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]
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]