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Current revision as of 10:00, 4 July 2023
Biography
Theatre luvvie and satirist whose finest hour was devising television's first successful satirical revue, That Was The Week That Was (featuring a tyro David Frost, as well as Willie Rushton and Lance Percival). He presented the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint for over 20 years.
He died from complications of throat cancer on 1 October 2007.
Trivia
He devised and presented We Interrupt This Week, a short-lived satirical quiz show for PBS in America.
Also produced a 1972 film called Rentadick. Let's not go there.
Mark Nyman's on-screen career is thanks to Sherrin getting his recording dates mixed up.
See also
Weaver's Week obituary from 07/10/2007
Books / Tapes
Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography - (doesn't say who the author is, though)
