Dilys Breese | |
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Born |
Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire, Wale | 2 June 1932
Died | 22 August 2007 | (aged 75)
Resting place | Churchyard, West Kington, Wiltshire |
Education | Oswestry Girls' High School |
Alma mater | St Andrews |
Occupation | Television producer |
Employer | BBC |
Known for | Wildlife documentaries |
Awards | Golden Jubilee Medal (BTO) |
Dilys Breese (born 2 June 1932, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; [1] died 22 August 2007 [1] [2]) was a Welsh ornithologist and television producer of natural history programmes for the BBC. [3] She worked for the British Trust for Ornithology, who commemorate her contribution by awarding the Dilys Breese Medal, funded by her bequest to them. [2]
Breese was brought up in Wales, [3] she was educated at Oswestry Girls' High School, [1] then graduated from St Andrews in 1954, [1] with an MA in English Literature and Language. [3]
After graduation, she applied for a position as a trainee studio manager with BBC radio. [3] While working on shows like Woman's Hour she developed an interest in natural history, [3] and by 1970 was producing the majority of BBC Bristol's natural history output, [3] with presenter Derek Jones. [3] With Jones, she created the successful radio series The Living World and Wildlife. [3]
In 1970, Breese joined the BBC Natural History Unit, [3] where she produced television shows including The World About Us, Wildlife on One and The Natural World. [3]
She left the BBC in 1991 [3] and set up her own company, Kestrel Productions, [3] making several short programmes until deteriorating health prevented her from working. [3]
Breese became a council member of the British Trust for Ornithology in 1973 [3] and was its Honorary Secretary from 1998 to 2001. [3] She chaired the working group developing 'Garden BirdWatch', which has since become the largest year-round citizen science project in the world. [1] In 1983, she was the first recipient of the BTO's Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to the Trust. [1] [3]
Dilys Breese | |
---|---|
Born |
Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire, Wale | 2 June 1932
Died | 22 August 2007 | (aged 75)
Resting place | Churchyard, West Kington, Wiltshire |
Education | Oswestry Girls' High School |
Alma mater | St Andrews |
Occupation | Television producer |
Employer | BBC |
Known for | Wildlife documentaries |
Awards | Golden Jubilee Medal (BTO) |
Dilys Breese (born 2 June 1932, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; [1] died 22 August 2007 [1] [2]) was a Welsh ornithologist and television producer of natural history programmes for the BBC. [3] She worked for the British Trust for Ornithology, who commemorate her contribution by awarding the Dilys Breese Medal, funded by her bequest to them. [2]
Breese was brought up in Wales, [3] she was educated at Oswestry Girls' High School, [1] then graduated from St Andrews in 1954, [1] with an MA in English Literature and Language. [3]
After graduation, she applied for a position as a trainee studio manager with BBC radio. [3] While working on shows like Woman's Hour she developed an interest in natural history, [3] and by 1970 was producing the majority of BBC Bristol's natural history output, [3] with presenter Derek Jones. [3] With Jones, she created the successful radio series The Living World and Wildlife. [3]
In 1970, Breese joined the BBC Natural History Unit, [3] where she produced television shows including The World About Us, Wildlife on One and The Natural World. [3]
She left the BBC in 1991 [3] and set up her own company, Kestrel Productions, [3] making several short programmes until deteriorating health prevented her from working. [3]
Breese became a council member of the British Trust for Ornithology in 1973 [3] and was its Honorary Secretary from 1998 to 2001. [3] She chaired the working group developing 'Garden BirdWatch', which has since become the largest year-round citizen science project in the world. [1] In 1983, she was the first recipient of the BTO's Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to the Trust. [1] [3]