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Paul William Vaughan (24 October 1925 – 14 November 2014)^[1] was a British journalist, radio presenter (of art and science programmes) throughout the 1970s and 1990s, semi-professional jazz and classical musician and a narrator of many BBC Television science documentaries, among them Horizon.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Brixton, South London, but after ten years moved to New Malden in Surrey.^[1] His father worked at the Linoleum (& Floorcloth) Manufacturers' Association (LMA), which became the British Floorcovering Manufacturers' Association.^[1] He was the younger brother of dance archivist and historian David Vaughan.

He attended Raynes Park County School (a boys' grammar school, which became Raynes Park High School in 1969), which he attended with other well-known voices on Radio 4, who also followed him to Oxford.^[1] He studied French and English at Wadham College, Oxford.^[2] He did military service in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – REME.^[2]

Early career

He began work for the pharmaceutical company Menley and James, now part of GlaxoSmithKline, in Camberwell.^[1]

From 1955 to 1965 he was the Chief Press Officer of the British Medical Association (BMA) at Tavistock Square.^[2]

Broadcasting career

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and even much of the 1990s, Vaughan was the main voice of BBC TV's arts and science programmes. As well as working on television, he was also heard on similar radio programmes.^[1]^[2]

Science

From 1968 until 1995 Vaughan was the main narrator of the BBC's heavyweight science documentary series Horizon. Science and technology were rapidly developing in that period, notably in biology and electronics, and consequently there was much to report for the Horizon series. The 1970s and 1980s were the show's heyday.

On the BBC World Service Vaughan presented Science in Action, and Discovery, and on Radio 4 New Worlds (1969–1973).^[1]

Arts

Vaughan presented the Radio 4 magazine arts programme Kaleidoscope from its beginning in 1973 through to its closure in April 1998.^[1] Kaleidoscope initially had science also in its remit, and later in October 1995 Vaughan's input into the programme was limited to reviewing books and music, to introduce some structure to the programme's topics.

On Radio 3 he presented Record Review from 1981, taking over from John Lade, who had presented it from its beginning in 1957.^[3]

He also presented a programme similar to Kaleidoscope called World of Concorde for British Airways in-flight entertainment

Other work

Vaughan narrated the 1984 television drama Threads.^[4]

When the phone network Orange was launched in Britain, for many years his voice, using the tagline "The future's bright, the future's Orange", was used exclusively for the television adverts.^[1] He was also one of the most widely heard voices for Tesco's "Every Little Helps" promotion and for Colgate toothpaste commercials.^[5]

He provided narration for the British-English edition of the Japanese Nintendo Wii video game Kirby's Epic Yarn.^[6]

Musical career

Paul Vaughan was a self-taught Clarinetist in both jazz and classical music and played in the Worcester Park and Wimbledon Symphony Orchestras.^[1]

Personal life

He married in north-east Surrey in 1951 to Barbara Prys-Jones, daughter of Welsh poet Arthur Prys-Jones; Vaughan and Prys-Jones had four children, sons Timothy and Matthew, and daughters Katherine and Lucy. After his divorce from Prys-Jones, Vaughan married BBC producer Philippa (Pippa) Burston in 1988, with whom he had two sons Benedict and Thomas.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Titel	Role	Notes
1998	Waking Ned	Narrator	Voice
2008	The Escapist	Prison Tannoy Voice	Voice

Publications

Exciting Times in the Accounts Department, 1995, Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, 256 pages, ISBN 1856195279
Something in Linoleum: A Thirties Education, 14 February 1994, 224 pages, ISBN 1856194442^[7]
The Pill on Trial 1972, Penguin Books, 272 pages, ISBN 0140214410
Family Planning: The Family Planning Associations Guide to Birth Control 1969, Queen Anne Publishers, 96 pages, ISBN 0362000441
'Work to be Done: Careers in Mental Health 1966 London: National Association for Mental Health.
Doctors' Commons: a short history of the British Medical Association, (Hardback – 1959, Heinemann), (Paperback – 18 August 2011, Faber and Faber), 254 pages, ISBN 0571281613

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Paul Vaughan – obituary". Telegraph Obituaries. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Paul Vaughan obituary". Guardian Obituaries. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "Been and Gone: An eccentric duchess and a clown fanatic". 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.>
^ "Threads". BBFC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "Obituary: Paul Vaughan, Radio 3 and 4 broadcaster". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 February 2015.>
^ "Britains No Country For Old Men". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "Voice of sanity from the suburbs: 'Something in Linoleum'". Independent.co.uk. 13 February 1994. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

