Born in Edinburgh,[REF] Talbot was a pupil at North Cestrian Grammar School and in 1964, a founding member of the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society.
After teacher training in Gateshead in the late 1960s,[REF] Talbot taught biology at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys[REF] until May 1984, when his teaching career came to "an abrupt end" following an indecent proposal he made to two pupils at his home [REF].