List of directors of BBC Children's

The Director of BBC Children's is the current name for the Editorial Head of BBC Children's and Education; the post has had a variety of titles since the department's inception in 1950.

The position is line managed by Charlotte Moore.^[1]

Post Holder	Name of job title at time of appointment	Tenure
Patricia Hidalgo Reina[2]	Director of BBC Children's and Education	2020 - current
Alice Webb[3]	Director of BBC Children's	2015 - 2020
Kay Benbow	Acting Director of BBC Children's	2014 - 2015
Joe Godwin[4]	Director of BBC Children's	2009 - 2014
Richard Deverell	Director of BBC Children's	2006 - 2009
Alison Sharman	Controller, BBC Children's	2005 - 2006
Dorothy Prior	Controller, BBC Children's	2003 - 2005
Nigel Pickard	Controller, BBC Children's	2000 - 2003
Roy Thompson	Commissioner, BBC Children's	1997 - 2000
Lorraine Heggessey	Head of Children's Programmes	1997 - 1999
Anna Home	Head of Children's Programmes	1986 - 1997
Edward Barnes	Head of Children's Programmes	1978 - 1986
Monica Sims	Head of Children's Programmes	1967 - 1978
Doreen Stephens	Head of Family Programmes	1964 - 1967
Ursula Eason	Acting Head of Children's Programmes	1963 - 1964
Owen Reed	Head of Children's Programmes	1956 - 1963
Freda Lingstrom	Head of Children's Programmes	1951 - 1956
Richmond Postgate	Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes	1950 - 1951
Cecil Madden	Joint Acting Head of Children's Programmes	1950 - 1951

References

1. "Charlotte Moore". bbc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
2. "Patricia Hidalgo Reina appointed as the new Director of BBC Children's & Education". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
3. "BBC - Alice Webb named as Director, BBC Children's - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
4. Holmwood, Leigh (28 September 2009). "BBC promote Joe Godwin to director of children's". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2017.