Catch up TV

Episode 14 December 2025

Before he became one of Britain’s best-loved presenters, Michael Aspel was the face of early television - donning the famous 'communal dinner jacket' as a continuity announcer in the fledgling days of broadcasting. \n\nIn this warm and revealing documentary, Aspel looks back on a career that spanned news reading, children’s favourites like Crackerjack and Ask Aspel, along with iconic shows such as This Is Your Life and Antiques Roadshow. \n\nWith stories of interviews gone delightfully wrong, encounters with silver screen legends and even his comic turns with Morecambe and Wise, this is the definitive portrait of a man who helped shape British TV.

Source: BBC 4