Ned Sherrin

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Ned Sherrin (born 18 February 1931 in Somerset, England) is a broadcaster, author and stage director.

Although training as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford he became involved in theatre and joined British television at the founding of independent television in 1956, producing shows for ATV in Birmingham.

Specialising in satirical shows, he has since worked extensively in film production and television, in 1962 being responsible for the first satirical television series That Was The Week That Was starring David Frost and Millicent Martin. His other shows and films have included Up Pompeii, The Virgin Soldiers and Up the Junction. In 1978, he also hosted We Interrupt This Week, a lively and humorous news events quiz featuring two teams of well-known journalists and columnists sparring against one another. The show was a production of WNET/Channel 13 New York.

Sherrin has produced and directed numerous theatre productions in London's West End, including the landmark musical, Side By Side By Sondheim. He received an Olivier Award for directing the Ratepayer Theatre's production of Iolanthe. The many books he has written include Ned Sherrin's Year and Scratch An Actor.

On BBC Radio 4 he currently presents a chat show on saturday called Loose Ends, and Counterpoint a quiz show about all types of music.

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