Mike Appleton
Michael John Wilmot Appleton (30 December 1936 – 2 April 2020) was a British television producer, best remembered as the producer of the BBC TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Life and career
Appleton was born in
sound recording techniques. He joined the BBC in Bristol in 1958, working on radio programmes, and then transferred to the television service in London. He became a production assistant on the arts magazine programme Late Night Line-Up, before focusing on the programme's spin-off music shows, Colour Me Pop and Disco 2, produced by Rowan Ayers.[1]
In 1971, Appleton became the producer of a new weekly programme on
BAFTA Award.[1]
When The Old Grey Whistle Test ended in 1987 after 16 years, Appleton produced the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert the following year, before leaving the BBC to join The Landscape Channel. He also expanded his collection of old phonographs and gramophones, claimed to be the best collection in Europe.[1]
Appleton died in 2020, aged 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Richard Williams, "Mike Appleton obituary", The Guardian, 10 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ Keith Badman, "Old Grey Whistle Test'", Record Collector. Retrieved 21 April 2020
External links
- Mike Appleton at IMDb