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Employer Pam Gems
PG worked as a writer and researcher for the BBC for some years from 1950. She worked on and off while bringing up her children.
Berney, Kathryn A., editor. Contemporary Women Dramatists. St. James Press.
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Burkman, Katherine H. “The Plays of Pam Gems: Personal/Political/Personal”. British and Irish Drama since 1960, edited by James Acheson, Macmillan; St Martin’s Press, pp. 190-01.
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Demastes, William W., editor. British Playwrights, 1956-1995. Greenwood Press.
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She contributed to her husband's mannequin business...
Employer William Empson
He found himself teaching in primitive and personally dangerous conditions in distant universities, at least one a temporary, ad hoc organization—not only short of food but also teaching without books. He was the only European...
Employer Vita Sackville-West
VSW was a lecturer and broadcaster for the BBC as well as a hard-working and prolific journalist.
Staley, Thomas F., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 34. Gale Research.
34: 260-1
She has a place in any list of influential English gardeners, developing further some of the...
Employer Ling Shuhua
From 1956 to 1960, LS taught Chinese literature at Nanyang University , and lived in both Singapore and London. She wrote and travelled, taking trips to Japan and Hong Kong.
Welland, Sasha Su-Ling. A Thousand Miles of Dreams: The Journeys of Two Chinese Sisters. Rowman & Littlefield.
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She spent...
Employer Lucille Iremonger
She became a broadcaster with the BBC in 1948, and continued in this role for forty years. She became a professional writer, and contributed work to newspapers in addition to publishing books.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Family and Intimate relationships Iris Tree
Writer, critic, and caricaturist Sir Max Beerbohm was IT 's half-uncle, the youngest son from Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's father's second marriage. Best remembered for his drawings and caricatures of the famous, Beerbohm also wrote...
Family and Intimate relationships Vita Sackville-West
VSW 's next lovers were women working professionally in the media: first was Hilda Matheson , Director of Talks for the BBC . They presumably met in connection with VSW 's first broadcast, on 18...
Family and Intimate relationships Shelagh Delaney
SD chose April Fools' Day to announce her daughter's birth to the press. The Daily Mail reported that she recently made a chain-smoking appearance on BBC television and that in February 1963 she admitted to...
Family and Intimate relationships Viola Tree
The writer, critic, and caricaturist Sir Max Beerbohm was VT 's uncle. A son of her grandfather's second marriage, he retained the original surname. Best remembered for his drawings and caricatures of the famous, Beerbohm...
Family and Intimate relationships Dorothy Wellesley
DW seems to have first met Hilda Matheson just before the latter took over the role of central player in Vita Sackville-West 's love-life. But Matheson (director of talks for the BBC , soon to...
Family and Intimate relationships Edith Somerville
Some commentators have argued that theirs was a lesbian, sexual relationship, and some that it was not. It was the subject of the radio play One Goodnight by Maureen Duffy , broadcast by the BBC
Family and Intimate relationships J. K. Rowling
JFK investigated her mother's French roots and made a television programme for BBC One about the results in April 2012. Her great-grandfather, Louis Volant, was born illegitimate in Paris, had a successful career in London...
Family and Intimate relationships Jane Gardam
JG 's younger son, Tom, caused her terror in his teens when a large hole was discovered in his thigh bone. He recovered, however. Her eldest, Tim , after a successful career with the BBC
Family and Intimate relationships Joanna Trollope
In 1985 JT married her second husband, Ian Curteis , a television director and dramatist known particularly for documentaries, dramatised biographies, and for challenging the left-wing hegemony at the BBC . His works include an...
Family and Intimate relationships Nina Bawden
Austen Kark came to hold a high position in the BBC 's overseas service. The couple's daughter, Perdita, was born in 1957. By 2004 NB had grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband, Austen Kark, was killed...

Timeline

16 January 1929: The Listener began publication; it has been...

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16 January 1929

The Listener began publication; it has been said that it did more for the new 'thirties poetry in Britain than any of the specialized poetry magazines.

July 1929: J. B. Priestley published his novel The Good...

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July 1929

J. B. Priestley published his novelThe Good Companions, which became a best-seller and made his name.

21 January 1930: King George V's speech from the House of...

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21 January 1930

King George V 's speech from the House of Lords opening the London Naval Conference was broadcast by the BBC to several countries around the world.

May 1930: Factory-produced television sets (the Baird...

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May 1930

Factory-produced television sets (the Bairdtelevisor) went on sale for 25 guineas in the UK.

14 July 1930: The first televised play was broadcast by...

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14 July 1930

The first televised play was broadcast by the BBC : Lance Sieveking and Sydney Moseley 's production of Pirandello 's experimental The Man with the Flower in his Mouth.

4 December 1931: The BBC announced the resignation of Hilda...

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4 December 1931

The BBC announced the resignation of Hilda Matheson , its director of talks, which she had actually submitted in October. This was the climax of a long-running struggle over a series of talks by Harold Nicolson

1932: The BBC adopted a policy restricting their...

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1932

The BBC adopted a policy restricting their employment of married women.

2 May 1932: Broadcasting House at Portland Place, London,...

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2 May 1932

Broadcasting House at Portland Place, London, opened as home of the British Broadcasting Corporation .

19 December 1932: The BBC launched the Empire Service; this...

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19 December 1932

The BBC launched the Empire Service; this developed into the World Service , broadcasting around the world.

28 July 1933: Sheila Borrett became the BBC's first female...

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28 July 1933

Sheila Borrett became the BBC 's first female radio announcer.

21 August 1933: The BBC news was first read by a woman announcer;...

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21 August 1933

The BBC news was first read by a woman announcer; the practice was soon discontinued.

29 November 1934: BBC radio presented its first broadcast of...

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29 November 1934

BBC radio presented its first broadcast of a royal wedding ceremony (the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina ) from Westminster Abbey.

20 January 1936: King George V died and Edward VIII assumed...

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20 January 1936

King George V died and Edward VIII assumed the throne; he broadcast a message to the Empire the same day from the BBC 's headquarters, Broadcasting House.

31 August 1936: Elizabeth Cowell became the BBC's first female...

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31 August 1936

Elizabeth Cowell became the BBC 's first female television announcer.

2 November 1936: The BBC began the world's first regular public...

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2 November 1936

The BBC began the world's first regular public television service from Alexandra Palace in London.

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