Raymond Baxter

Raymond Frederic Baxter OBE (25 January 1922 – 15 September 2006) was a British television presenter and writer. He is best known for being the first presenter of Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. He also gave radio commentary at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the funerals of King George VI, Winston Churchill and Lord Mountbatten of Burma, and the first flight of Concorde.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 25, 1922
Birth nameRaymond Frederic Baxter
Birth place
Ilford , Essex
Date of deathSeptember 15, 2006
Known for
Tomorrow's World

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  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5350436.stm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3416319.stm
  3. http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1616669.ece
  4. http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?baxinterf.htm
  5. http://www.bigredbook.info/raymond_baxter.html
  6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1874621,00.html
  7. http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment/denhaag.html