- Bob Langley
Bob Langley (born 28 August 1939,
Newcastle Upon Tyne ,England ) was a British television presenter and novelist, most famous for hosting theBBC1 afternoon chat show "Pebble Mill At One ". Langley also presented it's late night version "Saturday Night at The Mill".cite web
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accessdate = 2008-08-24 ]He began his broadcast career in the early days of "
Tyne Tees " television on the nightly news programme. "The early days could be a bit catastrophic, a real string and sealing wax job," he said. "There weren't too many of us who really knew what we were doing. We didn't even have an autocue, and when we had it was like a giant toilet roll, but we had an awful lot of fun."cite web
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accessdate = 2008-08-24 ]In the late 1960s he was a reporter on "Nationwide". It was as a result of his and fellow presenter
Donny MacLeod 's success on the show that they were reasigned to launch "Pebble Mill" in 1972.cite web
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accessdate = 2008-08-24 ]He was parodied in the radio comedy "
The Burkiss Way ".cite web
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accessdate = 2008-08-24 ] He has also later appeared on "Countryfile ".Langley also wrote several novels, including "The War of the Running Fox" (1978).
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