Richard Spendlove
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Richard Spendlove MBE
(born Shepperton
Surrey
16 June 1939) is a British
radio
producer/presenter and television writer
.
, one of the youngest men in that job. He retired from the railways at 50 - "The earliest age at which his pension was available"
Now working for the BBC, his radio show is broadcast to a number of regions across the UK from 8pm to 11pm on Saturday evenings, including:
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Essex
BBC Three Counties (Bedfordshire, Hertforshire, Buckinghamshire)
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Kent
It is believed to be the longest continually running phone-in show on UK radio. It holds a clutch of local and national awards, and has been running for over 22 years. It is broadcast on various BBC local radio stations in the South and East of England and worldwide on the web. He was awarded the MBE "For Services to Regional and Local Radio Broadcasting" in June 2000. For television, with David Croft he created and co-wrote the BBC comedy series Oh, Doctor Beeching!
, which ran from 1995 to 1997, making a guest appearance as the inspector, Mr. Ernest Orkindale.
Order of the British Empire
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(born Shepperton
Shepperton
Shepperton is a town in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England. To the south it is bounded by the river Thames at Desborough Island and is bisected by the M3 motorway...
Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
16 June 1939) is a British
Great Britain
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radio
Radio
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producer/presenter and television writer
Screenwriting
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Life and work
Richard Spendlove worked for the former British Railways for 35 years, and in 1963 was appointed Relief Station Master at CambridgeCambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, one of the youngest men in that job. He retired from the railways at 50 - "The earliest age at which his pension was available"
Now working for the BBC, his radio show is broadcast to a number of regions across the UK from 8pm to 11pm on Saturday evenings, including:
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Suffolk
BBC Radio Essex
BBC Three Counties (Bedfordshire, Hertforshire, Buckinghamshire)
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Kent
It is believed to be the longest continually running phone-in show on UK radio. It holds a clutch of local and national awards, and has been running for over 22 years. It is broadcast on various BBC local radio stations in the South and East of England and worldwide on the web. He was awarded the MBE "For Services to Regional and Local Radio Broadcasting" in June 2000. For television, with David Croft he created and co-wrote the BBC comedy series Oh, Doctor Beeching!
Oh, Doctor Beeching!
Oh, Doctor Beeching! is a British television sitcom written by David Croft and Richard Spendlove, which, after a broadcast pilot on 14 August 1995, ran for two series from 8 July 1996, with the last episode being broadcast on 28 September 1997...
, which ran from 1995 to 1997, making a guest appearance as the inspector, Mr. Ernest Orkindale.