John Morgan (British journalist) explained
John Morgan (1929–1988) was a Welsh journalist and broadcaster. Morgan worked for the BBC as a presenter on programmes such as Panorama,[1] and wrote for the New Statesman, The Spectator and The Sunday Times, among other publications.
Early life
Morgan was born in Treboeth, Swansea, and attended the University College of Swansea.[2]
Career
In 1961 he interviewed Aldous Huxley in a one-off TV film of the same name, about modern society, Christianity, his life in the USA, his friend D. H. Lawrence, and giving up the search for utopia.[3]
When Morgan was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he made a film for the 4 episode Channel 4 series Concerning Cancer, documenting his experience.[4] His film titled The Enemy Within, won the 1989 Grierson Award for "Best Documentary."[5] [6] A collection of his articles was published posthumously in 1993.
Works
- John Morgan's Wales (Christopher Davies, 1993)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: John Morgan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422195716/https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/people/57/01.shtml . 22 April 2019 . 2 November 2011 . BBC Archive.
- Book: Meic Stephens. The New Companion to the Literature of Wales. 1998. University of Wales Press. 978-0-7083-1383-1. 506.
- Web site: 7 July 1961 . Aldous Huxley . 7 July 2023 . BBC Programme Index.
- Web site: Concerning Cancer . 3 July 2023 . BFI Collections.
- Web site: The Enemy Within (1989) . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620135843/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b794396e1 . dead . 20 June 2021 . 2023-07-03 . BFI . en.
- Web site: Past Awards: Grierson 1972-1999 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225090612/https://www.griersontrust.org/past-awards/grierson-1972-1999.html . 25 February 2015 . 2 November 2011 . The Grierson Trust.