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The Director of BBC Children's is the Editorial Head of BBC Children's and Education though the post has had a variety of titles since the department's inception in 1950.
The position is line managed by Charlotte Moore. [1]
Post Holder | Name of job title at time of appointment | Tenure |
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Patricia Hidalgo Reina [2] | Director of BBC Children's and Education | 2020 - current |
Alice Webb [3] | Director of BBC Children's | 2015 - 2020 |
Kay Benbow | Acting Director of BBC Children's | 2014 - 2015 |
Joe Godwin [4] | Director of BBC Children's | 2009 - 2014 |
Richard Deverell | Director of BBC Children's | 2006 - 2009 |
Alison Sharman | Controller, BBC Children's | 2005 - 2006 |
Dorothy Prior | Controller, BBC Children's | 2003 - 2005 |
Nigel Pickard | Controller, BBC Children's | 2000 - 2003 |
Roy Thompson | Commissioner, BBC Children's | 1997 - 2000 |
Lorraine Heggessey | Head of Children's Programmes | 1997 - 1999 |
Anna Home | Head of Children's Programmes | 1986 - 1997 |
Edward Barnes | Head of Children's Programmes | 1978 - 1986 |
Monica Sims | Head of Children's Programmes | 1967 - 1978 |
Doreen Stephens | Head of Family Programmes | 1964 - 1967 |
Ursula Eason | Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1963 - 1964 |
Owen Reed | Head of Children's Programmes | 1956 - 1963 |
Freda Lingstrom | Head of Children's Programmes | 1951 - 1956 |
Richmond Postgate | Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |
Cecil Madden | Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes | 1950 - 1951 |
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