Colin Chapman Death; Legend Lost Famous BBC broadcaster Colin Chapman dies at 87 amid touching tributes. New York Times and BBC hired the journalism legend. BBC TV, Sunday Times, Financial Times, and Observer employed the media veteran. Chapman did print and TV on three continents. Years of illness have plagued prolific author Chapman. Apparently he died over the weekend.
Chapman reported, edited, and produced TV on three continents. Added: “There will not be many journalists who have been both writers and executives in the print media, and also on-camera performers and senior managers in radio and television.” back on air Hit Tonight marks the BBC panel’s comeback after months.
All over BBC comedy cancelled after eight years as star begs ‘don’t make me create more’ The former Australian Outlook editor-at-large produced writings on worldwide elections this year. New York Times, Washington Post, and ABC employed him. Chapman covered 1960s Hong Kong terror attacks and African and Suez crises as a respected overseas correspondent and political analyst.
Three stays, the last in 2004, made him an Australian citizen. Chapman’s six-page BBC biography went to the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He became the broadcaster’s 1974 economics correspondent. He said Beeb “encouraged me to interpret economics very broadly”. “In my second year I was described as ‘the success story of BBC News’ by the editor,” said.
“In my fourth year, I was seconded to BBC Current Affairs to host The Money Programme weekly and BBC Radio 4’s Financial World Tonight three days a week. “The former gave me the opportunity for the first time to make long form documentaries.” Chapman claimed “memorable” videos included three weeks in Iran “when revolutionaries turned the oil tap off” during the Shah’s final days.
Two weeks under Brezhnev, he recorded at Lada’s Togliati auto plant in the Urals “looking at Soviet industry through the conflicting eyes of a left-wing shop steward and a yuppie manager from British Leyland, who we took with us”. He adds “There were also films in India, Greece, South Africa and Japan.”
