Edward George SherrinCBE (18 February 1931– 1 October 2007) was an English broadcaster, author and stage director. He qualified as a barrister and then worked in independent television before joining the BBC. He appeared in a variety of radio and television satirical shows and theatre shows, some of which he also directed and produced.
Early life
Sherrin was born at Gawlers Farm, Low Ham, Somerset, the second son of smallholding[1] farmer Thomas Adam Sherrin (1889–1965) and Dorothy Finch (née Drewett; 1895–1980).[2] He was educated at Sexey's School, in Bruton, Somerset,[3][4] and rendered his national service in the Royal Signals,[5] being commissioned as an officer in 1950.[6]
Although he read law at Exeter College, Oxford, and subsequently qualified as a barrister (called to the bar by Gray's Inn),[2][7] he became involved in theatre at Oxford and joined British television in 1956 shortly after the founding of independent television, producing shows for ATV in Birmingham.
Career
Sherrin joined the BBC in 1957 as a temporary production assistant, then began working for them as a producer in Television Talks in 1963.[8] Specialising in satirical shows, he worked extensively in film production and television.
On BBC Radio 4, from 1986, Sherrin presented the light entertainment show Loose Ends on Saturday mornings (latterly evenings),[12][13] and Counterpoint (1986–2006), a quiz show about all types of music, until forced off the air when his voice succumbed to throat cancer.
Sherrin also toured the UK with his one-man show An Evening of Theatrical Anecdotes.[12]
Sherrin wrote two volumes of autobiography, several books of quotations and anecdotes, as well as some fiction; and several works in collaboration with Caryl Brahms.
