TV Presenter's dad launches art classes in son's name

For many years the television presenter Mark Speight was an icon of children's TV, most notably on the art show Smart. It is now four years since he took his own life.

The charity his father founded in his memory aims to bring free art workshops to children.

It's four years since Mark Speight hung himself after his fiance died during a cocaine binge.

His father has channelled his grief into a charity in Mark's name with a simple goal.

They have held workshops for more than 10,000 British children. They certainly brought something a bit different to classrooms.

Students will get an opportunity to work with a different range of artists other than their teachers, and to see art in a different context.

The foundation wants to teach children to spread not just paint, but the joy art might bring those less fortunate than themselves.

The manner of Mark Speight's death msy have been tragic. But his father intends his eldest son to have a far more positive legacy.