Janet Quigley

Janet Muriel Alexander Quigley MBE (1902–1987) was a British radio broadcaster associated with the Today programme and Woman's Hour.

[1] She contacted Clemence Dane and asked her to contribute to her Sunday morning series, which she did, and later Quigley invited her on Woman's Hour.

[3] She contacted Donald Winnicott who had worked with Clare Britton, a psychiatric social worker treating children who had become evacuees.

[1] However, memos involving Quigley show that she did lead a campaign against the popular children's author, Enid Blyton, talking on Woman's Hour despite requests to appear from her and BBC listeners since 1938.

[8] Quigley also took a key role in launching the world's first national radio programme for blind people which was named In Touch.