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Jun 13, 2024 · Helen Boaden is the director of BBC Radio. She spent many years as a journalist in radio and television before moving into senior editorial and executive positions. She was controller of Radio 4 (2000-2004) before becoming director of BBC News (2004-2013), and director of BBC Radio (2013-2017).
2 days ago · Helen Boaden, controller of Radio 4, said: "She was an inspired radio producer whose work was creative, funny and subversive. She was also an inspiring person whom we loved. We will miss her...
4 days ago · After a period of suspension in late 2012, Helen Boaden ceased to be the Director of BBC News. On 16 April 2013, incoming BBC Director-General Tony Hall named James Harding, a former editor of The Times of London newspaper as Director of News and Current Affairs.
Jun 27, 2024 · Alan Johnson – Death on the Thames with Helen Boaden. Helen Boaden opened the discussion by questioning Alan Johnson about the background to his new novel. She was intrigued by the female police officer, Louise Mangan, and why he wanted to put a woman in such a prominent, heroic position.
Jun 11, 2024 · helen boaden "VLV fulfils the function of holding ministers and people in Parliament who take an interest in these matters to account. They cover a range of topics of ongoing interest, particularly over the role of PSBs and the BBC, but also how the constant march of technology is throwing up new regulatory challenges which we wouldn ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Interviewed collectively under the title of The Power of Love, Helen Boaden opened by asking Jenny about the flying element of her latest novel. The inspiration came through reading a pilot’s memoirs and then giving her lead character an obsession with flying.
Jun 11, 2024 · On Sunday morning I was interviewed by Helen Boaden, who spent 34 years doing great things at the BBC. She’s a cracking interviewer and had me talking about aspects of ‘Death on the Thames’ that I hardly realised were there.
