Lynn Faulds Wood

Who is Lynn Faulds Wood?

Lynn Faulds Wood is a British television presenter and cancer campaigner.

Born in Glasgow and brought up on Loch Lomondside, she first came to prominence as "Actionwoman" on Woman magazine, then Lynn's Action Line on the Sun where she closed down the world's most famous pet market Club Row. She moved to Consumer Champion on the breakfast television programmes TV-am and BBC Breakfast Time. She is most famous for turning Watchdog into a peak-time BBC1 series, presenting the programme from 1985 until 1993, alongside her husband John Stapleton She won many awards, including Consumer Journalist of the Decade and Motoring Journalist of the Year. On Watchdog Lynn was known for her fearless doorstepping of conmen and rogue company directors, putting them out of business or in prison. Lynn also specialised in improving products which kill or injure people, changing many laws and Standards - example pen tops internationally now have air holes to prevent children dying in front of classmates with a pen top stuck in their throat. Laws changed included bunk beds, cooker design, microwave controls, the use of plastic in kitchen equipment, three pin plugs and many more. She is credited with the phrase "potential deathtrap" though it was probably coined by Rory Bremner as no one can find a record of Lynn actually saying it!