Michael Barratt (television presenter) Michael Barratt (television presenter) Michael Fieldhouse Barratt (born 3 January 1928) is an English television presenter and announcer. He is mainly known for his lengthy period as the main presenter on "Nationwide". Michael Barratt was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father was a civil servant. Barratt was educated at Rossall School, an independent boys' school near Fleetwood, Lancashire, and at Paisley Grammar School in Scotland. After leaving school, he became a journalist for Kemsley newspapers, before moving to Nigeria to be editor of the "Nigerian Citizen" and to work for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service. Following his return
Spencer Leigh (radio presenter) Spencer Leigh (radio presenter) Spencer Leigh (born 1 February 1945) is a BBC radio presenter and author, with particular expertise in the development of pop and rock music and culture in Britain. He started broadcasting on BBC Radio Merseyside in the early 1970s. His first series, "No Holds Bard" was based around the Mersey poets. His music programme "On the Beat" has been running on BBC Radio Merseyside since 1985 and is currently broadcast between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Sundays. Over the years, Leigh has interviewed thousands of musicians on the show. His first book was "Paul Simon