Edward Cornock Straiton OBE (27 March 1917 – 30 October 2004),[1] known as "the TV vet", was a Scottish veterinarian, author, and television host.[2] He was the studio-based technical advisor for the BBC television series All Creatures Great and Small.[3][2]
Born at Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Straiton studied at Glasgow veterinary school. He started his veterinarian practice in the 1940s and practised in Penkridge, Staffordshire.[4] He began his TV career serving as a host on the television show Farming Today in 1957, giving advice on animal health. His broadcasting reached its peak audience when, in 1977, he took up a regular slot on BBC Radio's Jimmy Young Show. He also wrote a series of popular veterinary books (by "the TV Vet") on farm animals and domestic pets. The books sold almost a million copies worldwide.[2]
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours, for services to the veterinary profession and to agriculture.[5][2]
References
edit- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Eddie Straiton". The Independent. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ BBC News Stoke & Staffordshire News - Day By Day Archives - Friday 5 November
- ^ "About E.C. Straiton & Partners Veterinary Practice". Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "No. 54993". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1997. p. 13.
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