External links

BBC Archive
Paul Vaughan at IMDb

[telegraphobit-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Paul Vaughan – obituary". Telegraph Obituaries. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

[guardianobit-2] "Paul Vaughan obituary". Guardian Obituaries. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[BBCNewsMagazine-3] "Been and Gone: An eccentric duchess and a clown fanatic". 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.>

[BBFCThreads-4] "Threads". BBFC. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[ScotsmanObit-5] "Obituary: Paul Vaughan, Radio 3 and 4 broadcaster". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 February 2015.>

[BritainsNoCountryForOldMen-6] "Britains No Country For Old Men". Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[LinoleumIndependent-7] "Voice of sanity from the suburbs: 'Something in Linoleum'". Independent.co.uk. 13 February 1994. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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-'''Paul William Vaughan''' (24 October 1925 – 14 November 2014)<ref name=telegraphobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11253137/Paul-Vaughan-obituary.html|title=Paul Vaughan - obituary|work=Telegraph Obituaries|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref> was a British [[journalist]], radio presenter (of art and science programmes) throughout the 1970s and 1980s, semi-professional [[jazz]] and [[Classical music|classical]] musician and a narrator of many [[BBC Television|BBC television]] science documentaries, among them ''[[Horizon (BBC TV series)|''Horizon'']].<ref name=telegraphobit />
+{{EngvarB|date=December 2017}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
+'''Paul William Vaughan''' (24 October 1925 – 14 November 2014)<ref name=telegraphobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11253137/Paul-Vaughan-obituary.html|title=Paul Vaughan – obituary|work=Telegraph Obituaries|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=26 November 2014}}</ref> was a British journalist, radio presenter (of art and science programmes) throughout the 1970s and 1990s, semi-professional [[jazz]] and classical musician and a narrator of many [[BBC Television]] science documentaries, among them [[Horizon (BBC TV series)|''Horizon'']].<ref name=telegraphobit />
 ==Early life==
-He was born in [[Brixton]], South London, but after ten years moved to [[New Malden]] in Surrey.<ref name=telegraphobit /> His father worked at the Linoleum (& Floorcloth) Manufacturers' Association (LMA), which became the British Floorcovering Manufacturers' Association.<ref name=telegraphobit /> He is the younger brother of dance archivist and historian [[David Vaughan (dance archivist)|David Vaughan]].
+He was born in [[Brixton]], South London, but after ten years moved to [[New Malden]] in Surrey.<ref name=telegraphobit /> His father worked at the Linoleum (& Floorcloth) Manufacturers' Association (LMA), which became the British Floorcovering Manufacturers' Association.<ref name=telegraphobit /> He was the younger brother of dance archivist and historian [[David Vaughan (dance archivist)|David Vaughan]].
-He attended Raynes Park County School (a boys' [[grammar school]], which became [[Raynes Park High School]] in 1969), which he attended with other well-known voices on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]], who also followed him to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]].<ref name=telegraphobit /> He studied French and English at [[Wadham College, Oxford]].<ref name=guardianobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/26/paul-vaughan|title=Paul Vaughan obituary|work=Guardian Obituaries|date=26 November 2014|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> He did military service in the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] - REME.<ref name=guardianobit />
+He attended Raynes Park County School (a boys' [[grammar school]], which became [[Raynes Park High School]] in 1969), which he attended with other well-known voices on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]], who also followed him to [[University of Oxford|Oxford]].<ref name=telegraphobit /> He studied French and English at [[Wadham College, Oxford]].<ref name=guardianobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/26/paul-vaughan|title=Paul Vaughan obituary|work=Guardian Obituaries|date=26 November 2014|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> He did military service in the [[Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] – REME.<ref name=guardianobit />
 ==Early career==
 He began work for the pharmaceutical company [[Menley and James]], now part of [[GlaxoSmithKline]], in [[Camberwell]].<ref name=telegraphobit />
-From 1955-65 he was the Chief Press Officer of the [[British Medical Association]] (BMA) at [[Tavistock Square]].<ref name=guardianobit />
+From 1955 to 1965 he was the Chief Press Officer of the [[British Medical Association]] (BMA) at [[Tavistock Square]].<ref name=guardianobit />
