PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
John Willis is one of Britain's best known television executives. He is former director of programmes at Channel 4 and director of factual and learning at the BBC. He was vice president for national programs at WGBH Boston. In 2012 he was elected chair of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). He was educated at Eltham College and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge where he read History. He started his career as a documentary maker and won a string of awards for his films including Johnny Go Home; Alice: A Fight for Life, Rampton: The Secret Hospital; and First Tuesday: Return to Nagasaki. He was Chief Executive of Mentorn Media - producers of Question Time for the BBC - and he now chairs the board of governors at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He divides his time between London and Norfolk.
'A worthy memorial to these young heroes and the modest intelligence officer who recorded their triumphs and tragedies...deft and gripping.' Jewish Chronicle 'I must really recommend this book. Very moving and a rather special insight.' Dr Helen Doe, historian 'Rare insight into World War Two' RAF News 'Moving letters' Sunday Telegraph
