Sir James William Alexander Burnet, known as Sir Alastair Burnet (12 July 1928 – 20 July 2012), was a British journalist and broadcaster, best known for his work in news and current affairs programmes, including a long career with ITN as chief presenter of the flagship News at Ten for eighteen years; Sir Robin Day described Burnet as "the booster rocket that put ITN into orbit".
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He switched to the BBC in 1972 to report and present for Panorama and Midweek and to anchor the February and October 1974 General Election programmes, also covering the wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips.
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