Sylvia Peters
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Sylvia Peters (born in 1926) was a British actress, and from 1947 to 1958 was a continuity announcer for BBC Television.[1]
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Peters was born Sylvia Lucia Petronzio[2] in Highgate, London, UK and joined the BBC in 1947 after answering a newspaper advertisement for a continuity announcer[3]. In 1954, Peters was chosen to host Come Dancing (the forerunner of Strictly Come Dancing), doing so until her retirement in 1958. In 1953, Peters introduced the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and would later be involved in teaching Queen Elizabeth the broadcasting skills necessary for the Her Majesty's Royal Christmas Message broadcasts. [1]
In 1950, Sylvia Peters married TV director Kenneth Milne-Buckley, who was responsible for the TV series Compact.
After retiring from the BBC in 1958, Peters opened a dress-shop in Wimbledon, and has rarely been seen on screen since, with a small number of appearances for special shows such as the BBC Television Service's 50th Birthday special. Sylvia did enjoy a brief return to television presenting in the late 1980s when she joined Bob Dougall, Brian Johnston and the other hosts of the Channel 4 magazine programme for the over sixties "Years Ahead" as one of the presenters.
In popular culture, Sylvia Peters and the presentation style used by her has often been satirised. One example of this is in the 2006 Doctor Who episode "The Idiot's Lantern".
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