Glen Michael
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Born | Cecil Buckland 16 May 1926 Devon , England |
Known for | Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade |
Spouse | Beryl (died 2015) |
Glen Michael (born Cecil Buckland, 16 May 1926) is a British former children's television presenter and an entertainer. His career at Scottish Television spanned 26 years with the popular children's show Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade.
Early career
Michael was born in May 1926 in
Television years
Michael eventually turned his attention to television, starring in many Scottish Television productions and dramas including:
- Living With Computers (mid 1960s)[3]
- Howard and Wyndham's Five Past Eight Show
- Over to Una, a comedy show with Una McLean
- Search for Beauty
- Grand Tour
- Taggart
- Friends and Neighbours
- Would You Believe It? (late 1960s)[4]
- Francie and Josie - Michael played many parts, including Josie's cousin when Jack Milroy was ill
- The Rikki Fulton Hour
- High Living[citation needed]
He also appeared in several one-off plays for the
Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade
Michael achieved his best-known success with Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade, which aired on Scottish Television for the first time on Wednesday 6 April 1966.
The show is remembered by viewers in Central Scotland as their first exposure to many famous
Although broadcast in the STV region, Cavalcade also aired periodically in the neighbouring Grampian Television region during the 1970s and 1980s. In its early years, the show was also carried in southern England by Southern Television (1966-67) and Westward Television (1967-69), allowing Michael to broadcast to his native Devon.
Originally airing at around 5pm on weekdays, the show moved to a Saturday timeslot in 1972, before moving again to Sunday afternoons in January 1974. The programme returned to a Saturday morning slot in September 1985, only to return to its Sunday timeslot the following April. In its last few years, Cavalcade moved to an earlier half-hour slot at 10.45am on Sunday mornings.
After over 26 years on air, Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade was axed in December 1992 and replaced by new local children's programming, such as Wemyss Bay 902101 and Skoosh.[6] A few months after its final broadcast, a special one-off edition was released on VHS, featuring a selection of cartoons from the Paramount library.
Other work
Michael presented a weekly show on Saga FM every Sunday, playing songs from stage shows and classic records. When Saga FM was bought by Real Radio company
Later life
With the end of "Cavalcade", Michael continued working, taking a touring version of the show around Scotland to primary schools. He was assisted by his wife of many years, Beryl.
References
- The Glasgow Herald. 23 December 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Blue Lamp : Pc Dixon gets shot, retrieved 26 January 2024
- ^ "LIVING WITH COMPUTERS". movingimage.nls.uk. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158156626679290&set=gm.1466770277002444
- ^ a b "Glen Michael on Cartoon Cavalcade, regrets and what happened to Paladin". The Herald. Glasgow. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Wemyss Bay 902101". IMDb.
- ^ a b c "Daily record". 22 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-1841587509.
External links
- Glen Michael at IMDb
- Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade theme tune on YouTube
- Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade footage on YouTube