he first became an overseas lecturer on art for the war office, in gibraltar and germany. on leaving the army he taught art at bristol, at bristol university adult education department and afterwards at the royal west of england academy, and combined these posts with teaching at london university department of extra-mural studies. during the 1950s he presented the popular bbc television series, 'painting for housewives', and frequently broadcast on bbc radio and interviewed artists for bbc archives. during the late 1950s he also wrote exhibition reviews for artreview, then titled art news and review.