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Scottish educationist and broadcasting executive

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About Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville, OBE (1 November 1897 – 1 September 1963) was the first Director of Schools Broadcasting at the BBC (1925–1949). She pioneered their school broadcasting program in the 1930s and 1940s, and later served as controller of the BBC Talks division.

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pedagogue, broadcasting executive

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United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, New Zealand

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November 1, 1897

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September 1, 1963

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