Birt in a skirt?

Article Abstract:

Channel 4's director of programmes, Liz Forgan, 48, is predicted to be appointed deputy director-general of the BBC in 1993. She was born in Calcutta. She attended boarding schools including Benenden and went to Oxford in 1963, the same year as John Birt, director-general of the BBC. She made a career in journalism, becoming women's editor of the Guardian in 1978. She became a feminist and joined Channel 4 in 1981 as commissioning editor of factual output.

Officials and employees, Behavior, Channel Four Television Company Ltd., Forgan, Liz

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Surely not a skirt in the slips?

Article Abstract:

The decision to admit women represents a significant step forward, according to Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Secretary Roger Knight. The club will retain a small men-only bar, and Knight feels that this is not an unreasonable concession to the club members who were not in favour of admitting women. He points out that the waiting list for MCC membership is currently 18 years, so change will not come very rapidly.

Interview, Cricket clubs, Knight, Roger (maritime scholar)

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What about real life, Mr Birt?

Article Abstract:

The work of British film director Alan Clarke has been the subject of a retrospective at the 1998 Edinburgh Film Festival. Clarke's work portrays contemporary life and was mainly made for BBC television. It is argued that current trends away from such works of controversial topicality are the result of extensive audience surveys. Television channels are believed to fear offending their audiences.

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