List of BBC Heads of Light Entertainment
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The following is a list of the television and radio Heads of Light Entertainment of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Head of Light Entertainment (1948–20??)
| # | Name | Tenure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hilyard | 1948–1952 | [1] |
| 2 | Ronnie Waldman | 1952–1958 | [1][2] |
| 3 | Eric Maschwitz | 1958–1961 | [1][3] |
| 4 | Tom Sloan | 1961–1970 | [3][4] |
| 5 | Bill Cotton | 1970–1977 | [5] |
| 6 | James Gilbert | 1977–1982 | [6] |
| 7 | John Howard Davies | 1982–1985 | [7] |
| (?) | |||
| (?) | Jim Moir | 1987–1993 | [8] |
| (?) | Michael Leggo | 1994–1999 | [9] |
| (?) | David Young | 1999–2001 | [9][10] |
| (?) | Jonathan Glazier | 2001[a] | [11] |
| (?) | Wayne Garvie | 2001–2005 | [12][13] |
Head of Radio Light Entertainment (1933–20??)
Before the start of Roy Rich's tenure, the members were known as the Heads of Variety.[14]
| # | Name | Tenure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Maschwitz | 1933–1937 | [15][16] |
| 2 | John Watt | 1937–1945 | [16][17] |
| 3 | Michael Standing | 1945–1952 | [18] |
| 4 | Pat Hilyard | 1952–1964 | [19][20] |
| 5 | Roy Rich | 1964–1967 | [14][19] |
| 6 | Con Mahoney | 1967–1978 | [14][19][21] |
| 7 | David Hatch | 1978–1980 | [21][22] |
| 8 | Bobby Jaye | 1981–1985 | [23] |
| 9 | Martin Fisher | 1985– | [24][25] |
| (?) | Jonathan James-Moore | 1991–1999 | [26][27] |
| (?) | |||
| (?) | Paul Schlesinger | c. 2006 | [28] |