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 ITNonNews 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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