Max Stahl, who went from presenting the BBC children’s show Blue Peter to bringing global attention to the East Timor conflict as a war correspondent, died in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Known as Christopher Wenner during his tenure on Blue Peter from 1978-80, his career began in theatre as an actor and director.After his exit from Blue Peter, he took part in the 1984 Doctor Who adventure, The Awakening, however, his role was reduced to non-speaking in the final cut.He would go on to return to Blue Peter in 1983 and again in 1998 to celebrate the show’s birthdays.Stahl – full name Max Christopher Wenner – later took on his mother’s maiden name and stepped behind the camera, winning awards for his.
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