Michael Barratt Nationwide presenter

The TV presenter hosted 'Nationwide', 'Songs of Praise' and 'Gardeners' Question Time'.

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He had an eye for a human-interest story giving a glimpse of eccentric British life, including a celebrated one about a skateboarding duck.

Within 10 minutes of coming off air, Barratt took a call from Panorama’s editor, Paul Fox: “Come and see me.” Barratt was signed up on a programme contract at £4,000 a year. From Glasgow he moved to Leicestershire, where he became sports editor of the Loughborough Monitor and married Joan Warner, with whom he had six children. In 1956 he was appointed assistant editor of the Nigerian Citizen in Zaria, northern Nigeria, where he covered the horrors of tribalism, notably the massacres that signalled the start of the Nigerian civil war. “He did not take an intellectual approach to a story,” Lindley explained, “but politely and firmly wrenched the guts out of it.” Having started at 30 shillings (£1.50) a week, by the age of 18 he was chief sub-editor on the Daily Record sports pages earning a modest £3 15s (£3.75). For all its technical glitches, however, Nationwide built a formidable early-evening audience in a slot in which it was traditionally difficult to attract and hold an audience.

Former BBC Nationwide and Gardeners' Question Time presenter Michael Barratt has died aged 94.

Prior to his role on Nationwide, Barratt was a reporter for the BBC’s Midlands Today show. A great broadcaster and childhood fixture whose face brings back warm and happy memories. Nationwide audiences regularly topped 10m viewers in the seventies, and its rosta of presenters also included familiar names such as Esther Rantzen and David Dimbleby.

He presented the show for eight years from 1969. His family announced: “We're very sad to report that our lovely Dad/Husband/Mike/Michael Barratt died this ...

He was also chairman of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time from 1973 to 1977. He was 94. He presented the show for eight years from 1969.

The presenter worked consistently on “nationwide”. he made quite a name for himself on BBC. He died in a hospital on Sunday morning.

he worked all his life on “nationwide” till he was changed after 8 years. This is how people forget you.ITV presenter Kellymadde a small tweet with almost no mention of his accomplishments .she said: “Sad to hear of the death of your dad. Michael Barratt was from Leeds and his show had millions of views across the world. time changes and so does the fate of many countries. A life lived to the full.” “He was 94.