Brian George Wenham (9 February 1937 – 8 May 1997)[1] was the controller of BBC2 from 1978 until 1982. He was known for having nurtured Not the Nine O'Clock News, and coverage of snooker and opera.[2]
He had been a senior producer for ITN on News at Ten in the 1960s, moving to the BBC at the age of 32 to become the editor of Panorama in 1969.[3]
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- ^ "Obituary: Brian Wenham". The Independent. 10 May 1997. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Former BBC chief Wenham dies". The Independent. 10 May 1997. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Panorama - BBC One London - 29 September 1969". BBC Genome. 29 September 1969. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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