John Raymond Craven Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Craven was born on August 16, 1940 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England as John Raymond Craven. He is an actor, known for Country Cops (2005), Saturday Superstore (1982) and The Damned United (2009).
He lives near Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. [November 2008]
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In 1972 he devised Newsround (1972) (originally called John Craven's Newsround), a daily news bulletin on BBC1 aimed specifically at children. He presented the programme until 1989.
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He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 New Year Honours List for his services to Rural and Children's Broadcasting.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Search
1971
TV Series narrative script - 3 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aladdin and the Forty Thieves
1984
TV Movie
Palace Newsreader
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
1978-1982
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The Adventure Game
1981
TV Series
Himself
Scoop
1981
TV Series
Himself
Record Breakers
1974-1980
TV Series documentary
Himself
Star Turn
1976
TV Series
Himself
Meanwhile... Back at Base
1973
TV Movie documentary
Himself - TV Presenter
Search
1971
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
EastEnders: Last Orders
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Countryfile
1989-2016
TV Series
Himself - Presenter / Himself
Songs of Praise
2016
TV Series
Himself
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's TV
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Newsround
VE Day: Remembering Victory
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Aged 4 on VE Day
Mel & Sue
2015
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2014
TV Series
Himself
Points West
1973-2014
TV Series
Himself - Reporter
Was It Something I Said?
2013
TV Series
Himself
50 Greatest Kids Shows
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2013
TV Special
Himself
Room 101
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s
2012
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Tales of Television Centre
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
The John Craven Years
2011
TV Special documentary
Himself
The One Show
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Pointless Celebrities
2011
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself - Reporter / Himself - TV Presenter
Welly Telly: The Countryside on Television
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Rewind the 60s
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Narrator / Himself - Narrator & Guest
Wild Night In
2010
TV Movie
Himself
As Seen on TV
2009
TV Series
Himself
Chris Moyles Quiz Night
2009
TV Series
Himself
The Damned United
2009
Himself
Loose Women
2009
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Kitchen
2008
TV Series
Himself
The Funny Side of the News
2007
TV Movie
Himself (as John Craven OBE)
Children's TV on Trial
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
It Started with... Swap Shop
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Castle in the Country
2005
TV Series documentary
Presenter
Country Cops
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Hell's Kitchen
2004
TV Series
Himself
Countdown
2004
TV Series
Himself
Today with Des and Mel
2003
TV Series
Himself
Timeshift
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself - Broadcaster
World Cup Extra
2002
TV Series documentary
Presenter (segment "John Craven's Goals Round")
Blankety Blank
1988-2002
TV Series
Himself
The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows
2001
TV Special
Himself
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
1999
Himself
Not a Lot of People Know That
1998
TV Series
Himself
Light Lunch
1998
TV Series
Himself
Shooting Stars
1995
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
1993
TV Special
Himself
The Big Breakfast
1992
TV Series
Guest Newsreader (2000)
BBC Weekend News
1992
TV Series
Himself
Telly Addicts
1990
TV Series
Himself
Newsround
1972-1989
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Going Live!
1989
TV Series
Himself - Reporter
A Question of Entertainment
1988
TV Series
Himself
On the Waterfront
1988
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief
1988
TV Special
Himself
Simon and the Witch
1987
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Superstore
1982-1987
TV Series
Himself - Presenter / Himself / Himself - Reporter
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1986
TV Series
Himself
The World's Strongest Man
1985
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
We Bring You Live Pictures
1982
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Narrator
Police
1982
TV Series documentary
Himself - Reporter
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Too Much TV
2016
TV Series
Himself - Contestant, The Adventure Game
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Country Tracks
2010
TV Series
Himself
Trials and Tribulations
2008
Video documentary
Himself
Britain's Closest Encounters
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Timeshift
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Newreader, Newsround
Arena
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Newsround Presenter
A New Body at Last
2007
Video documentary
Himself - Newsround Presenter
Who Got the Bay City Rollers' Millions?
2004
TV Movie documentary
Reporter
The Rock 'n' Roll Years
1987
TV Series
Himself
Going to the Dogs
1986
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Mis-Takes
1985
Video
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1976
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
'Harlequin' (Documentary/Factual)
Newsround (1972)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)