Peter John Gibson Horrocks CBE[1] (born 8 October 1959) is a broadcast executive and a former Vice-Chancellor (chief executive) of The Open University. He was educated at the independent King's College School in Wimbledon and at Christ's College, Cambridge. He was previously director of the BBC World Service Group.
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Peter John Gibson Horrocks CBE (born 8 October 1959) is a broadcast executive and a former Vice-Chancellor (chief executive) of The Open University. He...
"balanced British view" of international developments. Former director PeterHorrocks visualised the organisation as fighting an "information war" of soft...
(2011–2015). Horrocks was born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, the daughter of Barbara (née Ashworth), a hospital worker, and John Horrocks, a sales representative...
identified Horrocks as one of his most able officers, appointing him to corps commands in both North Africa and Europe. In 1943, Horrocks was seriously...
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multimedia programme making department. BBC World Service director PeterHorrocks said that the changes would achieve efficiency at a time of cost-cutting...
accused the Iranian Government of jamming its broadcasts to the country. PeterHorrocks said audiences in Iran, the Middle East and Europe had been affected...
in its main bulletins, waiting until day 18 to mention the issue and PeterHorrocks of the BBC apologised for the organisation's further failings. Although...
original on 20 October 2006. Presenter:Raymond Snoddy, Interviewee: PeterHorrocks (30 October 2006). "NewsWatch". NewsWatch. London, UK. BBC. BBC 1, BBC...
approved by her immediate manager, the head of BBC Television News PeterHorrocks, but the decision was subsequently overturned by his superior, the BBC...
norms of objectivity comes from within news organizations as well. Said PeterHorrocks, head of television news at BBC: "The days of middle-of-the-road, balancing...
of BBC radio and TV. In April 2009, the departing head of BBC News, PeterHorrocks, was quoted as saying: "I regret the way some viewed her departure....
Gardam (1990–1993) PeterHorrocks (1994–1997) Sian Kevill (1998–2001) George Entwistle (2001–2004) Peter Barron (2004–2008) Peter Rippon (2008–2012) Ian...
were prosperous farmers and merchants, and Horrocks was probably a tutor for the Stones' children. Horrocks was the first to demonstrate that the Moon...
United Kingdom Original language English Production Executive producers PeterHorrocks Leanne Klein Producer Simon Finch Editors Horacio Queiro Simon Greenwood...
accused the Iranian Government of jamming its broadcasts to the country. PeterHorrocks said audiences in Iran, the Middle East, and Europe had been affected...
pro-Louise Woodward stance. In November 2005 the then head of BBC News, PeterHorrocks, acknowledged that Sky News remained the first choice for "key opinion...
launched on 10 March 2003, the BBC's then head of Current Affairs, PeterHorrocks, called it "a valuable addition to our story telling capacity – popular...
London bombings of 7 July. It was ultimately aired in December, followed by Peter Taylor's The New Al-Qaeda under the billing of a counter-argument to Curtis...
2007 Edinburgh International Television Festival, PeterHorrocks, the head of television news, and Peter Barron, the editor of Newsnight, said that the BBC...
and producer 1959 – Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer 1959 – PeterHorrocks, English journalist and producer 1959 – Mike Morgan, American baseball...
Comics. In an interview with Comics Bulletin, Horrocks claimed that his first words were 'Donald Duck'. Horrocks has been involved in the New Zealand comic...
Hanging Rock Greg Bell and Don Connolly 1977 (31st) A Bridge Too Far PeterHorrocks, Gerry Humphreys, Simon Kaye, Robin O'Donoghue and Les Wiggins Network...
generation and news manipulation, has been a disgrace to the British media." PeterHorrocks, the head of BBC TV News, denied claims in September 2007 that the BBC...