[2] Graduating from the University of London, Bright worked for a wide variety of companies including Formica, Sime Darby and Associated Biscuits.
[6] By 1987, the Underground was 40% busier than its 1982 low – with future plans for transport improvements such as the Docklands Light Railway and the Jubilee Line Extension well underway.
[11] In 1988, the Fennell Report into the fire was published, which revealed serious issues with the safety of the Underground and its management culture.
Further chairperson and directorship positions followed including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, British Airports Authority and Brent Walker.
[15] In July 2023, Octavia published a memoir, This Ragged Grace: On Recovery and Renewal, about her relationship with her father in his later years living with dementia.