Toni Arthur describes her childhood as "lovely, working class, dead ordinary".
11 Facts About Toni Arthur
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Toni Arthur was educated at Mary Datchelor Girls School in Camberwell and the Royal Academy of Music.
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In 1959, Toni Arthur went to University College Hospital to become a nurse, and then went on to start a degree in psychology at University College London.
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Toni Arthur presented Woman's Hour, TV-am's breakfast show and many other programmes.
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Toni Arthur appeared on a BBC album that was a spin off from the BBC children's programme Play Away in 1977.
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Toni Arthur performed many ensemble songs with Brian Cant, while Jonathan Cohen, Spike Heatley and Alan Rushton formed a tight band.
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Brian and Toni Arthur weave a "night on the town" narrative in and out of the songs about Music Hall, coffee bars and gambling.
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In 2003, Toni Arthur directed A Very Naughty Boy by Adrian Poynton, based on the life of Graham Chapman.
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Toni Arthur married the singer and storyteller Dave Toni Arthur in 1963, and they had two children Jonathan and Tim.
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Toni Arthur married the former Time Out Magazine comedy editor Malcolm Hay in 1996.
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In 2000, Toni Arthur appeared on a programme called Mystic Challenge, and spoke about her relationship with Buddhism.