1917-2013 GB, Bloomsbury
Producer of Spoken Word, Brass, Folk and World
Charles Chilton MBE (15 June 1917 – 2 January 2013) was a BBC radio presenter, a writer and a producer. Born in Bloomsbury in London, England, he never knew his father – who was killed during the First World War – and when he was six his mother died as a result of having a botched abortion, with the result that Chilton was brought up by his grandmother. He was educated at St. Pancras Church of England School.He was presented with an MBE for his services to the radio by the Queen Mother (the Queen was abroad at the time) in 1976, a year before retiring from the BBC after 46 years.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Journey Into Space: The World In Peril | Charles Chilton | 2011 | Album |
Journey Into Space: The Red Planet | Charles Chilton | 2011 | Album |
The Blue And The Grey - Songs From The American Civil War | Charles Chilton Presents The Lansdowne Light Orchestra and The George Mitchell Singers | 1970 | Album |