Wilf Lunn
| Wilf Lunn | |
|---|---|
 Wilf in 2011 | |
| Born |
20 March 1942 Rastrick, West Yorkshire |
| Years active | 1965–1995 |
Wilfred Makepeace Lunn (b. 1942, Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England) is an English inventor, prop-maker and TV presenter. He is probably best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s British children's television show Vision On demonstrating his latest inventions with Tony Hart and Sylvester McCoy.
He later appeared in Jigsaw and the 1985 BBC TV series Eureka amongst other television series.
Lunn is a prolific constructor of bicycles and an inventor of strange devices, amongst which was a collection formerly to be found in the Inventions Bar, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
In an interview with the b3ta website he stated that he was an atheist and a teetotaller.[1]
Books
- Mad Things to Make from 'Vision on' (1976)
- Cheap, Cheerful and Sometimes Grotty Gifts to Make (1984)
- My Best Cellar: An Autobiography Up to the Age of Eleven...and Other Stuff , (2008), Shaffron Publishing Ltd ISBN 0955615518, ISBN 978-0955615511
- No Animals Were Harmed Making These Christmas Cards (2012)
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilf Lunn. |
- Wilf Lunn's web site
- Wilf Lunn at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC -Vision On
- British Film Institute - Vision On