Glyn Worsnip (2 September 1938 - 7 June 1996) was a British radio and television presenter. Born in
Highnam,
Gloucestershire, he was most famous for his appearances on
That's Life! (where he was teamed with
Kieran Prendiville from 1973 to 1978) and on
Nationwide.
He attended
Monmouth School and after two years service in the
RAF as a Photographic Intelligence Officer he graduated from
St John's College, Oxford with an honours degree in English. He trained as a journalist and actor, was a prolific writer of revues and appeared on stage in
revue, farce and Shakespearian productions before his first appearance as a TV presenter on
That's Life!.
In the late 1980s Glyn began experiencing the symptoms af a
cerebellar disorder. In 1986 he developed
dysarthria (slurred speech) as part of an initial
cerebellar ataxia diagnosis. In his autobiography,
Up the Down Escalator, he mentions being diagnosed with
Multiple System Atrophy (last page and last paragraph) at the
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a progressive, adult onset disorder characterised by any combination of
parkinsonism, autonomic failure (see
nervous system) and
cerebellar ataxia. In the UK, the charity that deals with MSA is the Sarah Matheson Trust (SMT) .
The
BBC did not renew his contract in 1987.
He made the programme,
A Lone Voice, about his struggle with the disease, which would claim his life in 1996 at the age of 57, and which was broadcast...
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