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Pownall wrote plays for radio, as well as material for performance by children and college students. The Sutton Elms website lists with dates 75 plays broadcast by BBC radio between 1972 and 2018.
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He died on 22 November 2022, at the age of 84.His wife Alex survives him; They have a son, Max. Pownall also had two sons from previous marriages, Gareth and Tom.
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