Mollie Lee

Mollie Lee was a BBC Radio presenter, known for her appearances on Woman's Hour, and novelist, under the name Mollie Hales.[1]

This article is about the BBC Radio presenter. For the American librarian, see Mollie Huston Lee.

Mollie Lee
Alma mater
OccupationRadio personality 

Life

She studied journalism at University of London and Russian at the School of Slavonic Studies.[1] During that period, she undertook an internship at the Chatham Observer.[1] She joined the BBC's Balkan service during World War II,[1] transferring to its new Russian Service after the war.[1] From there she moved to Woman's Hour, in 1957.[1][2] While working for Woman's Hour, she was able to visit Russia for the first time.[1]

Lee edited a series of BBC books featuring items from Woman's Hour.

She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 1971.[1]

She was married, with one daughter.[1]

Bibliography
  • Lee, Mollie, ed. (1967). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563073246.
  • Lee, Mollie, ed. (1969). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Second Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563090892.
  • Lee, Mollie, ed. (1971). BBC Radio Woman's Hour: A Third Selection. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563120001.

References
  1. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Mollie Lee". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. Chignell, H. (2 September 2011). Public Issue Radio: Talks, News and Current Affairs in the Twentieth Century. Springer. ISBN 9780230346451.
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