Sir Huw Wheldon
(1916-1986), Broadcaster and administratorSitter in 6 portraits
Broadcaster and television executive; Huw Wheldon joined the BBC in 1952 as publicity officer, moving on to become a senior producer. He presented the children's programme All Your Own (1952-61) and conducted interviews for Panorama but became particularly associated with Monitor (1957-64), a Sunday night arts programme which he hosted from 1958-65. In 1965 Wheldon was appointed Controller of Programmes, in 1968 he became Managing Director of Television and in 1976 was appointed Deputy Director-General. He returned to presenting with Royal Heritage (1977), timed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee in 1977. He was a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery for ten years from 1976.
by Gordon Stuart
oil on canvas, 1983
NPG 5847
Festival of Britain group, including Osbert Lancaster, Feliks Topolski and Sir Huw Wheldon
by Elsbeth R. Juda
modern bromide print, 1951
NPG x136298
by Bob Collins
bromide print, 1958
NPG x35160
Sir Huw Wheldon; Sir Michael Redgrave
by Bob Collins
bromide print, circa 1958
NPG x136741
Trustees and Senior Staff of the National Portrait Gallery
by Conrad Hafenrichter
bromide print, July 1984
NPG x129560
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Wynn Wheldon
14 October 2016, 12:32
A water colour preliminary study of the Gordon Stuart portrait is owned by Mr Wynn Wheldon; a bust by sculptor Jonah Jones is kept at the Royal television Society; an oil portrait by William Thomson, RA, has been loaned to the BBC. A photograph of Huw Wheldon by Snowdon is owned by Mr Wynn Wheldon.