Wilf Lunn
Encyclopedia
Wilf Lunn is probably best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s British television show Vision On
demonstrating his latest inventions with Tony Hart
and Sylvester McCoy
.
He later appeared in Jigsaw
and the 1985 Classic BBC TV series Eureka
amongst other television series.
He is a prolific constructor of bicycles and an inventor of strange and wondrous devices, amongst which was a collection formerly to be found in the Inventions Bar, Newcastle Upon Tyne
.
In an interview with the b3ta
website he stated that he was an atheist and a teetotaller.
Vision On
Vision On was a British children's television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1976 and designed specifically for deaf children. It was conceived and developed by BBC producers Ursula Eason and Patrick Dowling to replace a monthly series For the Deaf, a programme paced slowly enough for...
demonstrating his latest inventions with Tony Hart
Tony Hart
Norman Antony "Tony" Hart was an English artist and children's television presenter. He was famous for television shows such as Vision On, Playbox, Take Hart and Hartbeat.-Early life:...
and Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor. As a comic act and busker he appeared regularly on stage and on BBC Children's television in the 1970s and 80s, but is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to...
.
He later appeared in Jigsaw
Jigsaw (UK TV series)
Jigsaw was a Children's BBC show, combining elements of puzzle solving & entertainment, which was broadcast from 16 July 1979 until 24 May 1984....
and the 1985 Classic BBC TV series Eureka
Eureka (BBC TV series)
Eureka was a British educational television series about science and inventiveness which was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1981 to 1986...
amongst other television series.
He is a prolific constructor of bicycles and an inventor of strange and wondrous devices, amongst which was a collection formerly to be found in the Inventions Bar, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
.
In an interview with the b3ta
B3ta
B3ta is a high-profile British website, described as a "puerile digital arts community" by The Guardian. It was founded in 2001 by Rob Manuel, Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson....
website he stated that he was an atheist and a teetotaller.