biography
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Whicker, Alan (Donald)
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pronunciation:
[wiker]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925– )
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| biography:
| British broadcaster and journalist, born in Cairo, Egypt. He served with the Army Film Unit in World War 2, and was a war correspondent in Korea before joining the BBC (1957–68). He worked on the Tonight programme (1957–65) and began his Whicker's World documentary series in 1958. Television's most travelled man, he has allowed viewers to eavesdrop on the lives of the rich and famous as well as discovering the exotic and extraordinary aspects of everyday lives in all parts of the world. Consistently in the top-10 ratings, he has received numerous awards including election to the Royal Television Society's Hall of Fame in 1993. Among his books are Some Rise By Sin (1949) and the autobiography Within Whicker's World (1982). |
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