Shute was educated at
Brentwood School in
Essex. While working on newspapers in
Reading he was auditioned by the BBC in
Bristol and immediately signed on contract. He made a reputation for engaging in adventurous broadcasts such as
deep sea diving, riding on the back of a
Royal Artillery There he built a reputation for mounting outside broadcasts. He maintained a productive association with the
Royal Shakespeare Company at
Stratford upon Avon and worked with actors including
Ian Richardson,
Richard Pasco and
Margaret Tyzack. He directed Richardson's memorable radio performance of
Nevil Shute's
Requiem for a Wren, which was featured as a
Book at Bedtime. He gave David Suchet his first broadcast job, reading a "Morning Story". Outside the BBC he wrote and produced
Warwick Castle Mediaeval Banquet, which ran for more than 17 years. He later founded a Production Company specialising in Video and Conference Production. ==Retirement==