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Jonathan Powell | |
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| Born | Jonathan Leslie Powell 25 April 1947 |
| Education | Sherborne School |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, television executive, professor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Title | BBC Television Head of Drama (1985–1987) Controller of BBC1 (1987–1993) |
Jonathan Leslie Powell (born 25 April 1947 in Sittingbourne, Kent) is an English former television producer and executive. His senior positions in television included serving as the Head of BBC Drama Series and Serials and Controller of BBC1. He later became a professor and head of department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.[1]