Mollie Lee
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Mollie Lee was a BBC Radio presenter, known for her appearances on Woman's Hour, and novelist, under the name Mollie Hales.[1]
Life
She studied journalism at University of London and Russian at the School of Slavonic Studies.[1] During that period, she undertook an internship at the Chatham Observer.[1] She joined the BBC's Balkan service during World War II,[1] transferring to its new Russian Service after the war.[1] From there she moved to Woman's Hour, in 1957.[1][2] While working for Woman's Hour, she was able to visit Russia for the first time.[1]
Lee edited a series of BBC books featuring items from Woman's Hour.
She appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 1971.[1]
She was married, with one daughter.[1]
Bibliography
- Lee, Mollie, ed. (1967). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563073246.
- Lee, Mollie, ed. (1969). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Second Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563090892.
- Lee, Mollie, ed. (1971). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Third Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563120001.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Mollie Lee". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Chignell, H. (2 September 2011). Public Issue Radio: Talks, News and Current Affairs in the Twentieth Century. Springer. ISBN 9780230346451.
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