Charles Frederick William Chilton MBE (15 June 1917 – 2 January 2013) was a British presenter, writer and producer who worked on BBC Radio.
He created the 1950s radio serials Riders of the Range and Journey into Space, and also inspired the stage show and film Oh, What a Lovely War!.
[citation needed] Chilton left school at the age of 14, and after a brief apprenticeship making electric signs,[4] he joined the BBC as a messenger boy.
[citation needed] In January 2014, BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast a selection of programmes to celebrate the life and work of Charles Chilton.
In a five-star review, the Financial Times said "Chilton ... merits this tribute – as does the British soldier's stoic humour that so movingly illumines the four-year hell.