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Gordon Honeycombe was born in Karachi, in British India, and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and at University College, Oxford, from which he graduated with an MA in English. He undertook National Service with the Royal Artillery, mainly in Hong Kong, where he was also an announcer with Radio Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, he embarked on an acting career which led to television and public prominence as a national newscaster.   (Sindhi: , Urdu: ) is the largest city in Pakistan and is the provincial capital of Sindh province. ... The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school. ... College name University College Collegium Magnae Aulae Universitatis Named after Established 1249 Sister College Trinity Hall Master Lord Butler of Brockwell JCR President Peter Surr Undergraduates 420 MCR President Monte MacDiarmid Graduates 144 Homepage Boatclub Crest of University College, Oxford University College (in full, the The Master and Fellows of... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ... National service is a common name for compulsory or voluntary military service programs. ... Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ...

As a newscaster, Honeycombe always seemed warm but stern while on-screen. Off camera, he was a flamboyant, fun-loving character with a devilish sense of humour. Anchorman redirects here. ...

He has now settled in Perth, Western Australia, where he continues to work for radio, TV and the theatre. He regularly does voice-over work for radio and television, and documentary narrations. Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...

Career highlights

Honeycombe joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, working from 1962 to 1964 as an actor at Stratford-upon-Avon and at the Aldwych Theatre, London. From 1965 to 1977 at ITN, he became nationally known as a newscaster. He was twice voted the most popular newscaster in Britain, by readers of the Daily Mirror and of The Sun. From 1977 to 1984, he concentrated on writing, while continuing many other activities, such as presenting TV shows for Scottish Television, Southern Television and for the BBC. He returned to regular newsreading from 1984 to 1989 as chief newsreader at TV-am, becoming Britain's longest-serving TV newscaster. He was voted the most popular male TV newscaster by readers of Woman's Own magazine in 1986, and received the Television and Radio Industries Club Newscaster of the Year Award in 1989. While appearing on British television, he also recorded voice-overs or narrations of many TV and other documentaries, training films, commercials and cinema shorts, and has been involved in many industrial presentations, conferences, in-house videos and fund-raising charity events. He produced and directed his own play The Redemption for the Festival of Perth in Western Australia in March 1990, and has settled in that area. Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Aldwych Theatre in April 2007 The Aldwych Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Aldwych in the City of Westminster. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... ITN may refer to: Independent Television News In the news, a section on the Main Page of English Wikipedia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... This article is about the year. ... Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotlands largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since August 31, 1957. ... Southern Television was the first ITV holder for the south and south east of England from 30 August 1958 until 1 January 1982. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Television and Radio Industries Club (widely known as TRIC) is a British institution chartered in 1931 to promote goodwill in the television and radio industries. The Club holds an annual awards ceremony honouring achievement in television and radio. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Appearances

Beside the appearances listed below, he also presented, appeared in and narrated many TV programmes and appeared in many TV plays and series. He has also sung at major fund-raising events for various charities.

Film

• Bullseye! (1991)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987)
• The Medusa Touch (1978)
• Neither the Sea nor the Sand (1972)
• Let's get Skase (2000)

British Stage

• Suspects, in 1989 at Swansea
• Run for Your Wife, in 1990 touring with Les Dawson
• Aladdin in 1989-90 at the Wimbledon Theatre, with Cilla Black
• Aladdin in 1990-91 at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, with Su Pollard.

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Australian stage

• Taming of the Shrew

Works

Since 1965 Gordon Honeycombe, beside his own books, has written for television, radio, stage and films.

Books

• Neither the Sea Nor the Sand (1969)
• Dragon Under the Hill (1972)
• Adam's Tale (1974)
• Red Watch (1976) an account of the Worsley Hotel Fire
• Royal Wedding (1981)
• Nagasaki 1945 (1981)
• The Edge of Heaven (1981)
• The Year of the Princess (1982)
• The Murders of the Black Museum (1982)
• Selfridges (1984)
• The TV-AM Celebration of the Royal Wedding (1986)
• Siren Song (1992)
• More Murders of the Black Museum (1995)
• The Complete Murders of the Black Museum (1995)

The Worsley Hotel Fire (December 13th, 1974) was a major fire at the Worsley hotel in Maida Vale, London, that killed 7 people, including a probationary firefighter. ...

Stage and radio dramatisations

• The Redemption
• Lancelot and Guinevere
• Paradise Lost

TV plays

• The Golden Vision (BBC1, 1968),
• Time and Again (Westward Television, 1974)
• The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (Granada Television, 1985)

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Musical adaptation

• The Princess and the Goblins (both book and lyrics: staged in 1994)

Stage play

• The Redemption

External links

• Gordon Honeycombe's web site
• Brief reviews of books by Gordon Honeycombe