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Brian Redhead ( 28 December 1929 - 23 January 1994) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was probably best known as a co-presenter of The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 which he worked on from 1975 until 1993, shortly before his his death. He was a great lover and promoter of the city of Manchester where he lived and worked for many years.1 Biography
Brian Redhead was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was educated at Downing College, Cambridge.
His career in journalism started in 1954 as a journalist for the Manchester Guardian newspaper. Later in his career he worked as editor of the Manchester Evening News. He joined Today after being passed over for the editorship of The Guardian in favour of Peter Preston.
During his time on the Today programme, Redhead was famously accused of political bias by Conservative ChancellorThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. The third oldest major state office in Engl Nigel LawsonNigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby PC (born March 11 1932), British politician, was Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989. His tenure in that office was longer than that of any of his predecessors since David Lloyd George ( 1908, and in reply demanded that Lawson "apologise for daring to suggest that you know how I vote." He later had a similar set-to with Trade and Industry SecretaryThe President of the Board of Trade the title of a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. It is the secondary title of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry . The idea of a Board of Trade was first translated into action by Oliver Crom Peter LilleyThe Right Honourable Peter Lilley (born August 23, 1943) is a British MP. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans which was its predecessor seat. He served as Parliamentary Pr.
The death of Redhead's son in a car crash in 1982 led him to rediscover religious faith, and he became a confirmed member of the Church of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and is the mother branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. Christianity was planted in Britain in the first or second c. In the last years of his life there was some speculation after his retirement from Today he would train for ordination as an Anglican priestA priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. Priests have been known since the earliest times and in the simplest societies (see shama.
In 1993 his health started to fail and he was in pain on his left side and leg. He was thought to need hip surgery, but in fact had a ruptured appendixIn human anatomy, the vermiform appendix (or appendix is a blind ended tube connected to the cecum. It develops embryologically from the cecum. In adults, the appendix averages 10cm in length but can range from 2-20cm. While the base of the appendix is at which was leaking toxins, causing liver and kidney failure and other problems. He took leave from Today in early December, expecting to return after Christmas, but never returned, dying in January 1994.
2 Books by Brian Redhead
- Brian Redhead Manchester - a Celebration. André Deutsch Limited, London. BooksEnthsiast.com
- Brian Redhead Personal Perspectives. Haper Collins Publishers January, 1996 Hardcover BooksEnthsiast.com
- Brian Redhead Plato to NATO: Studies on political thought. Penguin Books 23 February, 1995 BooksEnthsiast.com
