The death of Stuart Hood was announced recently. He died in January.

An obituary for him may be found here..


"When Greene became director-general in 1960, Hood was promoted to controller of programmes, television, and played a key role in helping shred the BBC's reputation as "Auntie". On his watch, the police drama Z-Cars (1962-78) and the satire of That Was the Week That Was (1962-63), with David Frost and Bernard Levin, came to the screen. Children's programmes were overhauled, with Blue Peter (running since 1958) showing teatime viewers a wider view of the world, and Doctor Who (1963 onwards) taking them into new dimensions. The first regular female national newsreader – Nan Winton – appeared in 1960, and the launch of BBC2 in April 1964 expanded television's programming range."  

Obituary by Brian Winston

From "The Guardian" 22/12/2011