Richard Baker
Cast
- Born
- June 15, 1925 · Willesden, London, England, UK
- Died
- November 17, 2018
- Birth name
- Richard Douglas James Baker
Richard Baker was born on June 15, 1925 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Saturday Special (1951), Jackanory Playhouse (1972) and Pineapple Poll (1979). He was married to Margaret Martin. He died on November 17, 2018 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Cast
- 2026Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 3Self - Morecambe & Wise: There Is Nothing Like a Dame (archiveFootage)
- 2022The Surprising Story of Kids' TVNarrator of Mary, Mungo & Midge (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2022How the BBC BeganSelf
- 2015And Here Is the News...Self - BBC Newsreader, 1954-1982
- 2015Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2013Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the WorldSelf - Former BBC Newsreader
- 2007The Funny Side of the NewsSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
- 2006LegendsSelf
- 2003I'm Dreaming of a TV ChristmasSelf
- 2003ImagineSelf
- 2002TimeshiftSelf - Announcer, Third Programme
- 1998Crystal BallsSelf - Newsreader
- 1997Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBCSelf - News Reader
- 1996Call My BluffSelf
- 1994Last Night of the Proms: The 100th SeasonSelf - Presenter
- 1990A Royal Birthday GalaSelf
- 1989Watch with Mother: The Next GenerationSelf - Narrator
- 1988The Garden PartySelf
- 1986Television Comes to BradfordSelf - BBC News and Newsreel Announcer
- 1986LifelineSelf
- 1985Favourite ThingsSelf - Host
- 1984Television ScrabbleSelf
- 1983Footlights!Self
- 1982Falklands: Task Force SouthNarrator (voice)
- 1980Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (archiveFootage)
- 1979The Sounds of ChristmasSelf - Presenter
- 1979The Last Night of the PromsSelf - Presenter
- 1979Pineapple PollPresenter
- 1979Give Us a ClueSelf
- 1979Home on SundaySelf - Presenter
- 1976Saturday Night at the MillSelf
- 1976Star TurnSelf
- 1976Multi-Coloured Swap ShopSelf
- 1973Portrait Great Lady Queen Elizabeth: 90 Glorious YearsNarrator
- 1973Teddy EdwardNarrator
- 1973A View from Richard BakerSelf
- 1972Journey Inter-CitySelf - Commentator
- 1972Pebble Mill at OneSelf
- 1972Jackanory PlayhouseArcher
- 1971A Question of NewsSelf - Chairman
- 1970Election 70Self
- 1970Looks FamiliarSelf - Guest
- 1970AquariusSelf (uncredited)
- 1969Monty Python's Flying CircusSelf - BBC News Anchor (uncredited)
- 1969Investiture of His Royal Highness Prince Charles as Prince of Wales and Earl of ChesterSelf - Presenter
- 1969State Visit of the President of ItalySelf - Commentator
- 1969The Lively ArtsSelf - Presenter
- 1969Mary Mungo & MidgeNarrator
- 1968The Basil Brush ShowSelf
- 1968The Morecambe & Wise ShowSelf
- 1967China's Villages in ChangeNarrator (uncredited) (voice)
- 1967OmnibusSelf - Presenter
- 1967Face the MusicSelf - Panellist
- 1966Berlioz RequiemSelf - Presenter
- 1966MasterworksSelf
- 1965The Bull Ring Shopping Centre BirminghamSelf - Commentator
- 1965Music on 2Self - Commentary
- 1965Sunday NightSelf - Introduction
- 1965Call My BluffSelf
- 1964Play SchoolSelf - Storyteller
- 1962Measured for TransportSelf - Commentator
- 1961The Queen's GuardsSelf - TV newsreader (uncredited)
- 1961Wonderful to Be Young!BBC Newsreader (uncredited)
- 1961SignpostSelf - Newsreader
- 1960The EntertainerRadio Newsreader (uncredited) (voice)
- 1959News ExtraSelf - Presenter
- 1955This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1954B.B.C. News and NewsreelSelf - Newsreader
- 1951Saturday SpecialSir Anthony Fairfax
- 1950Royal British Legion Festival of RemembranceSelf - Narrator
- 1948The BBC Television NewsreelSelf - Newsreader) (voice)
- 1940The Ramparts We WatchCollege Student (uncredited)