First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6" he was an imposing man with a great talent for managing and leading organisations. He played an important role in the D-Day landings but was disappointed that Churchill did not give him more to do in the war and despite his successes at the BBC, looking back on his life he felt he had achieved very little compared with what he could have done. Died in Edinburgh after a fall.
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Lord Reith of Stonehaven, Sir John Reith
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Lord Reith - SW1
Lord Reith, 1889 - 1971, first Director-General of the BBC, lived here, 1924 ...
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Alan Blumlein
Electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most si...
1 memorial
Tommy Handley
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1 memorial
Anthony Adolph
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1 memorial
Harry Worth
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3 memorials
Fleabag
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1 memorial
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