Robin Houston Television, for a number of other ITV companies and for BBC Television. As an announcer he provided the voiceovers for the ITV television shows: For BBC Television he also announced Clive James' New Year specials and "Dame Edna Live at the Palace". As an actor he played the radio announcer warning of a nuclear attack in the 1986 animated film "When the Wind Blows", the newsreader in Kenny Everett's science fiction radio and television serial "Captain Kremmen" and has performed in a number of television dramas, including "Kavanagh QC", "Thursday the 12th", "Holby City", "Dempsey and Makepeace" and "The Gentle
Len Hutton as England captain expressing his hope that an amateur would always be available to captain the national side, had made the impromptu comment, "Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England." However, in the 1950s, it became difficult to find suitable choices as captain, and the press began to debate the merits of a professional taking the role. When Freddie Brown was a surprise choice as England captain in 1950, the professional Denis Compton was appointed as the vice-captain. However, as the tour progressed the press noticed that Brown consulted Hutton more frequently than Compton. When Freddie Brown resigned from the captaincy of