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Tributes as TV presenter is laid to rest in home city.(News)
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The Birmingham Post (England)
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April 29, 2008
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Byline: By Matthew Cooper
The father of television presenter Mark Speight paid tribute to his life and career yesterday, describing him as a Pied Piper figure who took youngsters on a "magical mystery tour" of art.
Oliver Speight told his son's funeral that the 42-year-old had also been a poet, comedian and artist with a special talent for making people laugh and smile.
Colleagues of the children's TV presenter and relatives of his late fiancee, Natasha Collins, were among around 200 mourners who attended the funeral in Wolverhampton.
His father ...
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