These days it is so different from when I set out. Now there are scores of programme-making outlets on radio and television, media degree courses galore, obvious stepping stones and, on the minus side, a lot more competition. Always to be yourself. The captain of an airliner — what a view from the office window! I was once allowed to sit in the cockpit of a Concorde on a flight to Washington and it was so exhilarating, especially when we broke the sound barrier.
The crew told me there were expansion joints along the airframe because Concorde stretched a few inches when it went supersonic. If I were to name my favourite part of rural Britain, it would have to be the Yorkshire Dales where, as a child, I first came face-to-face with nature.
My oddest request for an autograph came when I was filming in Australia. I helped reintroduce the species nearly 30 years ago and when I spot one soaring over my garden, I marvel at the majesty of its flight.
For all the wrong reasons, it was covering the foot-and-mouth crisis in John Craven was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on August 16, - that makes him John and Marilyn live together in Oxfordshire. He is living peacefully alongside with his wife relishing his moment. But what else do we know about him, when did he present the shows, and who's he married to? He is a writer and actor, known for, Strictly Come Dancing: week seven results - as it happened.
In , he announced his departure from Newsround and started performing in countryside news programme, Countryfile for BBC.
He probably had earned him a reasonable amount of net worth, although he has not provided an official statement.
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In , BBC signed two years contract with him for his program Countryfile. March 10, By John Craven. The family are spread over two pages in the census:. Joshua Craven Joshua two was aged 32 and an iron forgeman — just as his son became — born at Wortley, near Armley. The census is particularly significant in the Craven family history because all three Joshua Cravens appear in it.
I have already mentioned Joshua three and Joshua two, but also in the census of were Joshua Craven one and his wife, Sarah. They were living at Wingate Road, Armley, Leeds. Joshua one was born in around at Pudsey, an industrial town midway between Leeds and Bradford, while his wife Sarah, also 58, was born at Wortley, Leeds.
I will explain shortly how I managed to tie the three Joshuas together, who were all linked by the middle name of Stansfield, Standfield or Stanfield — undoubtedly the common factor, never mind the spelling!
This was Joshua two, born in about , so he was only in his mids when he died. This explained why Harriet Craven was a widow in Searching the census, I came across something which initially threw me and made me wonder whether I had the right man. The couple were living at Wingate, Armley, Leeds and Elizabeth was also aged 22 and described as a domestic. With them was a two-year-old son, Thomas Craven:. A search of the death indexes produced a number of Elizabeth Cravens who died in the Leeds area between and , one of whom was the wife of Joshua two.
So the mystery was solved! Call: Email: agents gordonpoole. John stayed for more than 3, editions, spending 17 years with the programme and filming special reports from more than 40 countries. In , John joined Countryfile — the BBC magazine programme which, every Sunday, highlights rural and environmental issues. After Dinner Speakers. Fee Group: Contact Us.
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