Derek Chinnery

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Derek Chinnery was the controller of BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1985. He took over from Charles McLelland and was succeeded by Johnny Beerling. He relaxed the guidelines on banning records, allowing records to mention a commercial product.

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