John Ebdon (22 December 1923 – 19 March 2005) was a British author, broadcaster, Graecophile and, for 21 years, director of the

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. He was educated at

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. On his death, obituaries appeared in the ''Times'', ''Independent'', ''Guardian'' and ''Telegraph'' newspapers and on the BBC. Ebdon presented ''Archive Feature'' on the Home Service and Radio 4 from 1961 to 1987. He also presented the archive-based ''Nonsense at Noon'' on the Home Service, 1965–66. "His facetious patrician tones every third Monday morning, his sense of the absurd, his ear for a word mistakenly taken out of context, his famous cat Perseus, delighted much of middle England as much as it infuriated a small minority."-- Glyn Worsnip.

Books

*''Teach Your Child About the Stars'' (1963) *''Ebdon's Odyssey'' (1979) *''Ebdon's Iliad'' (1983) *''Ebdon's England'' (1985) *''Near Myths: A Love Affair with Greece'' (1989) *''From My Archives: Maiden Aunts and Other Trifles'' (1990)

References

* Ebdon, J. (1985), ''Ebdon's England'', David & Charles, (including covers)

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