 For nine years Bastable presented the consumer protection series "Money-Go-Round", and also presented shows such as "Mind Over Matter", a programme he devised with Kit Pedler that investigated the paranormal, and the computing series "Database" as well as "4 Computer Buffs".In addition, he was a panellist on radio shows and he narrated the Channel 4 nature programme "Profiles Of Nature".Bastable later moved into independent production, and he produced training and promotional films for companies such as the Ford Motor Company, the National Bus Company, the Royal Navy, the Department of Transport and the Institute of Advanced Motorists.