Susan Stranks was the female presenter of which ITV children’s programme designed to rival BBC’s Blue Peter?
Susan Stranks on the TV pop music show "Juke Box Jury" as well as "Emergency - Ward 10" but she is best known for the children's TV series "Magpie", which she co-presented from 1968 to 1974. Following "Magpie", Stranks devised and presented a programme for pre-school children, named "Paperplay", which ran until 1981. In recent years Stranks has become a children's radio campaigner, helping to create Fun Radio, a station aimed at children aged under 10 years old. Stranks was married to actor and media personality Robin Ray (son of Ted Ray) from 1960 until his death in 1998. They had one
Susan Stranks child, Rupert. Susan Stranks Susan Stranks (born 2 December 1938) is a British actress, television presenter and producer. Born in London, Stranks was ten years old when she played the role of the younger Emmeline Foster in the romantic adventure film "The Blue Lagoon" (1949). The following year she played Janet Smith, the young sister of Ann Todd, in the David Lean film "Madeleine". Stranks played a young student in the crime drama "Sapphire", and had a small part as a schoolgirl in the train scenes of "The 39 Steps" (both 1959) starring Kenneth More. She then appeared as a