Nancy Thomas (23 August 1918 – 7 January 2015) was a British television producer known for her work within the Talks Department of BBC Television.

Thomas was born in Ranikhet, British India, to Charles D'Arcy Bingham and Bertha (née Birkbeck).[1] Her father had been stationed as an army colonel in Ranikhet, a hill station located in the present-day state of Uttarakhand.[1] She was sent back to the United Kingdom as a child, where she lived with relatives and attended the Berkhamsted School for Girls in Hertfordshire.[1] After leaving school she trained and worked as a shorthand typist, and in 1935 joined the National Gallery in London where she worked for Kenneth Clark, then its director.[2]

Thomas was among the few women who worked in production at the BBC's Lime Grove Studios during the 1950s.[2] Thomas produced programming presented by David Attenborough and Huw Wheldon.[1] Thomas was known for her work with the BBC's arts programming, especially Monitor, which Wheldon edited, contributing pieces on art, architecture, and sculpture.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 James, Anne (15 January 2015). "Nancy Thomas obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Bernard Adams "Nancy Thomas: Producer and director who overcame prejudice to establish a career at the BBC that lasted for more than three decades", The Independent, 6 February 2015
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