John Timpson was born on 2 July 1928 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK. He was married to Patricia Whale. He died on 19 November 2005 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK.
Presenter on BBC Radio's flagship News programme "Today" on Radio 4
from 1970 until his retirement in 1986. He had first become a reporter
at the age of 16, and joined the BBC in 1959.