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- Philip Elsmore was well known as an in-vision continuity announcer for Thames Television from 1968 to 1992. After National Service with the RAF in West Germany, he trained as an actor, playing minor roles and understudying at the Old Vic, followed by repertory and tours. His television career began in 1963 when he worked as an continuity announcer for Thames's predecessor ABC. Philip has also provided announcements for Border, Tyne Tees and Southern regions. In 1968, Philip Elsmore made the very first live continuity announcement for Thames Television and thereafter, was the first voice heard every morning for the station's daily startup, albeit recorded. On December 31st 1992, Philip made the final continuity announcement on Thames Television, when it lost its franchise. He also did continuity voiceover for Westcountry in the mid 90s. Philip's acting work includes 'Whodunnit' (1976) with Pauline Quirke. He also featured in 'The Bill' and 'Lovejoy'. He has also written for the stage and still works to this day providing voice-overs for various DVD releases. In 2006, Elsmore provided the narration for Mordant Music's album Dead Air.
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Ray Thomas was born on 29 December 1941 in Stourport on Severn, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Killing Eve (2018), Hittimittari (1984) and The Moody Blues: Your Wildest Dreams (1986). He was married to Lee Lightle. He died on 4 January 2018 in Surrey, England, UK.- Music Department
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Son of a Worcestershire clergyman, Neil Grant Richardson was born in Stourport on 5 February 1930, and lived in the village of Hartlebury. As a composer his main activity has been supplying material to stock music libraries, notably KPM. He and several other KPM composers (including Sydney Dale, Alan Moorhouse and Johnny Pearson) composed and conducted under the joint pseudonym "Oscar Brandenburg." One of Neil's music library pieces, "Approaching Menace," became extremely popular as the title music to the long-running BBC television quiz Mastermind (1972), although it was used in other programmes around the world and even turned up in Philippine horror movies such as The Twilight People (1972). Another of his pieces, "Scotch Broth," was used to accompany the television test card. Surprisingly, Neil's credited work in films and television has been mainly as assistant composer and arranger on series such as Poirot (1989) and hit movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). From 1990 he decided to hyphenate his name to Neil Grant-Richardson.