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  • Story: Popular Broadcaster

    <p><strong>Polly Elwes</strong> born <strong>Mary Freya Elwes</strong> <sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup><sup><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></sup> (29 February 1928 - 15 July 1987)<sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup> was a BBC Television in-vision announcer from 1957 to 1960. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama now a part of the University of London<sup><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></sup>.</p> <span class="mw-headline">Television career</span> <p>She became a reporter on the BBC news programme <em>Tonight</em> 1959 to 1962. Polly was also a panellist on BBC TV&#39;s <em>What&#39;s My Line?</em> from 1959/1960 and <em>Face The Music</em> from 1971 to 1974. She was a contributor to BBC TV programme <em>What&#39;s New?</em> in 1962-3.</p> <span class="mw-headline">Personal life</span> <p>She was married to BBC TV sports broadcaster Peter Dimmock (12 March 1960 - 15 July 1987) (her death)<sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup>. Their home in Campden Hill Gardens, Kensington, west London was featured in an article in Homes and Gardens magazine<sup><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></sup> in 1962<sup><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></sup>. They had one daughter, Amanda<sup><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></sup>.</p>

  • Story: Polly Elwes

    BBC TV in-vision announcer, 1957 to 1960; reporter, &#39;Tonight&#39; 1959 to 1962. Polly was also a panellist on BBC TV&#39;s &#39;What&#39;s My Line?&#39;, 1959/1960 and &#39;Face The Music&#39;, 1971 to 1974. She was a contributor to BBC Children&#39;s TV&#39;s &#39;What&#39;s New?&#39;, 1962/1963. She married sports broadcaster Peter Dimmock. <br><br>Polly died on 15 July 1987.

 
 
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