Donald Richard Spencer OAM is an Australian children's television presenter and musician, best known for his long-running role as a presenter on Play School in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He had his first song the theme tune to Fireball XL5 in 1962, reaching #32 on the UK Singles Chart. Early life Spencer was born and raised in Tamworth, New South Wales. He had a love of hockey as a teenager and played in the Australian championships.