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Hugh Greene

1910 - 1987

After a career as a foreign correspondent in several European countries, Hugh Greene joined the BBC in 1940 as Head of the German Service, a post he held throughout the war. After the war, he became successively Controller of Broadcasting in the British Zone of Germany, Head of the BBC East European Service, and Head of the Emergency Information Services in Malaya. In 1960 he was made Director-General of the BBC. Books to his credit include The Spy's Bedside Book, written in collaboration with his brother, Graham Greene, and The Third Floor Front: A View of Broadcasting in the Sixties.

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  • Cover of: The Spy's bedside book: an anthology

    First published in 1957 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition spysbedsidebook00grah Cover of edition spysbedsidebooka00gree
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  • Cover of: The American Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    First published in 1976 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition americanrivalsof00gree
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    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1974 2 editions
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    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: More rivals of Sherlock Holmes: cosmopolitan crimes

    First published in 1971 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: B.B.C. as a public service: three speeches by H. Carleton Greene, Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

    First published in 1960 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1965 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1973 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The future of broadcasting in Britain.

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  • Cover of: Future prospects in broadcasting: the sixth Bishop Bell memorial lecture given to the Workers'Educational Association, West Sussex Federation, Chichester, 30 April, 1963.

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: What price culture?: An examination of broadcasting finance

    First published in 1966 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: What price culture? An examination of broadcasting finance: addressto! the Association for Literature and Art (Verein fur̈ Literatur und Kunst) in Duisburg, Germany, on 11 October 1966.

    First published in 1966 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1985 1 edition in 1 language
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    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Spione: tatsächliche und erdichtete Spionageaffären und -geschichten : von und mit J.W. von Goethe ...

    First published in 1961 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Tatsächliche und erdichtete Spionagegeschichten, -fälle und -affairen

    First published in 1975 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
British Broadcasting Corporation, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, Espionage, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Spy stories, Children's fiction, Radio broadcasting, Spies, Television broadcasting, Addresses, essays, lectures, American Detective and mystery stories, American Spy stories, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Detective Fiction, English Spy stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), Geographical Names, Secret service, anthology, short stories
Places
British Antarctic Territory, Great Britain
People
Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin, Cinderella, Godahl, Lamson, Lamson's cook
Time
1900s, 1910s

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  • Greene, Hugh Sir.
  • Sir Hugh Greene

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July 14, 2022 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Added publisher's biographical note
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
January 24, 2019 Edited by Lisa Edited without comment.
June 29, 2014 Edited by Tzebiyah merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import