Marian Foster

Marian Foster (born 19 March 1948 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for presenting BBC One's Pebble Mill at One from 1972 to 1986 and Garden Mania on BBC Radio Newcastle[1]

Marian Foster
Born(1948-03-19)19 March 1948
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Career
ShowPebble Mill at One, Top Gear, BBC Look North, ITV Tyne Tees
Station(s)BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4
Station(s)BBC Radio Newcastle (present)
StyleTelevision and radio presenter
CountryUnited Kingdom

Life

Foster was educated at Dame Allan's School, Newcastle upon Tyne.[2] She was trained as a music teacher and sang with the London Symphony Chorus.[3]

Career

Foster is most famous for presenting the BBC1 afternoon chat show Pebble Mill at One for fourteen years, from 1972 to 1986. Before that she was one of ITV's first women reporters. She was also a host on the BBC2 car show Top Gear.[1] Later on television she fronted gardening reports for Look North.[4] She worked in Ethiopia filming the results of Live Aid.

Foster has degrees in Geography and Education, working as a Geography teacher in both Newcastle and London. On radio she has presented music programmes on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 and is currently a presenter on BBC Radio Newcastle, hosting the weekly gardening show Garden Mania on Sunday mornings for over 20 years. Her co-presenter includes Gardening Expert John Guy. Previous co-hosts alongside Foster on the programme included former Gardening Experts Stan Timmins and Eddie Wardrobe.[4][5][6] Foster often gives advice and talks at flower shows, events and school across the North East of England.[7]

Foster is often a compare and judge for Northumbria In Bloom.[8]

Awards

During her time on Pebble Mill at One, Foster had a rose named after her called ‘The Marian Foster Rose’. In 2017, Foster won a Garden Media Guild Award for her BBC Radio Newcastle broadcast documentary on English landscape gardener Capability Brown.[9]

References
  1. "Marian Foster". IMDb. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  2. "School record that will never be broken". The Journal. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. Gillard, David (14 May 1988). "Hear This!: Foster's favourites". Radio Times. Vol. 257, no. 3363. UK: BBC Enterprises Ltd. p. 24.
  4. "Presenter profiles". BBC Radio Newcastle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  5. "Marian Foster - BFI". BFI. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023.
  6. "BBC - Pebble Mill At One". BBC. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. Weatherall, Nicola (14 May 2009). "Gardening guru Marian Foster helps out at school". Chronicle Live. Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  8. "Northumbria in Bloom Awards". Belmont Parish Council. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. "Garden Media Guild - Marian Foster 2017". Garden Media Guild Awards. GMG Awards. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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