hore-Lacy also worked closely with the production team. The series was shown in 20 countries.[7]
Awards[]
| Association | Award | Year | Work | Result |
| Logie Awards | Gold Logie | 1961 | Four Corners | Won |
Selected Works[]
| Production | Year | Role |
| Chequrs Night Club (TV movie) | 1967 | Self |
| Doe's Father Know Best? (TVspecial- short) | 1958 | Host |
| 1964 General Election (TV documentary) | 1964 | Himself as host/reporter |
| Election 70 (TV special) | 1970 | Himself as Reporter |
| Personal Choice (TV series) | 1970 | Himself as Interviewer |
| Election 74: Part 1 (TV special) | 1974 | Himself as Reporter |
| Election 74: Part 2 (TVspecial) | 1974 | Himself as Reporter |
| Four Corners | - | |
| Panorama (TV series) | 1963-1972 | Self as reporter (21 episodes) |
| Decision 79 (TV special) | 1979 | Seldfa reporter |
| Out of the Fiery Furnace (TV series Documentary) | 1984 | Himself as Host |
References[]
- ^ "Charlton brothers in same show". The Age. 8 September 1966. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ BBC Profile for "Lessons from the Past", [1999] series on The Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4.
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Ball by Ball: The Story of Cricket Broadcasting, 1990, p181.
- ^ "Gold Logie Winners", All Down Under
- ^ "Out of the Fiery Furnace - TV Series - Cast & Credits - Listings - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Out of the Fiery Furnace TV documentary premiere (1986) - on Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "about the Uranium Information Centre". pandora.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 7 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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