Autographs of Brian Cant
Brian Cant (12 July 1933 – 19 June 2017) was an English actor of stage, television and film, television presenter, voice artist and writer. He was known for his work in BBC television programmes for children from 1964 onward, most notably Play School, and in later years, Dappledown Farm.
Cant was born on 12 July 1933 in Ipswich and educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys, a state grammar school, since renamed Northgate High School. He trained with Ipswich Town F.C.'s youth team. He worked as a printer before starting to act in the late 1950s.
Cant was performing in BBC Schools drama television programmes about the Romans for the corporation when he heard that auditions were being held for a new pre-school children's programme which was to be shown on the new BBC 2 channel. This was Play School. At his audition he was asked by programme creator and the series' first producer Joy Whitby to get in a cardboard box and pretend to 'row out to sea'. Cant pretended to fish from his 'boat' and caught a Wellington boot full of custard. He was cast as a presenter and first appeared on the third week in May 1964; he stayed with the programme for 21 years of its 24-year run, becoming, according to Whitby, 'Mr Play School'. In an interview, Cant defended Play School and similar children's programmes as being designed to encourage children to try out the ideas presented.
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Traded items with a signature of Brian Cant
The most expensive item with a signature of Brian Cant (Trumpton Fire Station Authentic Signed Photograph Brian Cant) was sold in January 2015 for £69.99 while the cheapest item (Play Away Picture Card depicting Brian Cant, with Brian Cant signature on rear) found a new owner for £0.49 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2017 with an average selling price of £0.99 for an autographed item of Brian Cant. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2014 with £69.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2017. In average, an autographed item from Brian Cant is worth £7.99.
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