Cheryl Francis Taylor (born March 1964) is the Controller of
CBBC
CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...
in
Salford
Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...
.
Early life
She was brought up in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
in a family of
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally, others referred to them as Quakers ...
s. She went to the independent boarding school
The Mount School, York
The Mount School is a Private schools in the United Kingdom , private Quaker day and boarding school for girls ages 3–18, and a co-ed Junior School, located in York, York, England. The school was founded in 1785, and the current Head is Anna W ...
, where she became Head Girl. York was known for its Quaker heritage, which largely centred around the famous chocolate factories. She studied Drama at the
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...
.
Career
CITV
She was first appointed Head of ITV’s Children’s input as the Controller of children’s and youth programmes, with also holding responsibilities of the schedhule, website and channel from 2000 to 2006 of CITV, taking over from Nigel Pickard.
Hat Trick Productions
She was Head of Comedy at
Hat Trick Productions
Hat Trick Productions Limited is an independent British production company that produces television and radio programmes, mainly specialising in comedy, based in London. The company's logo is depicted as a rabbit pulling a man out of a hat inste ...
. With Carmel Morgan, she co-created ''
Drop Dead Gorgeous'' for
BBC Three
BBC Three is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes for a 16 to 34-year-old target aud ...
.
CBBC
On 29 June 2012 it was announced that she would be the next Controller of CBBC. She began in September 2012. On 21 December 2012, children's teatime programming on
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television b ...
finished.
Personal life
She lives near
Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a market town in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Upper Calder Valley, west of Halifax and 14 miles (21 km) north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the Hebden W ...
in
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
.
Liverpool Echo April 2012
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References
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Prolific North
BBC biography
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1964 births
Alumni of the University of Bristol
BBC executives
British Quakers
Broadcast mass media people from Liverpool
People educated at The Mount School, York
People from Hebden Bridge
Living people