Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley

November 25, 2025 - He subsequently joined Times Newspapers as chief executive and managing director, a post he held from 1971 to 1980. In 1986 he was appointed as Chairman of the BBC, upon the death of Stuart Young, thanks in part to his close connections to the ruling Conservatives.

February 3, 2022 - Marmaduke James Hussey, as he was born, was generally known as "Duke" but was called "Dukey" by family and friends at his own request, a cloying soubriquet for a man of six feet five inches and 17 stone.

November 24, 2022 - Among those who opposed broadcasting the interview was Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, who was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC at the time. Baron Hussey, portrayed on screen by Richard Cordery, was a staunch royalist ...

He was married to Lady Susan Hussey. He died on 27 December 2006 in London, UK. ... Former chief executive of Times newspapers made chairman of the board of governors of the BBC by PM Margaret Thatcher in 1986.

July 1, 2020 - His time at the BBC was only a small part of his long-standing dedication to public service." Lord Hussey - who lost a leg after he was seriously wounded in the second world war - was appointed chairman in 1986 to "sort out" the BBC.

August 11, 2016 - Marmaduke Hussey, whose 10-year reign as BBC chairman was dominated by clashes with the Tory government, Labour opposition and his three director generals, has died aged 83.

January 21, 2007 - Former BBC chairman Marmaduke Hussey, who led the broadcaster through a period when it was attacked for a perceived left-wing bias, has died aged 83.

He was married to Lady Susan Hussey. He died on December 27, 2006 in London, UK. ... Former chief executive of Times newspapers made chairman of the board of governors of the BBC by PM Margaret Thatcher in 1986.

June 20, 2021 - Former BBC chairman Marmaduke Hussey expressed serious misgivings about Martin Bashir's honesty during his exit interview 25 years ago.

Marmaduke Hussey was BBC chairman from 1986 to 1996.

Download this stock image: BBC Chairman Marmaduke Hussey outside the Royal Society, London before making a speech about the possible threat to the BBC's editorial independence from the new Broadcasting Standards Commission.

February 19, 2011 - Lord Marmaduke Hussey, who spent a decade as chairman of the BBC, positioning it for the digital era, died Wednesday. He was 83.

April 13, 2012 - The former chairman of the BBC, Marmaduke Hussey, has died at the age of 83.

Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley (29 August 1923 – 27 December 2006), known as Duke Hussey, was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1986 to 1996, serving two terms in that role.

December 1, 2022 - He was known to be a Prince Charles 'loyalist' and had close links to the Royal Family as his wife was a lady-in-waiting to the Queen. Marmaduke Hussey (pictured with Princess Diana in 1992), former chairman of the BBC, passed away in 2006

Marmaduke Hussey, chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC since 1986.

Chairman of the board of govenors of the BBC, Marmaduke Hussey , in London in 1986.

Marmaduke James Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, known as Duke Hussey, was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1986 to 1996, serving two te...

Download this stock image: Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, also known as Duke Hussey, outside Bush House in London. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC between 1986 and 1996. - 2BHTXY8 from Alamy's library of ...