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Sir William Frederick Cotton CBE (23 April 1928 – 11 August 2008) was a British television producer and executive, and the son of dance band leader Billy Cotton. The television and radio presenter Fearne Cotton is related to him, as he was her paternal grandfather's cousin.
Bill Cotton was the head of light entertainment at the BBC when Savile rose to fame and power. He is portrayed by Michael Jibson in the controversial series that retells Savile's crimes and the BBC's response.
Dec 23, 2014 · For several decades Billy Cotton was a household name in Britain, as a band leader, radio and TV presenter. His great-niece Fearne Cotton has discovered more about his extraordinary...
Aug 12, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, who has died aged 80, was managerially responsible for many of the BBC's most loved and enduring programmes in its 1960s and 70s golden age of comedy.
- Dennis Barker
William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) as Billy Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, but his musical career had begun in the 1920s.
As the BBC’s head of light entertainment from 1970 to ’77 and controller of BBC1 from 1977-81, Cotton presided over a golden age in British television. His tenure saw the arrival of popular favourites including The Morecombe & Wise Show, The Generation Game, Parkinson and The Two Ronnies.
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Aug 11, 2008 · Sir Bill Cotton, the former managing director of BBC television who oversaw hits including The Two Ronnies and Monty Python's Flying Circus, has died at the age of 80. The corporation said Cotton...
