Jill Allgood (15 November 1910 – 1995) was a British producer, director, script writer, author and broadcaster who worked for the BBC.BBC Jill Allgood
Allgood was a personal friend of Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, and worked with them professionally. In 1944 she was working for Cecil Madden, Head of BBC Overseas Entertainment, and from 1944 to 1946, with Howard Agg (and later with C. F. Meehan), she devised and produced a weekly/fortnightly programme for forces in hospitals called Here's Wishing You Well Again.Bebe and Ben, p.136 There she got to know Bebe and Ben, who were often requested guests on that programme.Bebe and Ben, p.137 She collaborated with Bebe on episodes of Life with the Lyons, and wrote their biography Bebe and Ben.
Between 1947 and 1949 Jill Allgood wrote documentary scripts for the BBC's Woman's Hour, followed by work as editor, presenter and producer of children's radio programmes. In 1960 she created nine episodes of Four Feather Falls, a TV show produced by Gerry Anderson for Granada Television.Four Feather Falls on IMDB
Radio Year Title Role Notes1944 to 1946Here’s Wishing You Well AgainBBC Genome Here’s Wishing You Well Again, Jill AllgoodProducer1947 to 1949Woman’s HourBBC Genome Woman's Hour, Jill AllgoodScript1947Follow the SunBBC Genome Follow the Sun, Jill AllgoodScript1948Woman’s Hour: Visiting a LightshipBBC Genome Woman’s Hour: Visiting a Lightship, Jill AllgoodScript1949Harry Hemsley in Hemsley’s HotelBBC Genome Harry Hemsley in Hemsley’s Hotel, Jill AllgoodScript1950For the Children: TelescopeBBC Genome For the Children: Telescope, Jill AllgoodEditor1950For the Children: Children’s Newsreel: Roman CityBBC Genome For the Children: Children’s Newsreel: Roman City, Jill Allgood Presenter1950For the Children: Children’s NewsreelBBC Genome For the Children: Children’s Newsreel, Jill AllgoodPresenter & Script1950The Adventures of ButterballBBC Genome The Adventures of Butterball, Jill AllgoodEditor1951For the Children: Puppet PartyBBC Genome For the Children: Puppet Party, Jill Allgood Producer1951For the Children: The Final Edition of TelescopeBBC Genome For the Children: The Final Edition of Telescope, Jill Allgood Producer & Editor1951For the Children: Children’s ArtBBC Genome For the Children: Children’s Art, Jill AllgoodProducer1962Sunday Story: St. Francis of Assisi 1. A Wealthy Young ManBBC Genome Sunday Story: A Wealthy Young Man, Jill Allgood Writer1962Sunday Story: St. Francis of Assisi 2. The BuilderBBC Genome Sunday Story: The Builder, Jill AllgoodWriter 1962Sunday Story: Tales from TolstoyBBC Genome Sunday Story: Tales from Tolstoy, Jill AllgoodWriter1963Sunday Story: St. Francis of Assisi 3. The Rule and the OrderBBC Genome Sunday Story: The Rule and the Order, Jill AllgoodWriter1963Sunday Story: St. Francis of Assisi 4. Love and CourageBBC Genome Sunday Story: Love and Courage, Jill AllgoodWriter1963Sunday Story: St. Francis of Assisi 5. The Last SongBBC Genome Sunday Story: The Last Song, Jill AllgoodWriter
Television Year Title Role Notes 1960 Four Feather FallsFour Feather Falls, Credits Screenplay 9 episodes
Filmography YearFilmRoleNotesDirectorWriter1959The Adventures of Timothy Telescope
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