 ==Broadcasting career==
-Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and even much of the 1990s, he was the main voice of the BBC's arts and science output. His science output was mostly on television.<ref name=telegraphobit /><ref name=guardianobit />
+Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and even much of the 1990s, Vaughan was the main voice of [[BBC TV]]'s arts and science programmes. As well as working on television, he was also heard on similar radio programmes.<ref name=telegraphobit /><ref name=guardianobit />
 ===Science===
-From 1968 until 1995 he was the main narrator of the BBC's main science documentary series ''[[Horizon (BBC TV series)|Horizon]]''. Science and technology were rapidly developing in these decades, notably in biology and electronics, and consequently there was much to report for the ''Horizon'' series. ''Horizon'' in the 1970s and 1980s was a heavyweight science documentary series, and these years were its heyday.
+From 1968 until 1995 Vaughan was the main narrator of the BBC's heavyweight science documentary series ''[[Horizon (BBC TV series)|Horizon]]''. Science and technology were rapidly developing in that period, notably in biology and electronics, and consequently there was much to report for the ''Horizon'' series. The 1970s and 1980s were the show's heyday.
-On the [[BBC World Service]] he presented [[Science in Action (radio programme)|''Science in Action'']], and ''Discovery'', and on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] ''New Worlds'' (1969-1973).<ref name=telegraphobit/>
+On the [[BBC World Service]] Vaughan presented [[Science in Action (radio programme)|''Science in Action'']], and ''Discovery'', and on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] ''New Worlds'' (1969–1973).<ref name=telegraphobit/>
 ===Arts===
-He presented the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] magazine arts programme ''[[Kaleidoscope (UK radio series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' from its beginning in 1973 right throughout until its closure in April 1998.<ref name=telegraphobit/> ''Kaleidoscope'' initially had science also in its remit, and later in October 1995 his input to the programme was limited to reviewing books and music, to introduce some structure to the programme's topics.
+Vaughan presented the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] magazine arts programme ''[[Kaleidoscope (UK radio series)|Kaleidoscope]]'' from its beginning in 1973 through to its closure in April 1998.<ref name=telegraphobit/> ''Kaleidoscope'' initially had science also in its remit, and later in October 1995 Vaughan's input into the programme was limited to reviewing books and music, to introduce some structure to the programme's topics.
-On [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]] he presented ''[[Record Review]]'' from 1981, taking over from [[John Lade]], who had presented it from its beginning in 1957.<ref name=BBCNewsMagazine>{{cite web|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30228605|title=Been and Gone: An eccentric duchess and a clown fanatic|date=6 December 2014|accessdate=25 February 2015}}></ref>
+On [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]] he presented ''[[Record Review]]'' from 1981, taking over from John Lade, who had presented it from its beginning in 1957.<ref name=BBCNewsMagazine>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30228605|title=Been and Gone: An eccentric duchess and a clown fanatic|date=6 December 2014|accessdate=25 February 2015}}></ref>
 He also presented a programme similar to ''Kaleidoscope'' called ''World of [[Concorde]]'' for [[British Airways]] in-flight entertainment
 ===Other work===
-Vaughan narrated the 1984 television drama ''[[Threads]]''.<ref name=BBFCThreads>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/threads|title=Threads|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
+Vaughan narrated the 1984 television drama ''[[Threads (1984 film)|Threads]]''.<ref name=BBFCThreads>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/threads|title=Threads|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
-When the phone network [[Orange (telecommunications)|Orange]] was launched in Britain, for many years his voice, using the tagline "The future's bright, the future's Orange", was used exclusively for the television adverts.<ref name=telegraphobit/> He was also one of the most widely heard voices for Tesco's 'Every Little Helps' adverts and Colgate toothpaste adverts.<ref name=ScotsmanObit>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-paul-vaughan-radio-3-and-4-broadcaster-1-3615777|title=Obituary: Paul Vaughan, Radio 3 and 4 broadcaster|publisher=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate=24 February 2015}}></ref>
