Anthony Bilbow (born 17 April 1928) is a British television interviewer, film expert and writer. He was a presenter of the

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's '' Late Night Line-Up'' discussion programme which was broadcast on

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between 1964 and 1972. Bilbow's father was an architect. He was educated at the

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, Blackfriars, and began writing short stories for the BBC; he was then the

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for ''Day By Day'' on

Southern Television Southern Television was the ITV broadcasting licence holder for the South and South-East of England from 30 August 1958 to 31 December 1981. The company was launched as Southern Television Limited. However, in 1966, during the application pr ...

. He was a screenwriter for the 1970s situation comedy ''

Please Sir! ''Please Sir!'' is a British television sitcom created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Penny Spencer, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. Produced by London Weeke ...

'' and the spin-off series ''

The Fenn Street Gang ''The Fenn Street Gang'' is a British television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. Created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was a spin-off from their popular ''Please Sir!'' series. Synopsis The series follows the l ...

'' and in 1986 was a writer for the BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

.'' From 1970 to 1973, he presented the film programme ''Film Night'', on which his interviewees included

David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academ ...

and

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

. Bilbow narrated the English voiceover for the BBC three-part series of the cult East German film

The Singing Ringing Tree ''The Singing Ringing Tree'' () is a 1957 children's fantasy film from East German studio DEFA. Directed by Francesco Stefani, the screenplay by Anne Geelhaar is based on a variation of " The Dwarf, the Fox and the Princess (Hurleburlebutz)" st ...

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Tony Bilbow Alfred Hitchcock Interview
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