{"product_id":"joan-gilbert-bbc-tv-ww2-presenter-picture-page-hand-signed-headed-paper-letter","title":"Joan Gilbert BBC TV WW2 Presenter Picture Page Hand Signed Headed Paper Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHAU1856  Antique 1950s hand signed letter from historic BBC broadcaster and presenter Joan Gilbert on her official headed paper even including her private phone number to a TV Times former editor (whose collection I am selling) . It is personally signed making this surely the greatest autograph opportunity you will find of Joan Gilbert, bar folded where originally posted (which is how I will send), and small paper clip impression is truly excellent condition.  Having the autograph on Joan Gilberts home headed paper is the ultimate for lifetime COA.  This letter is from 1956 and five years after she was presented the award for Television Personality Of The Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoan Gilbert (11 August 1906 – 29 January 1991) was an English television broadcaster, editor, and journalist who became one of the first major household names and stars of early British television. She joined the BBC in 1933 as a shorthand typist. She quickly showed a natural talent for production, becoming the personal assistant and secretary for the popular radio show In Town Tonight. When domestic television broadcasting was temporarily shut down during World War II, Gilbert worked for the BBC Overseas Unit, presenting radio programmes to boost the morale of British troops stationed abroad.  When television returned in 1946, she was appointed editor-in-chief of Picture Page, a highly popular topical magazine programme. Unable to find the perfect on-camera host, she famously stepped into the role herself. Her unpredictable and lively interview style made her a massive celebrity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56860296380742,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/20260627_021.jpg?v=1782579872","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/joan-gilbert-bbc-tv-ww2-presenter-picture-page-hand-signed-headed-paper-letter","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}