Chris Serle

Christopher Richard Serle (born 13 July 1943 in Bristol, England) is a former BBC TV presenter, reporter and actor.

For the British educationalist, see Chris Searle.

Chris Serle
Serle in 2012 at the 30th anniversary of the BBC Micro
Born (1943-07-13) 13 July 1943
Bristol, England
NationalityBritish
Known forTelevision presenter

Biography

Serle was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied modern languages. He appeared as a foil for Irish comedian Dave Allen in his series Dave Allen at Large in 1971, but gained greater UK public recognition as one of the presenters on the TV series That's Life!.[1][2] He later presented and appeared in In at the Deep End, a series in which he, and fellow former That's Life! presenter Paul Heiney, were pitched into professional situations with no prior knowledge.

In the 1980s, he presented Windmill in which clips from the BBC archives on particular themes were shown (so called as the then base for BBC archives was in Windmill Road, Brentford). He also presented the viewer-response show Points of View, The Computer Programme,[3] and Monkey Business. On radio, he was the regular host of Pick of the Week between 1991 and 1998, and a frequent guest presenter until 2006. He also was the interviewer and host of the BBC series Greek Language and People with Katia Dandoulaki. As of 2005, he serves as the honorary president of the Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service, a registered charity which provides a radio service to the hospitals of Bristol.[4]

Serle featured on an episode of the BBC game show, The Adventure Game, with Sandra Dickinson and Adam Tandy on 16 February 1984. He also presented BBC's Radio Bristol The Afternoon Show for several years.[5]

Personal life

He is president of the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum.[6]

References
  1. Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
  2. Doherty, Aileen (6 February 1981). "It's a Full Life (Ealing Gazette)". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "25th anniversary of BBC Micro TV series". Drobe. 13 January 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. "BHBS Members". Bristol Hospital Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. "Chris Serle". IMDb. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. The Atwell Wilson Motor Museum
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