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A foundation to discover artistically talented children is to be set up in memory of television presenter Mark Speight.A foundation to discover artistically talented children is to be set up in memory of television presenter Mark Speight.
Mr Speight's body was found in a remote area of Paddington railway station in central London last month. A coroner ruled his death was suicide by hanging.Mr Speight's body was found in a remote area of Paddington railway station in central London last month. A coroner ruled his death was suicide by hanging.
The 42-year-old was said to have been "devastated" by the death of fiancee Natasha Collins earlier this year.The 42-year-old was said to have been "devastated" by the death of fiancee Natasha Collins earlier this year.
His father, Oliver, said the foundation will aim to help "all walks of life".His father, Oliver, said the foundation will aim to help "all walks of life".
"We want to see if we can produce another Mark Speight...another entertainer, presenter," he told the BBC."We want to see if we can produce another Mark Speight...another entertainer, presenter," he told the BBC.
'Pied Piper''Pied Piper'
Mr Speight, who grew up in Wolverhampton, presented BBC art show SMart and was last seen alive on 7 April.Mr Speight, who grew up in Wolverhampton, presented BBC art show SMart and was last seen alive on 7 April.
His father said he last spoke to him the day before.His father said he last spoke to him the day before.
Oliver Speight: "Mark will never grow old" Oliver Speight pays tribute to his son Mark
"He did not seem on top of his game. He seemed contained...withdrawn."He did not seem on top of his game. He seemed contained...withdrawn.
"We talked about the future...but it left me thinking 'that's not the Mark I know' and that was the last time I spoke to him.""We talked about the future...but it left me thinking 'that's not the Mark I know' and that was the last time I spoke to him."
He said Mr Speight was "full of remorse" following the death of his 31-year-old fiancee, who was found dead in the bath at their flat in St John's Wood, north-west London, on 3 January.He said Mr Speight was "full of remorse" following the death of his 31-year-old fiancee, who was found dead in the bath at their flat in St John's Wood, north-west London, on 3 January.
He described his son's death a "waste of talent" but praised the "all-round professional" that he had become.He described his son's death a "waste of talent" but praised the "all-round professional" that he had become.
"His legacy is the love, the compassion and the artistic skill and the joy that he gave to those children. For me it is the humour, it is the all-round professional that he became."His legacy is the love, the compassion and the artistic skill and the joy that he gave to those children. For me it is the humour, it is the all-round professional that he became.
"The beauty for me about Mark, this Pied Piper, is that he never will ever grow old and that's the relationship the children will always have with Mark.""The beauty for me about Mark, this Pied Piper, is that he never will ever grow old and that's the relationship the children will always have with Mark."