Brian Trueman is a British writer and broadcaster known mainly for his work with the animation studio Cosgrove Hall. He wrote and/or narrated many fondly remembered children's cartoon series during the 1970s and 1980s, including:- Cosgrove Hall Films is an animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester that is a major producer of childrens television programmes. ...

• Chorlton and the Wheelies
• Jamie and the Magic Torch
• Cockleshell Bay
• DangerMouse
• Count Duckula

These cartoons were originally shown on the ITV channel. However, Brian also briefly presented the BBC's children's film quiz Screen Test, taking over from Michael Rodd. Chorlton and the Wheelies was a British childrens animated television series that ran between 1976 and 1979. ... Jamie and the Magic Torch was a British childrens animated television series, made by Cosgrove Hall, running from 1976 to 1979. ... Cockleshell Bay was a childrens programme screened at dinnertimes on ITV during the early eighties. ... DangerMouse is a British animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall. ... Count Duckula is a fictional character, a vegetarian vampire duck, in the animated TV series of the same name created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from Dangermouse, a show in which an evil version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. ... ITVs Logo 2006—present Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the broadcasting licences for... A screen test is a method of determining the suitability of an actor or actress for performing on film and/or in a particular role. ... Michael Rodd is a professional communicator who became familiar face to millions in Britain through his work on BBC Television’s Screen Test and Tomorrows World. ...

In 1951, in his youth, he appeared on stage for the Urmston Operatic Society (now the Urmston Musical Theatre) in a production of Merrie England playing the role of Big Ben.