Eamonn Andrews presenting the very successful This Is Your Life, and he took over from Hugh Scully on The Antiques Roadshow.
Michael Aspel was awarded the O.B.E. in 1993 for his services to broadcasting.
On 30 March 2008, Michael Aspel finished presenting The Antiques Roadshow in what was his 50th year in TV.
Michael Aspel's first television role had been as an announcer at BBC's Lime Grove Studios.