Tony Bastable
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Born | Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom | 15 October 1944
Died | 29 May 2007 | (aged 62)
Occupation(s) | Television presenter and producer |
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Children | 1 |
Anthony Leslie Bastable (15 October 1944 – 29 May 2007) was an English television presenter, who was one of the original presenters of the children's magazine programme Magpie.
Early life
Bastable was born in Hexham, Northumberland, in 1944.[1] After moving to Wembley, Middlesex, he attended Wembley Manor School from 1952 to 1955 and University College School in Frognal, London.
On leaving school he trained to be a school teacher, teaching British History part-time at Buckingham College School in Harrow, Middlesex, whilst also working as a reporter for local newspapers.[2]
Television career
In the early 1960s, Bastable applied for a job as a television news reporter for
During his career, Bastable produced and presented many one-off programmes, including historical documentaries and
Later life
Bastable later moved into independent production, and he produced training and promotional films for companies such as the
Personal life
Bastable was a qualified cricket umpire and founded the Institute of Cricket Umpires and Scorers.[1] In 1972 he founded The Magpies, a wandering cricket team taking its name from the TV programme.[4]
He married three times. His first marriage was in 1969 to June Buchan, from whom he was divorced in 1971. In 1974, he married Jackie Colkett. They had a daughter, but divorced in 1992. He married for the third time, to Anita Westwood, in 2001.[1]
Death
Bastable suffered from emphysema in his final years, and died at the age of 62 from pneumonia at the East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, in the county of Surrey on 29 May 2007.[3]
Popular culture references
Half Man Half Biscuit refer to Bastable in their song "I Love You Because (You Look Like Jim Reeves)", from the 1985 album Back in the DHSS. He is also mentioned in the song "Tony Bastable vs. John Noakes" by The Dentists, from the 1985 album Some People Are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now.
Publications
- John Cabot (Pub. World Almanac Library, 2003).
- Ferdinand Magellan (Pub. World Almanac Library, 2003).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tony Bastable - Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b Barker, Dennis (5 June 2007). "Obituary for Tony Bastable". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "First Magpie host Bastable dies". BBC. 31 May 2007.
- ^ "Obituaries index: A-E". ESPNcricinfo. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
External links
- Tony Bastable at IMDb