William G Stewart Elgin Marbles

His voice and his demeanour.

William g stewart elgin marbles.

William g stewart was known for his no nonsense manner as the presenter of the channel 4 show 15 to 1 from 1988 to 2003. Stewart also had two more children by laura named isobel and hannah. Stewart once lectured the audience on the case for the marbles return during an episode of fifteen to one in 2001 for which he and channel 4 faced criticism. When i was on the show sandi chatted to us a lot during filming but nearly all of it was cut from the broadcast version i think the chat is in case all the contestants knock themselves out early so they have something to fill the time with william g stewart used to joke that he d lecture on the elgin marbles if there was too much time to fill.

Stewart gave a lengthy talk advocating the return of the elgin marbles. British museum loans elgin marbles statue to. Videos stories and updates. The elgin marbles will never return to athens the british museum is their rightful home the greeks should erect a statue of lord elgin near the parthenon to express their nation s gratitude to him for saving the marbles.

Fifteen to one presenter william g stewart dies at 82. William g stewart was perfect for this show. With a long and successful career as director producer of popular sitcoms behind him he found greatest fame as quizmaster in the price is right and fifteen to one on channel 4. He was a long standing supporter of the campaign to return the elgin marbles to greece.

For a time the show was made and aired in a super widescreen 2 1 picture format. William g stewart being very funny about a contestant getting a question wrong. It was presented by stewart as well as voice overs calland and lowrie in vision. William g stewart hosted fifteen to.

He joked that if on an episode of fifteen to one too few contestants survived the first round to continue the game he would give a speech on the marbles to fill the time. Stewart a generous and candid supporter but as a supporter in the world of broadcasting william g. As well as the usual banter about the elgin marbles it covered topics such as what s on william g s question cards and an interview with the programme s eldest viewer.