John Morgan (British journalist)
John Morgan (1929–1988) was a Welsh journalist and broadcaster. Morgan worked for the BBC as a presenter on programmes such as Panorama,[1] and wrote for the New Statesman, The Spectator and The Sunday Times, among other publications.
Early life
[edit]Morgan was born in Treboeth, Swansea, grew up in Morriston and attended the University College of Swansea.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1961 he interviewed Aldous Huxley in a one-off TV film of the same name, about modern society, Christianity, his life in the USA, his friend D. H. Lawrence, and giving up the search for utopia.[3]
Morgan wrote the librettos for two television operas produced by HTV: Alun Hoddinott's The Magician (1976), and Norman Kay's A Christmas Carol (1978).[4]
When Morgan was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he made a film for the 4 episode Channel 4 series Concerning Cancer, documenting his experience.[5] His film titled The Enemy Within, won the 1989 Grierson Award for "Best Documentary."[6][7] A collection of his articles was published posthumously in 1993.
Works
[edit]- John Morgan's Wales (Christopher Davies, 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ "John Morgan". BBC Archive. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Meic Stephens (1998). The New Companion to the Literature of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 506. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
- ^ "Aldous Huxley". BBC Programme Index. 7 July 1961. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ National Library of Wales
- ^ "Concerning Cancer". BFI Collections. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "The Enemy Within (1989)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Past Awards: Grierson 1972-1999". The Grierson Trust. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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