Michael Barratt (television presenter) • 2. "Nationwide" presenter Dilys Morgan on 7 August 1977. (2 sons and 1 daughter). Michael Barratt was in Robert Morley's Book of Bricks. He referred to an interview with a black dictator; when he fielded the riposte: "two blacks don't make a white." 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
The World Today (BBC World Service) "Network Africa" were to be axed, and from 23 July 2012 a new programme entitled "Newsday" would take their slot. "The World Today" was launched on the BBC's World Service in 1999 as part of a shake-up of the news programming. In June 2012 the programme moved to Broadcasting House in central London. Due to the nature of "The World Today" many BBC personalities appeared on the programme. Core presenters included: The World Today (BBC World Service) The World Today was BBC World Service's high profile, Sony Radio Academy Award-winning, early morning news and current affairs programme, which as of