Richard Frederick Dimbleby
(1913-1965), Journalist and radio and television broadcasterSitter in 6 portraits
Born in Richmond, Surrey, Dimbleby left school aged eighteen to work for the family newspaper, The Richmond and Twickenham Times. He joined the BBC in 1936 as its first news observer. In 1939 Dimbleby became the BBC's first war correspondent and accompanied the British Expeditionary Force to France. In 1945, he broadcast the first reports from Belsen concentration camp. He left the BBC in 1946 and became a roving reporter on Down Your Way and gave commentaries on many state occasions. Dimbleby presented the current affairs television programme Panorama from its launch in 1955.
Related People
- David Dimbleby (son)
- Dilys Violet Constance Dimbleby (née Thomas) (wife)
- Jonathan Dimbleby (son)
- Nicholas Dimbleby (son)
- Sally Dimbleby (daughter)
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Great-british
29 August 2017, 22:05
Nicholas Dimbleby is the other son in the group photograph.