Peter Marshall (born on 11 September 1938 in Derry) is an Irish broadcaster, educated at St Columb's College in Derry. Having originally intended to train as a teacher, he started his working life as an actor, studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 1967 he became an announcer at Ulster Television and in 1970 he moved to Anglia Television. After a brief spell at Southern Television, he became well-known as an in-vision announcer for Thames Television from 1976, also announcing during this period for ATV, and HTV West and presenting a weekend show on BBC Radio 2. He remained a Thames announcer until the company ceased broadcasting as an ITV contractor, announcing on its final day (December 31, 1992) although by the end he was not seen in vision. September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation) Ulster Television plc (UTV) is a media company based in Northern Ireland. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Current ITV Anglia logo Anglia Television is the ITV station for East Anglia. ... Southern Television was one of the original ITV companies, serving the south-central and south-east of England from August 30, 1958 until 12:45 AM on January 1, 1982. ... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The ATV colour logo, used from the start of the colour standard in 1969 until the companys demise in 1981. ... Current ITV Wales logo Current ITV West logo HTV Group plc is a television company, the ITV contractor of Wales and the West of England, owned by ITV plc. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

For a long period in the 1970s and 1980s he became famous for co-hosting the Miss United Kingdom beauty pageant (alongside Judith Chalmers) and for co-hosting the Miss World beauty pageant (alongside Alexandra Bastedo on one occasion). He also contributed to the Thames Television travel show Wish You Were Here...? (also fronted by Chalmers). In 1989, he also hosted the first UK revival of Sale of the Century, on the fledgling Sky TV satellite network. In 1994, he was behind the cameras (once again working for Thames) when he produced the first series of Infatuation UK, starring American emcee Bob Eubanks, for UK cable station, Living TV. Marshall also worked as a radio presenter, and spent several years as host of the evening show on London's Melody FM. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Miss UK 2003, Jackie Turner Miss United Kingdom is a beauty pageant, the winner of which goes on to compete in the Miss World pageant. ... Judith Chalmers (born October 10, 1936 in Manchester) is a British television presenter. ... The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... Alexandra Bastedo is featured on the sleeve of The Smiths 1988 live album Rank. ... Thames Television was an British television production company, and between 1968 and 1992, it was the weekday ITV company serving London. ... Wish You Were Here. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969, but is most reknown in Australia, where it aired for 21 years and has returned under a new title, Temptation, in mid-2005. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Robert Leland Eubanks (born January 8, 1938, in Flint, Michigan) is an American radio and television personality. ... LIVINGtv is a British television channel owned by Flextech. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Melody Radio was an Independent Local Radio station, broadcast to Greater London between 1990 and 1998, when it was purchased by media group Emap and rebranded as Magic 105. ...

He now works as a property developer.

Trivia

As well as hosting the second version of Sale of the Century in 1989, Peter had also worked in 1971 as the announcer on the original version of this show hosted by Nicholas Parsons before being replaced in season two by John Benson. Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969, but is most reknown in Australia, where it aired for 21 years and has returned under a new title, Temptation, in mid-2005. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Christopher Nicholas Parsons OBE, normally known as Nicholas Parsons (born October 10, 1923) is a British actor, radio and television presenter. ... John Benson was a legendary British television announcer, best known for saying And now. ...

External links

• Sample announcement by Peter Marshall (second announcement, but the first is done by Tom Edwards)