Brian George Wenham (9 February 1937 – 8 May 1997) was the controller of

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from 1978 until 1982. He was known for having nurtured '' Not the Nine O'Clock News'', and coverage of

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and opera. He had been a senior producer for

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on '' News at Ten'' in the 1960s, moving to the BBC at the age of 32 to become the editor of ''

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'' in 1969.

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