BBC TV and radio presenter Chris Serle dies aged 81

BBC TV and radio presenter Chris Serle has died aged 81. 
His family has confirmed the newstelling BBC in a statement that Serle was a “familiar and cherished figure on British television screens throughout the 1970s and 1980”.
The broadcaster is survived by his wife Ali, their three children, and two children from a previous marriage.
Serle worked throughout the ’80s and ’90s, making his name on consumer affairs show That’s Life!
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He later presented In at the Deep End and Points of View for the BBC.
Serle chaired Radio 4’s Pick of the Week between 1981 and 1988 and hosted BBC Radio Bristol.
Fans have paid tribute on social media with @The_GFP writing: “Sad to hear BBC’s Chris Serle has passed at 81 He was on lots of BBC shows when I was growing up in the 70’s & 80’s The Computer Show was probably my fav.”
Another shared: “Chris Serle did a terrific job on The Computer Programme – at the time an exciting look into what the future might hold and now a fascinating historical document. Well worth rewatching if you were there at the time!”
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Slapstick Festival shared their sentiments after Serle’s years of support.
“It is with deep sadness that we heard of the passing of Chris Serle, the beloved BBC television and radio presenter,” they wrote on X.
“For twenty years Chris was tireless supporter of Slapstick festival and a much loved friend. He will be sorely missed.”
Broadcaster Matthew Sweet shared his thoughts upon receiving the “painful news.”
“Chris was a donnish and delightful giant of a man,” he said.
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“He had a shambling diffidence that suited him when he – for instance – performed opera on TV without being able to sing. But I’ll remember the warm & magnanimous silent movie fan, laughing in the dark.”
Actress Judy Matheson said: “This is so sad. He was in my 1st theatre company, travelling all over US; when I first went to rehearse in Bristol he & his family put me up. He was such a terrific guy.”
She continued: “Further to my last post, a memory with the brilliant Chris Serle, with me in my 1st job with the Bristol Old Vic, on our US tour in the Garden of The Gods in Denver in 1967. He never seemed to age. We were both novices in professional theatre, but Chris became a polymath. RIP.”
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