British television's first national breakfast television programme, Produced by the BBC it was revolutionary for the time, mixing hard news with light-hearted features. The presenters, typically wore casual clothes instead of formal suits, In 1986 it adopted a more formal news format, losing its cosy traditional sofa and jumpers format. In 1989 the show became known as Breakfast News.
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Breakfast Time
Lime Grove Panorama, Doctor Who and Breakfast Time made here 1949 - 1992. BBC...
Architect. Brother of artist Tacita Dean. Grandson of film director Basil Dean.
Nurse, journalist, broadcaster, novelist and 'agony aunt'. Born Claire Berenice Chetwynd in London. Her early life was marred by the cruelty of her parents who put her in a psychiatric hospital wh...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Medicine, TV & Radio, Canada
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Actor. Born Liverpool. Married Mike Leigh. Has worked very successfully in the theatre, cinema, TV and radio.
The body that governs the London Fire Brigade, responsible to the Mayor of London.
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Born Wales. Studied at Oxford and entered the church. Married Elizabeth Pugh, the daughter of the family where he was working as tutor. Oxford Council Member and Canon of Llandaff Cathedral. H...
William Frederick Tyler was the third child of Alfred Tyler (1853-1900) and his first wife, Susan Tyler née Fenn (1852-1883). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1877 in the Hendon, Midd...
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