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| British broadcaster. He studied at Grenoble and Leeds universities, and joined the BBC in 1968, becoming a producer in 1970. He specialized in arts features, edited Arena (1978–85), and became head of BBC-TV music and arts in 1985. He was appointed controller of BBC2 television (1988–93), then of BBC1 (1993–6), playing a leading and controversial role in the process of re-thinking BBC policy which began in the early 1990s. In 1996 he was appointed director of programmes for BBC television. |
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