+When the phone network [[Orange (telecommunications)|Orange]] was launched in Britain, for many years his voice, using the tagline "The future's bright, the future's Orange", was used exclusively for the television adverts.<ref name=telegraphobit/> He was also one of the most widely heard voices for Tesco's "Every Little Helps" promotion and for Colgate toothpaste commercials.<ref name=ScotsmanObit>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-paul-vaughan-radio-3-and-4-broadcaster-1-3615777|title=Obituary: Paul Vaughan, Radio 3 and 4 broadcaster|work=[[The Scotsman]]|accessdate=24 February 2015}}></ref>
-He provided narration for the British English edition of the Japanese [[Nintendo Wii]] video game ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''.<ref name=BritainsNoCountryForOldMen>{{cite web|url=http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_23.html|title=Britains No Country For Old Men|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
+He provided narration for the British-English edition of the Japanese [[Nintendo Wii]] video game ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''.<ref name=BritainsNoCountryForOldMen>{{cite web|url=http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/britain-is-no-longer-country-for-and_23.html|title=Britains No Country For Old Men|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
 ==Musical career==
-Paul Vaughan was a self-taught [[Clarinet|clarinetist]] in both jazz and classical music and played in the Worcester Park and Wimbledon Philharmonic orchestras.<ref name=telegraphobit/>
+Paul Vaughan was a self-taught [[Clarinet]]ist in both jazz and classical music and played in the Worcester Park and Wimbledon Symphony Orchestras.<ref name=telegraphobit/>
 ==Personal life==
-He married in north-east Surrey in 1951 to Barbara Prys-Jones, daughter of Welsh poet [[Arthur Prys-Jones]]; Vaughan and Prys-Jones had four children, sons Timothy and Matthew, and daughters Katherine and Lucy. After his divorce from Prys-Jones, Vaughan married BBC producer Philippa (Pippa) Burston in 1988, with whom he had two sons Benedict and Thomas.
+He married in north-east Surrey in 1951 to Barbara Prys-Jones, daughter of Welsh poet [[Arthur Prys-Jones]]; Vaughan and Prys-Jones had four children, sons Timothy and Matthew, and daughters Katherine and Lucy. After his divorce from Prys-Jones, Vaughan married BBC producer Philippa (Pippa) Burston in 1988, with whom he had two sons Benedict and Thomas.{{cn|date=March 2019}}
+==Filmography==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! Role
+! Notes
+|-
+|1998|| ''[[Waking Ned]]'' || Narrator || Voice
+|-
+|2008|| ''[[The Escapist (2008 film)|The Escapist]]'' || Prison Tannoy Voice || Voice
+|}
 ==Publications==
 * ''Exciting Times in the Accounts Department'', 1995, Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, 256 pages, {{ISBN|1856195279}}
-* ''Something in Linoleum: A Thirties Education'', 14 February 1994, 224 pages, {{ISBN|1856194442}}<ref name=LinoleumIndependent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--voice-of-sanity-from-the-suburbs-something-in-linoleum--paul-vaughan-sinclairstevenson-1799-pounds-1393974.html|title=Voice of sanity from the suburbs: 'Something in Linoleum'|date=13 February 1994|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
+* ''Something in Linoleum: A Thirties Education'', 14 February 1994, 224 pages, {{ISBN|1856194442}}<ref name=LinoleumIndependent>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--voice-of-sanity-from-the-suburbs-something-in-linoleum--paul-vaughan-sinclairstevenson-1799-pounds-1393974.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--voice-of-sanity-from-the-suburbs-something-in-linoleum--paul-vaughan-sinclairstevenson-1799-pounds-1393974.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Voice of sanity from the suburbs: 'Something in Linoleum'|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=13 February 1994|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
-* ''The Pill On Trial'' 1972, Penguin Books, 272 pages, {{ISBN|0140214410}}
+* ''The Pill on Trial'' 1972, Penguin Books, 272 pages, {{ISBN|0140214410}}
 * ''Family Planning: The Family Planning Associations Guide to Birth Control'' 1969, Queen Anne Publishers, 96 pages, {{ISBN|0362000441}}
 * '''Work to be Done: Careers in Mental Health'' 1966 London: National Association for Mental Health.
-* ''Doctors' Commons: a short history of the British Medical Association'', (Hardback - 1959, [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]]), (Paperback - 18 August 2011, [[Faber and Faber]]), 254 pages, {{ISBN|0571281613}}
+* ''Doctors' Commons: a short history of the British Medical Association'', (Hardback – 1959, [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]]), (Paperback – 18 August 2011, [[Faber and Faber]]), 254 pages, {{ISBN|0571281613}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/people/60/46.shtml BBC Archive]
+* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/people/60/46.shtml BBC Archive]
 * {{IMDb name|0891090}}
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