- Considers his worst moment was reading the World Service news after a coup in Czechoslovakia. He had to give the names of all the members of the old and new cabinets. He gave up news reading soon afterwards.
- Charles Collingwood is the voice of Brian Aldridge in The Archers on BBC Radio 4.
- Was a 'victim' of BBC TV's This Is Your Life (1955) in a programme broadcast in February, 2003.
- Starred alongside Penelope Keith in "How the Other Half Lives" (rep) in 1973.
- He and wife Judy Bennett have recorded three children's puppet series for ATV.
- He and wife Judy Bennett tour a very successful stage show together, an anecdotal theatrical two-hander about their lives together called "Laughter and Intrigue".
- Attended the same school (Sherbourne) as his Archers character Brian Aldridge.
- His wife is Judy Bennett, who also appears with him as "Shula Archer" in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers".
- Trained at RADA.
- He is one of the co-authors of "The Book of The Archers".
- Considers his best moment was being invited to give "A View From The Boundary" on BBC Radio 4's "Test Match Special".
- He is president of the Stage Club CC (cricket) and was their captain for over four decades.
- Father of Jane Collingwood.
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