BBC producer Mike Hill, 84

Posted: Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 11:50 pm

Mike Hill was a much-liked and sometimes quirky presence at BBC television in a golden period of its satirical — and serious talk show — heyday.

He was the deputy to Rowan Ayers for the groundbreaking Late-Night Line-up presented by Joan Bakewell and Michael Dean, and went on to be executive producer of a late-night discussion programme Up Sunday in 1972-73 which featured a glittering array of talkers and performers, including John Wells, John Bird, John Fortune, Eleanor Bron, Barry Humpries, Clive James, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. …

Michael Hill, BBC producer and writer, was born on June 17, 1923. He died on March 16, 2008, aged 84 … Read full obituary