Alex also played the BBC News theme tune on violin and has had . To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. I felt it was time to go and with the scale of the changes being made, I didnt want to stick around and plod on with so few people left behind. He was known for his deep concern with serving all communities in Northern Ireland fairly and equally. I had a Zoom call with a boss who simply said to me 'weve decided that one of you has to go'. Why is there so much prejudice against them? The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London[1] and Mexico. Born on August 30, 1939, in Heswall, Merseyside, he was known for promoting . He is known to be one of the best presenters of "The World Today" and "Newshour.". He recruited many disc jockeys from pirate radio and soon had 10 million listeners. 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He went on to distinguish himself in three Controllerships: Northern Ireland (1948-1952), Home Service (1953-1957) and then in his native Scotland (1957-1968). David Attenborough initially approached the BBC for a position in radio talks programmes for which he was rejected. Currently presents on most weekdays outside summer holidays and some half-term periods. He was first elected to Parliament in 1950, and renounced his peerage in 1963. On Monday he is set to receive the first presidential daily briefing, a top secret intelligence brief. Charles Siepmann joined the BBC in 1925, and was a pioneer of educational programmes. You could never predict how the news would fall sometimes there were days when it was Devon heavy, then there were other nights when there were too many Cornwall stories. A wide range of topics were debated covering employment challenges, feminism, motherhood, and religion,[11] to examine both the cultural and social challenges women faced in living their lives. Starting her work as a Script Editor for the BBC Third Programme, she began her BBC career in 1953. James Hawthorne left the teaching profession to join the BBC in 1960. You may think that with Spotlight being filmed in Plymouth, Justin made the move across the border long ago. A 2020 article in, Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend. Anthony King investigates what was happening in the early 1970s with Barbara Castle MP, Pat Hornsby-Smith MP, Margaret Thatcher MP and Shirley Williams, and recordings from BBC Sound Archives, including the first woman in Parliament, Nancy Astor, and the first woman Cabinet Minister, Margaret Bondfield. I miss her mischievous sense of humour and her repartee with Justin. "[9], The BBC launched this series in 2013 to address the under-representation of women in the media. [32] The 2016 list was published in alphabetical order. It gave me a foot in the door and I started learning on the job, which is always the best way. Mr Biden has promised to build a diverse administration that reflects the country. [9] The day featured debate and discussion on radio, television and online, in which the participants were asked to give their opinions about the issues facing women. He was the host of Sportsview and launched Grandstand. Gerard Mansell was responsible for the transformation of the BBCs radio services in 1967 with the launch of Radio 1 and 2 and the rebranding of the Third and Home Services into Radios 3 and 4. On 6 August 2011, Lovell starred in an episode of Bristol-made BBC programme Casualty as an on-scene television news reporter. By 1942 she had been appointed as co-ordinator and host on the regular Empire Service programme Calling the West Indies. Id asked the bosses for just 20 seconds on that programme to say goodbye at the end because I didnt want much fuss. His major contribution to the BBC, was establishing the basic principles of public service broadcasting. BBC appointments can be short- or long-term; for example, reporter Peter Bowes revealed on BBC News (broadcast live on 8 September 2020) that Los Angeles has been his home for 25 years. Your email address will not be published. Torry remembered Reith as "a great inspiration" and "an absolutely marvellous fellow because he talked to his secretaries, you know, discussed things with them." Mountaineer who has climbed Everest seven times. She enjoys a career that has moved with the generations, championing music from punk to dubstep. He started his career in the Empire Service. Max was born in 1959. She started in 1934 at Childrens Hour in Manchester, before moving onto talks, where the new mobile disc unit let her get into the community. He said: I did my O-levels at Penair School in Truro and then my A-levels at Truro Sixth Form which is Sainsburys now. He approached the BBC in 1941 with a speculative letter offering himself up as a junior engineer. 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Presenting Lunchtime Concerts on BBC Radio 3 was one of her regular commitments. Video, 00:01:32Meet the weather forecasters working from home, At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire. Her first job was to take edited copies of translations from the language monitors and type them onto stencils so that they could be reproduced and sent as duplicates around various BBC departments. She had a close working relationship with the BBCs first Director-General John Reith, for whom she would make coffee. Barker started in the news library in 1934, and was a sub-editor during the War. She also fronted The Old Grey Whistle Test. He received a knighthood in 2003. I also present all of the bulletins, including our flagship 1830 programme when the opportunity arises. . She has presented the BBC's regional news programme BBC Points West since July 2005.[1][2]. Also on Sunday, Mr Biden sustained hairline fractures in his "mid-foot" after he slipped while playing with his dog Major. Hope all is ok. Is Victoria Graham coming back to spotlight. Read More . 58. He retired from the BBC in 1982. 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Judith Chalmers began her broadcasting career for the BBC when she was only 13. I fully agree. He also had a little remembered on-air role from 1933 appearing in radio drama and as a presenter of music programmes. Video, 00:01:03One-minute World News, Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked Hancock's messages. It was originally started by Owain Wyn Evans - the drumming weatherman - of BBC North West Tonight. She later began presenting on Auction World's sister network Chase-it.tv until the channel's parent company went insolvent in November 2004 following a 450,000 fine by Ofcom. She met her husband to be, a BBC engineer in Leeds, over the internal telephone network. Is she OK? Anne Lundon BBC Age, Married, Husband, Height Wiki Bio Education. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. His early work was not associated with the BBC but involved reporting on the fate of Germany in the run up to World War Two, to major religious bodies in the UK. He added: I interviewed a woman in Cornwall whose husband had died of Covid at the beginning of the pandemic. Max Pearson. Robin Day the doyen of British political interviewers, trained as a barrister and first joined the BBC in 1955. Dorothy Torry was a secretary to six directors-general of the BBC, including founder, John Reith. John spent 4 years serving in Burma, and on his return came back into a clerical position. Normally I can keep it together but I was in tears she was holding it together better than I was and shed only just lost her husband. John Tydeman joined the BBC in 1959, and a year later had signed up to the BBC general trainee scheme, which gave him the chance to work all over the BBC. Charles Hill delivered his first broadcast talk on the Kitchen Front in 1942. He also worked as a reporter on Tomorrows World, which led to his own challenging but popular science series, such as Connections and The Day the Universe Changed. Also, going to Dawlish and seeing the rail line destroyed and then going back and seeing the line reopened, and going on one of the first trains over that section of track. Janet Adam Smith was a writer, editor and proponent of Scottish literature. She was interested in commissioning articles on art and selected reviewers for books and was keen to publish new poetry. His achievements included successfully predicting that John Major would replace Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister. He specialised in programmes on theatre and film criticism, and became film critic of The Observer, only retiring from that role when he was 80. Grand daughter of Nelson Mandela. Mark Tully was the BBCs face and voice in South Asia from 1965 to 1994, covering the sub-continent as Indian bureau chief. Following a dispute in 1941 over the proposal to move the unit to Caversham Park, he resigned. She also had roles in several other children's shows, portraying Miss Thing in the CITV series Timmy Towers and appeared in one episode of the BBC One sitcom My Dad's the Prime Minister, as 'Saskia', a disc jockey. Separated. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Following the departure of Bill Cotton, Hart became Controller, BBC One, seeing in the hugely popular twice-weekly soap opera Eastenders. Until 2020, she normally co-presented with fellow-presenter David Garmston until COVID-19 related cuts removed co-presenting roles, with Lovell now presenting alone. Margaret Dale developed ballet for BBC Television, creating special techniques for optimising it on-screen. Theyve got to carry on with the same amount of output but with far fewer people and thats not easy.". He was responsible for the title of the show, which was derived from the Blue Peter flag - a maritime signal that indicated a vessels imminent departure. He was a key player in the development of all-electronic TV service at Alexandra Palace. He devised an internal market system which encouraged producers to choose between BBC suppliers and the outside market for their facilities. On the nights of too many Cornwall stories, I would get emails from viewers who would say, I can tell youve had a hand in this, just because youre Cornish we dont want to hear all about Cornwall. It's 100 years since the 1918 The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act was passed allowing women to stand for Parliament on 21st November 1918. Reed felt the name represented 'a voyage of adventure'. During the war and beyond he becomes Controller of BBC North. He presided over a collective spirit inside the service, and became known for his work on the series Public Enquiry. During the War he ran Allied Expeditionary Force radio and afterwards returned to television. Required fields are marked *. Last modified on Mon 18 Jul 2022 07.51 EDT. Susan Ritchie was recruited into BBC Monitoring in Caversham in 1944 at the age of 18. Is Victoria Graham still working for the BBC Spotlight as I havent seen her for a while? Jen Psaki will take the role of press secretary under the Biden administration, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired without cause. Video, 00:01:38, At least 17 dead in Jakarta fuel storage depot fire, Thanks, but no big speech, in Ken Bruce's sign off. He was Controller, Wales from 1945 to 1967, his long tenure stretching from post-war reconstruction to the opening of the new broadcasting centre in Llandaff more than twenty years later. Alec Sutherland was a producer in the BBC Recorded Programmes department and was later responsible for publishing the BBCs accounts. In October 1972, he became Controller of the BBC European Service. Video, 00:02:12Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked Hancock's messages, Tears of relief after man found in Amazon jungle. Why is Victoria Graham not doing the BBC Spotlight news ? He was always on the side of the performer and writer, and acted on their behalf in trade disputes. Under his leadership it became the most popular radio station, introducing favourites like Womens Hour and Much Binding in the Marsh. 100 Women is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. He is probably best known for his arts series Monitor, where he interviewed all the leading artists, musicians and sculptors of the 1960s. 2023 BBC. He tried again and eventually landed a job as Variety Producer at BBC Belfast, producing numerous variety programmes which were eventually broadcast nationally. 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Select from premium Bbc News Presenters of the highest quality. He was a socialist and anti-racist and believed this represented the authentic spirit of Christianity. Massive thanks to all those who trusted me to tell their stories, to all the interviewees/colleagues/contacts who Ive laughed and cried with over the last 23 years. Demobbed in 1946, he re-joined the BBC, working mainly in External Services until retirement in 1972. When Marshall stepped down, DevonLive reported that a BBC spokesperson confirmed he had left voluntarily: Some familiar faces on our regional TV bulletins have decided to take voluntary redundancy., Most recently, in December, two-decade-long Spotlight veteran Carol Madge said she was leaving, writing: Last day at Spotlight after many years. 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She was later appointed as the female presenter for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney strand with fellow-Fun Song Factory presenter Dave Benson Phillips which began in September 1999, and latterly, on the Playhouse Disney Channel. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. It was originally started by Owain Wyn Evans - the drumming weatherman - of BBC North West Tonight. He started commentating on the Boat Race in 1931 and continued his association until 1980. Alfred Bradley is pictured on the right. Esslin was able to realise his dream of creating a "national theatre of the air", by curating a regular drama schedule across BBC Home Service, Third Programme, Radio 3 and Radio 4. Source: Facebook. Separate to that, theyd made the decision they only needed one presenter on each of the programmes. If I was watching it every night, Id be sitting there thinking I would have asked this question, I would have done that differently. and This Is Your Life. He became Assistant to the Programme Organiser (1938-9), and between 1939-41, Assistant Director, Programme Planning. It was quite flattering they thought I had the power to decide what stories went on to Spotlight.