What is Desmond Carrington?
'''Desmond Herbert Carrington''' (23 May 1926 – 1 February 2017)<ref name=dxp>{{cite web|title=Golden oldie: Radio 2 presenter Desmond Carrington celebrates his 90th birthday|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/674465/bbc-radio-2-desmond-carrington-90-music-goes-round|website=Daily Express|access-date=8 July 2016|date=27 May 2016}}</ref> was a British actor and broadcaster. He was best known for his weekly evening show, ''The Music Goes Round'', on [[BBC Radio 2]]. His show went out on Sundays for 23 years from 1981 to 2004, when it moved to Tuesdays – then to Fridays. He retired in his final broadcast on 28 October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38835961|title=Radio 2 presenter Desmond Carrington dies, aged 90|publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He was known for playing Dr. Chris Anderson in the British soap opera ''[[Emergency – Ward 10]]''. He was born in [[Bromley]], [[Kent]]. Carrington died at his home in [[Perthshire]], Scotland on 1 February 2017 from complications of [[Alzheimer's disease]], aged 90.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/02/radio-2-stalwart-desmond-carrington-dies-at-90/|title=Radio 2 stalwart Desmond Carrington dies at 90|publisher=radiotoday.co.uk|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrington, Desmond}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:British television actors]] [[Category:British radio actors]] [[Category:British stage actors]] [[Category:British radio personalities]] [[Category:Actors from Kent]] {{actor-stub}}