Anecdotes

Considers his worst moment was reading the World Service news after a coup in Czechoslovakia. He had to give the names of all the members of the old and new cabinets. He gave up news reading soon afterwards.

Charles Collingwood is the voice of Brian Aldridge in The Archers on BBC Radio 4.

Was a 'victim' of BBC TV's This Is Your Life (1955) in a programme broadcast in February, 2003.

Starred alongside Penelope Keith in "How the Other Half Lives" (rep) in 1973.

He and wife Judy Bennett have recorded three children's puppet series for ATV.

He and wife Judy Bennett tour a very successful stage show together, an anecdotal theatrical two-hander about their lives together called "Laughter and Intrigue".

Attended the same school (Sherbourne) as his Archers character Brian Aldridge.

His wife is Judy Bennett, who also appears with him as "Shula Archer" in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers".

Trained at RADA.

He is one of the co-authors of "The Book of The Archers".

Considers his best moment was being invited to give "A View From The Boundary" on BBC Radio 4's "Test Match Special".

He is president of the Stage Club CC (cricket) and was their captain for over four decades.

Father of Jane Collingwood.