Raymond Frederic Baxter OBE (25 January 1922 – 15 September 2006) was an English television presenter, commentator and writer. He is best known for being the first presenter of the BBC Television science programme Tomorrow's World, continuing for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. He also provided 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. More about Raymond Baxter
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Baxter was born in Ilford in Essex. His father was a science teacher. He was educated at Ilford County High School, a grammar school for boys, from which he was expelled after being caught smoking. He did not go on to a college or university. Baxter worked for a brief period at the Metropolitan Water Board.The most expensive item with a signature of Raymond Baxter (UNIQUE - RAF SC30 MULTI SIGNED BATTLE OF BRITAIN COVER INCLUDING RAYMOND BAXTER) was sold in September 2017 for £97.50 while the cheapest item (BBC 1972 First Day Cover FDC Hand Signed By Raymond Baxter) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2020 with an average selling price of £15.24 for an autographed item of Raymond Baxter. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with £29.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £6.55 was June 2018. In average, an autographed item from Raymond Baxter is worth £11.99.
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BUCKINGHAM CONCORDE 1st PASSENGER FLIGHT SIGNED BY RAYMOND BAXTER COVER | £16.00 | ||
RAYMOND BAXTER - TALES OF MY TIME - HARDBACK - SIGNED | £18.00 | ||
Raymond Baxter - Tales Of My Time by Tony Dron (SIGNED by BAXTER and DRON) | £11.99 | ||
Raymond Baxter Tales of My Time Signed Raymond Baxter & Tony Dron H/B Book | £11.99 | ||
RAYMOND BAXTER-TALES OF MY TIME-SIGNED-1ST-NF-2005-HB-GRUB STREET-RARE | £29.99 | ||
SIGNED RAYMOND BAXTER TALES OF MY TIME AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOK + TONY DRON MINI RALLY | £35.00 | ||
SIGNED Tales of My Time by Raymond Baxter 1st edition, 1st impression HB + d/w | £15.99 | ||
Tales of My Time by Raymond Baxter 2005 H/B signed - CG C48 | £7.99 | ||
Tales of My Time by Raymond Baxter with Tony Dron *Signed* | £20.00 | ||
Tomorrow's World: No. 1 by Raymond Baxter, James Burke : Signed Copy | £7.50 |