Aubrey Singer

Aubrey Singer

Aubrey Singer (21 January 1927 – 26 May 2007) was a British broadcasting executive. He was the controller of BBC Two from 1974 until 1978, who replaced Robin Scott and was replaced himself by Brian Wenham.

Prior to that appointment, he was head of the Features Group which included Science & Features, Arts Features, and General Features. This group made largely documentary programme material. Singer took the lead in finding international funding for very ambitious co-productions, leading to the so-called "Science Spectaculars" written by Nigel Calder, and then the 13-part "Mega-series" such as "Civilisation", "The Ascent of Man", and "Connections".

He was also largely responsible for the historic 1967 "Our World" global satellite broadcast, which featured The Beatles.

External links

* [http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/famousperson/singer/2570290 Aubrey Singer: Obituary]
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2588951.ece Aubrey Singer: Independent obituary]
* [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/bbc2/controllers.htm History of BBC2 Controllers by Ian Jones]


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