Bunty Gunn
Bunty Gunn[1] (née James; born 1933, Maryport, Cumberland, England) is a former British television presenter who is best known for her appearances on the educational children's television science programme How in the 1960s and 1970s with Jack Hargreaves, Jon Miller and Fred Dinenage.[2]
Bunty Gunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bunty James 1933 (age 89–90) Maryport, Cumberland, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | television presenter |
| Known for | How |
Career
Gunn attended Cheltenham Ladies College and was a radio announcer, before moving on to present a programme on Southern Television entitled Day by Day.[3] After appearing on How from 1966–1969 and from 1970–1976 she appeared in the 1991 television film The Happening and moved to Caithness, Scotland.[1]
In November 2018, at the age of 85, she published her first book, a detective novel called See You Around.[1]
References
- Munro, Alistair (1 November 2018). "Former children's TV presenter Bunty Gunn publishes her first book at the age of 85". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Kelly, Michael (15 November 2020). "Iconic kids TV show 'How' returns and Fred Dinenage stars again". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Who's Who on Television 1970. Independent Television Publications
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