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'''Francis Frederick Worsley''' (2 June 1902 – 15 September 1949) was a radio producer for the [[BBC]] who was known for producing the radio comedy series ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA) from 1939 to 1949. As a young man, he was briefly a first-class cricketer.
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'''Francis Frederick Worsley''' (2 June 1902 &ndash; 15 September 1949) was a radio producer for the [[w:BBC|BBC]] who was known for producing the radio comedy series ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA) from 1939 to 1949. As a young man, he was briefly a first-class cricketer.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Worsley was educated at [[Brighton College]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]].<ref name=to>"Obituary: Mr Francis Worsley", ''The Times'', 16 September 1949, p. 7</ref> He was a talented cricketer as a schoolboy and during [[Summer vacation#United Kingdom|summer holidays]] he played for [[Cardiff Cricket Club]], as a result of which he was selected by [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] twice in the 1922 and 1923 seasons.<ref>Haigh, p. 147</ref> On coming down from Oxford he entered the Colonial Education Service and worked in the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], but within two years his health obliged him to resign.<ref name=to/>
Worsley was educated at [[w:Brighton College|Brighton College]] and [[w:Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]].<ref name=to>"Obituary: Mr Francis Worsley", ''The Times'', 16 September 1949, p. 7</ref> He was a talented cricketer as a schoolboy and during [[w:Summer vacation#United Kingdom|summer holidays]] he played for [[w:Cardiff Cricket Club|Cardiff Cricket Club]], as a result of which he was selected by [[w:Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] twice in the 1922 and 1923 seasons.<ref>Haigh, p. 147</ref> On coming down from Oxford he entered the Colonial Education Service and worked in the [[w:Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], but within two years his health obliged him to resign.<ref name=to/>


In 1928, Worsley joined the [[BBC]] as an assistant in its talks department at Cardiff, and later worked in the corporation's outside broadcasts department and as programme director of the West Region, before joining the variety department in 1938.<ref name=to/> With the comedian [[Tommy Handley]] and the scriptwriter [[Ted Kavanagh]], Worsley devised the radio programme ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA), which ran from 1939 until the sudden death of its star, Handley, in January 1949.<ref name=to/> Worsley was then appointed to take charge of staff training within the BBC.<ref name=to/>
In 1928, Worsley joined the [[w:BBC|BBC]] as an assistant in its talks department at Cardiff, and later worked in the corporation's outside broadcasts department and as programme director of the West Region, before joining the variety department in 1938.<ref name=to/> With the comedian [[Tommy Handley]] and the scriptwriter [[Ted Kavanagh]], Worsley devised the radio programme ''[[It's That Man Again]]'' (ITMA), which ran from 1939 until the sudden death of its star, Handley, in January 1949.<ref name=to/> Worsley was then appointed to take charge of staff training within the BBC.<ref name=to/>


Worsley died in hospital in London on 15 September 1949.<ref name=to/> He was survived by a widow and a son.<ref name=to/>
Worsley died in hospital in London on 15 September 1949.<ref name=to/> He was survived by a widow and a son.<ref name=to/>

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Francis Worsley
Black and white photo of a middle-aged mustached man smoking a pipe.
Born
Francis Frederick Worsley
Died
London
OccupationRadio producer
Notable workIt's That Man Again

Francis Frederick Worsley (2 June 1902 – 15 September 1949) was a radio producer for the BBC who was known for producing the radio comedy series It's That Man Again (ITMA) from 1939 to 1949. As a young man, he was briefly a first-class cricketer.

Life and career

Worsley was educated at Brighton College and Balliol College.[1] He was a talented cricketer as a schoolboy and during summer holidays he played for Cardiff Cricket Club, as a result of which he was selected by Glamorgan twice in the 1922 and 1923 seasons.[2] On coming down from Oxford he entered the Colonial Education Service and worked in the Gold Coast, but within two years his health obliged him to resign.[1]

In 1928, Worsley joined the BBC as an assistant in its talks department at Cardiff, and later worked in the corporation's outside broadcasts department and as programme director of the West Region, before joining the variety department in 1938.[1] With the comedian Tommy Handley and the scriptwriter Ted Kavanagh, Worsley devised the radio programme It's That Man Again (ITMA), which ran from 1939 until the sudden death of its star, Handley, in January 1949.[1] Worsley was then appointed to take charge of staff training within the BBC.[1]

Worsley died in hospital in London on 15 September 1949.[1] He was survived by a widow and a son.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Mr Francis Worsley", The Times, 16 September 1949, p. 7
  2. ^ Haigh, p. 147

Sources

  • Haigh, G. (ed.) (2006) Peter the Lord's Cat, Aurum Press: London. ISBN 1-84513-163-0.

External links

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