BBC Two controllers

Alan Yentob (born March 11, 1947) is a British television executive. He was born in London. After initially joining the BBC as a trainee in the BBC World Service in 1968 he has spent his entire professional career with the Corporation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alan Yentob"

Aubrey Singer was the controller of BBC Two from 1974 until 1978. He replaced Robin Scott was replaced himself by Brian Wenham. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aubrey Singer"

Brian Wenham was the controller of BBC Two from 1978 until 1982. He replaced Aubrey Singer was replaced himself by Graeme MacDonald. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brian Wenham"

Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on May 8, 1926 in London, England) is the presenter of many ground-breaking and award winning BBC wildlife documentaries, and a former senior manager for the BBC. He has travelled widely, originally to collect animals for zoos. He is also an anthropologist and is on the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Attenborough"

Graeme MacDonald (sometimes credited as Graeme McDonald) was a British television producer and executive. Working for BBC Television from the early 1960s, he became a producer in the drama department, working particularly on anthology play series such as The Wednesday Play (for which he produced some of Dennis Potter's early work) and Theatre 625. In the 1970s he became the producer of the famous play strand Play for Today, the successor to The Wednesday Play, during which he worked on many acclaimed pieces, such as Jack Rosenthal's Bar Mitzvah Boy ( 1976). ...more on Wikipedia about "Graeme MacDonald"

Jane Root (born May 18 1957) was the controller of BBC Two from 1999 until 2004, when she left to work for Discovery Networks in the United States. She replaced Mark Thompson was replaced in turn by Roly Keating. She was the first woman ever to be a channel controller for the BBC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jane Root"

This article is about Mark Thompson, the director of the BBC. For other individuals with the same name, see Mark Thompson (disambiguation). Mark Thompson (born July 31 1957) is Director-General of the BBC, and a former chief executive of Channel 4. Born in London and brought up in Hertfordshire, he went to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and Merton College, Oxford, where he received a First in English. He now lives in Oxford with his American wife Jane, and has three children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Thompson"

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Michael Jackson (born February 11, 1958) is a British television executive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Jackson (TV)"

Michael Peacock (born 1929) was a British television executive, who from 1963 until the spring of 1965 was the first ever Controller of BBC Two, the Corporation's second television channel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Michael Peacock"

Robin Scott was the controller of BBC Two from 1969 until 1974. He replaced David Attenborough was replaced himself by Aubrey Singer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robin Scott (TV)"

Roly Keating is the current controller of British television channel BBC Two as of 2004. He succeeded Jane Root. Prior to this he had been the controller of digital television station BBC Four since its 2002 launch. He read classics at Balliol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roly Keating"

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