About Brian Wenham
Lived 1937 – 1997 (aged 60). Brian Wenham was a manager.
Brian George Wenham (9 February 1937 – 8 May 1997) 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.
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.
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Who was Brian Wenham?
British broadcast producer and executive
When was Brian Wenham born?
Brian Wenham was born on 9 February 1937.
When did Brian Wenham die?
Brian Wenham died on 8 May 1997.
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Brian Wenham was a manager.
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