- He married Barbara Kelly in 1942. They had a son and two daughters.
- Father of Kim Braden , Christopher Braden, and Kelly.
- Father-in-law of David Carson.
- First appeared on stage as a child performer, playing a goblin in "Springtime".
- From 1957, presented the BBC's first broadcast for schools, "The Brains Trust".
- Introduced Esther Rantzen to BBC TV as a researcher/reporter in the 1968 consumer program "Braden's Week".
- Successfully auditioned as a singer with the Metropolitan Opera, but his career was cut short by tuberculosis. He subsequently joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio engineer, later graduating to work as an announcer, singer and actor.
- Latterly made industrial and training films through his own company, Adanac Productions.
- He came to England in 1939.
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