Thomas Alan Margerison (13 November 1923 – 25 February 2014) was a British science

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, author, and broadcaster who founded the magazine ''

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'' in 1956. He was a science correspondent for ''

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'', which he joined in 1961.

Biography

Margerison partnered David Frost to form what became

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(LWT), a new ITV contractor from August 1968. He was LWT's first deputy managing director, becoming both chairman and chief executive of the company within two years. Margerison left LWT in 1971. He served as the chairman of

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from 1971 to 1975. Margerison died on 25 February 2014, aged 90. He was survived by his partner, journalist

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, with whom he had lived since the mid-1980s, by their daughter, Sophia Margerison, and by Peter and Angus, his two sons by his ex-wife Pamela Margerison (née Tilbrook). His ashes are buried on the east side of

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