Bridson, D. G.

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Dates:
Birth 1910-08-21
Death 1980-10-19
Active 1851
Active 1983
Birth 1910

Biographical notes:

Douglas Geoffrey Bridson (1910- 1980) was a writer, radio broadcaster, and producer.

From the guide to the Radio plays, 1951-1955., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Douglas Geoffrey Bridson (1910-1980) was a writer, radio broadcaster, and producer.

From the description of Radio plays, 1951-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82113733

Douglas Geoffrey Bridson, 1910-1980, began his career in 1933 as a free-lance radio writer and joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1935 as Feature Programmes Assistant in the North Region. He then moved to London in 1941 to become Overseas Features Editor, Assistant Head of Features following the War, and Programme Editor for Arts, Sciences, and Documentaries (Sound), from 1964-1967. In this latter position, Bridson was referred to as the cultural boss of the BBC. D.G. Bridson retired from the BBC in May 1969, after more than 35 years and 800 broadcasts that carried his name.

From the guide to the Bridson mss., 1934-1980, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly)

Radio producer and author.

From the description of Papers, 1943-1980. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 56083047

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Subjects:

  • Radio
  • Radio producers and directors
  • Radio plays
  • Radio plays
  • Radio plays

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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