Michael Barratt (television presenter) to the UK, he worked as a production journalist on several English regional newspapers including a period at the "Wolverhampton Express & Star". At the same time, he contributed regularly to the BBC World Service and began a freelance television reporting career, initially on the Midlands regional current affairs magazine "Scan". He became a reporter on the BBC current affairs programmes "Midlands Today", going on to present "Panorama", then "24 Hours". He was a "Nationwide" presenter from 1969 to 1977. He was also chairman of BBC Radio 4's "Gardeners' Question Time" from 1973 to 1977. He was also a presenter
Peter Hobday (presenter) Peter Hobday (presenter) Peter James Hobday (born 16 February 1937) was a presenter on the early-morning BBC Radio 4 programme "Today" throughout the 1980s until 1996. He was a close colleague of Brian Redhead and the two were a popular duo on the programme. He was the anchorman for the award-winning "The Money Programme" on BBC television. He helped launch the late night current affairs programme "Newsnight" on BBC2, where he was both an anchorman and economic specialist. He also helped launch "In Business" on Radio 4. His removal from the "Today programme" in 1996 was greeted with dismay from