BOOK SHEFFIELD HOTELS

Alastair Burnet
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Born on 17th of March 1928

Born 1928 - English journalist and broadcaster.


Political editor of ITN from 1963-65. Helped launch New at Ten in 1967. Moved to BBC as anchorman of Panorama in 1972. Editor of Daily Express before returning to ITN as newscaster. Won BAFTA Richard Dimbleby award three times. Knighted in 1984 and retired in 1991.

Links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122320/ Internet Movie Data Base

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to Alastair Burnet?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

6312 views since 14th February 2007

Brit Quote:
Swansea - Ugh, Lovely town - Dylan Thomas
More Quotes

On this day:
Start of the Easter Uprising - 1916, Glorious Glosters Stand at Imjin River - 1951, Official opening of the Pennine Way - 1965, Bishopsgate Bombing - 1993
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages