Obituary in The Times Wednesday, May 28, 1975
Died Saturday 24 May 1975
Controller of Music 1952 to 1959
Joined BBC copyright section in 1923
At one time Controller, Entertainment
Made CBE 1949
Worked for the Performing Rights Society 1922-23
Served in France and Mesopotamia in WWI
Married 1925, one son and one daughter (she seems to have been a concert
musician)
1936 Director of Programme Administration
1 Apr 1939 Assistant Controller (Administration)
Jun 1949 Controller, Entertainment
Nov 1952 Controller, Entertainment, Sound
Feb 1959 - retired "one of the longest serving members of the staff"
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
M&LFHS / Gwynedd FHS
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