Michael Charlton

Michael Charlton

Michael Charlton (born 1 May 1927 in Sydney) is an Australian-born journalist and broadcaster who was long active for the BBC in the United Kingdom.

Initially, he worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as a presenter in current affairs and commentator for Test cricket matches,[1] but later moved to London. He was the Australian representative on the BBC radio cricket commentary tean for the 1956 Test series between England and Australia.[2]

From 1962 to 1976 he was a reporter and interviewer for Panorama. In July 1969 he reported live from mission control for the BBC during the Apollo 11 moon landing. Later, during the 1980s, he presented It's Your World, a phone in programme on the BBC World Service.

References

  1. ^ BBC Profile for "Lessons from the Past", [1999] series on The Westminster Hour, BBC Radio 4.
  2. ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Ball by Ball: The Story of Cricket Broadcasting, 1990, p181.