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Geoffrey Wheeler (24 September 1930 – 30 December 2013)〔( "Geoffrey Wheeler - obituary", ''The Telegraph'', 1 January 2014 ). Retrieved 4 January 2014〕 was an English broadcaster, who presented and developed a range of factual and entertainment programmes on radio and television, including the BBC's ''Songs of Praise'' and ''Top of the Form''. ==Life and career== Wheeler was born in Manchester, but as a child lived in various places in Britain, as his father worked as a hotel manager. He studied law at the University of Manchester. After auditioning for a radio drama, he made some 200 radio broadcasts for the BBC while still a student. In 1954 he became a trainee BBC radio producer for the Northern England region, making variety programmes with comedians such as Benny Hill and Morecambe and Wise, and rose to become senior programme producer for the region by 1962.〔〔〔 He also began working as a television host on programmes including ''Come Dancing'' and, in 1960, an innovative early evening regional programme using mobile cameras, ''Lookout''.〔( Simon Farquahar, "Geoffrey Wheeler: The face of 'Songs of Praise' and 'Top of the Form' and deviser of the gambling game show 'Winner Takes All'", ''The Independent'', 1 January 2014 ). Retrieved 4 January 2014〕 After going freelance in 1963, he presented the school quiz show ''Top of the Form'' on BBC television from the early 1960s until the mid-1970s. For Yorkshire Television he presented the educational drama series ''How We Used to Live'' in 1969, and created the game show ''Winner Takes All''. Wheeler set the questions and provided voiceovers on the show, which was first broadcast in 1975 and which was based around betting odds. The show was initially hosted by comedian Jimmy Tarbuck before Wheeler briefly presented it in 1987-88.〔〔 Between 1965 and 1985, Wheeler presented the BBC's religious programme ''Songs of Praise'' on many occasions. He also appeared on ''Call My Bluff'' and ''Jackanory''. From the 1990s he presented nostalgic BBC Radio programmes drawing on the corporation's archives, many covering the lives of show business performers in Britain earlier in the century.〔〔 He died after a lengthy illness in a Prestbury, Cheshire, hospice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Geoffrey Wheeler, Songs of Praise presenter, dies aged 83 )〕 Peter Wheeler (1934–2010), remembered for his voiceover work, was his brother.〔Gavin Gaughan (Obituary: Peter Wheeler ), ''The Independent'', 20 July 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoffrey Wheeler (broadcaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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