Maurice Cole (pianist) an avoidance of all posturing and pretentiousness (would that the same could be said for all other Bach players!)" Review of Cole's recording of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier book I in Gramophone Magazine, November 1962. Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme.
David Davis (broadcaster) of John de Riemer Phillp, joint proprietor of Dunchurch Hall, where Davis had taught. Barbara Sleigh was employed by "Children's Hour" at the time, and she resigned according to BBC policy against married couples working in the same department. She continued to work for radio as a freelance writer and became a well-known writer of children's fiction. David Davis (broadcaster) William Eric Davis (27 June 1908 – 29 April 1996), better known by his professional name David Davis, was a British radio executive and broadcaster (voice actor or storyteller). He was the head of the BBC "Children's Hour". Born in