Peter Dimmock

Peter Harold Dimmock, CVO, CBE (6 December 1920 – 20 November 2015) was a British sports broadcaster and senior television executive during its formative years in the 1950s. He was the first host of the BBC's long-running Grandstand and of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.

Early life and career

Born in London, Dimmock attended Dulwich College and a finishing establishment in France. At the outbreak of war he joined the Royal Army Service Corps, a territorial unit. He was called up only two months later to serve in France during the retreat from Dunkirk. In March 1941 he was allowed to transfer into the Royal Air Force and qualified as a Pilot Officer. Then in 1943 he became a flying instructor on Tiger Moth and Miles Magister trainers with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. In February 1944 he was appointed as a staff officer at the Air Ministry. After demobilisation he joined the Press Association and later the BBC in March 1946, around the time the television service was revived, as the head of the service's outside broadcasts.

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Deliver us from this absurd landmark luxury

The Times/The Sunday Times 23 Feb 2024
Was it a giant telegraph pole of some sort? A thing for beaming black-and-white television shows around the country (Grandstand with Peter Dimmock, William Hartnell as the Doctor) and connecting ...

Angela Rippon, 79, says she feels like she has

The Daily Mail 21 Nov 2023
The legendary broadcaster, 79, became the eighth star to leave the BBC dancing show on Sunday ... Time up ... Incredible ... Wow ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... .

Strictly fans notice Anton Du Beke

The Daily Mail 19 Nov 2023
She performed the American Smooth to Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald alongside professional partner Kai Widdrington ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... .

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 results: Angela Rippon is the eighth celebrity to leave the show after...

The Daily Mail 19 Nov 2023
Angela faced Bobby Brazier in the tense dance off as both stars tried to impress the judges one final time ... It's over ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... .

Strictly Come Dancing fans left furious as Bobby Brazier finds himself in the bottom two...

The Daily Mail 19 Nov 2023
Strictly Come Dancing fans were furious on Sunday after learning Bobby Brazier was in the bottom two ... Angry ... Tense ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... Wow ... .

Angela Rippon makes her Tower Ballroom return in a full circle moment after two consecutive dances...

The Daily Mail 18 Nov 2023
She's back ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... Come Dancing ended in 1998 ... Judge Craig Revel Horwood said ... While Shirley said ... Wow ... Perfromance ... Oops ... Drama ... .

Angela Rippon is back in Blackpool! Strictly star, 79, channels one of her Come Dancing ...

The Daily Mail 16 Nov 2023
Angela wrapped up warm in the eye-catching trench coat as she was spotted out and about filming ... All smiles ... The first Come Dancing programme was aired in 1950 and presented by Peter Dimmock, with Leslie Mitchell as the master of ceremonies ... Amazing ... .

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: With little prospect of Huw Edwards returning, there are sighs of relief at...

The Daily Mail 08 Nov 2023
With little prospect of him returning, there are sighs of relief at Buckingham Palace that he wasn't awarded a Royal Victorian Order ... Previous royal commentators Peter Dimmock, Tom Fleming and Sir Antony Jay all got CVOs ... .
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