Kieran Prendiville

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Kieran Prendiville
Born	(1947-12-25) December 25, 1947 Rochdale, Lancashire
Nationality	British

Kieran Prendiville (born 25 December 1947) is a television writer, producer and presenter.

Early years

Prendiville was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, his father (a native of Killorglin, County Kerry) having emigrated to the UK to practise medicine. He attended the same Jesuit boarding school (Clongowes Wood College) in County Kildare, Ireland, as his father.

Writing credits

His writing credits include Boon (Central/ITV) and Roughnecks (BBC); he was also the creator of BBC's drama, Ballykissangel.

Career

From 1973 to 1978 he was paired with Glyn Worsnip as a presenter on the BBC consumer programme That's Life!, and he has also presented for the same network the science programme Tomorrow's World, on which he famously claimed that the CD was indestructible, demonstrating this by spreading strawberry jam on a copy of the Bee Gees' Living Eyes. He was BBC television's choice for on-site commentator of the first space shuttle mission, reporting from Cape Canaveral and Edwards Air Force Base.

He has received praise and criticism for his drama, Care, about child abuse in a Welsh children's home.^[1]

References

↑ Article about Care

External links

Kieran Prendiville at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Prendiville, Kieran
Alternative names
Short description	English television writer and producer
Date of birth	25 December 1947
Place of birth	Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of death
Place of death

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