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The '''Director of BBC Children's''' is the Editorial Head of BBC Children's |
The '''Director of BBC Children's''' is the current name for the Editorial Head of [[BBC Children's and Education]]; the post has had a variety of titles since the department's inception in 1950. |
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The position is line managed by [[Charlotte Moore (TV executive)|Charlotte Moore]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charlotte Moore|url=http://bbc.com/aboutthebbc//whoweare/charlotte-moore|access-date=2021-02-11|website=bbc.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Patricia Hidalgo Reina]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-05-05|title=Patricia Hidalgo Reina appointed as the new Director of BBC Children's & Education|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/patricia-hidalgo-reina-director-childrens-education|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> |
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|Director of BBC Children's and Education |
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|[[Alice Webb]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/alice-webb|title=BBC - Alice Webb named as Director, BBC Children's - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-02-22}}</ref> |
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|[[Kay Benbow]] |
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The Director of BBC Children's is the current name for the Editorial Head of BBC Children's and Education; the post has had a variety of titles since the department's inception in 1950.
The position is line managed by Charlotte Moore.[1]
| Post Holder | Name of job title at time of appointment | Tenure |
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| Patricia Hidalgo Reina[2] | Director of BBC Children's and Education | 2020 - current |
| Alice Webb[3] | Director of BBC Children's | 2015 - 2020 |
| Kay Benbow | Acting Director of BBC Children's | 2014 - 2015 |
| Joe Godwin[4] | Director of BBC Children's | 2009 - 2014 |
| Richard Deverell | Director of BBC Children's | 2006 - 2009 |
| Alison Sharman | Controller, BBC Children's | 2005 - 2006 |
| Dorothy Prior | Controller, BBC Children's | 2003 - 2005 |
| Nigel Pickard | Controller, BBC Children's | 2000 - 2003 |
| Roy Thompson | Commissioner, BBC Children's | 1997 - 2000 |
| Lorraine Heggessey | Head of Children's Programmes | 1997 - 1999 |
| Anna Home | Head of Children's Programmes | 1986 - 1997 |
| Edward Barnes | Head of Children's Programmes | 1978 - 1986 |
| Monica Sims | Head of Children's Programmes | 1967 - 1978 |
| Doreen Stephens | Head of Family Programmes | 1964 - 1967 |
| Ursula Eason | Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1963 - 1964 |
| Owen Reed | Head of Children's Programmes | 1956 - 1963 |
| Freda Lingstrom | Head of Children's Programmes | 1951 - 1956 |
| Richmond Postgate | Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |
| Cecil Madden | Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte Moore". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Patricia Hidalgo Reina appointed as the new Director of BBC Children's & Education". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "BBC - Alice Webb named as Director, BBC Children's - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (28 September 2009). "BBC promote Joe Godwin to director of children's". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2017.