Christopher Serpell

Christopher Serpell (1910–1991) was a journalist and BBC diplomatic correspondent.

Serpell was born in Leeds, England, in 1910.[1] His father was senior master of Leeds Grammar School.[1] Serpell began his career as a reporter for the Yorkshire Post.[1] In the 1930s he began working for The Times in London.[1]

During World War II, he served in naval intelligence under Ian Fleming.[1] He subsequently joined the BBC as its Rome correspondent, then Washington correspondent from 1953, and finally diplomatic correspondent, until retirement in 1975.

He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 31 March 1973.[2]

He died in 1991 at his home in Barnes, South London.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Christopher Serpell". Faber and Faber. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Christopher Serpell". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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