Editing BBC Radio 3 (section)

== Controllers ==

* 1967{{ndash}}1971 '''[[P. H. Newby|Howard Newby]]'''
: An author, he published four novels during his time at the Third Programme/Radio 3, winning the first [[Booker Prize]] for fiction in 1969. Oversaw the implementation of ''Broadcasting in the Seventies'' and an increase in the amount of classical music on Radio 3.<ref name="Envy1996"/>{{rp|253}}
* 1972{{ndash}}1978 '''[[Stephen Hearst]]'''
: Previously head of BBC's television music and arts department, Hearst attempted to make Radio 3 more accessible to a wider audience by introducing drivetime and request programmes as well as themed weekends. Some of these ventures were poorly viewed by critics.<ref name="Envy1996"/>{{rp|289, 296}}
* 1979{{ndash}}1987 '''[[Ian McIntyre]]'''
: Previously controller of Radio 4, McIntyre faced budgetary cuts that closed several orchestras and uncomfortable relations with the Music Division.<ref name="Envy1996"/>{{rp|302}} The possibility of future competition to Radio 3 also resulted in more programmes viewed as populist by critics in an attempt to retain listeners.<ref name="Envy1996"/>{{rp|304}}
* 1987{{ndash}}1992 '''[[John Drummond (arts administrator)|John Drummond]]'''
: Previously an artistic administrator for events including the [[Edinburgh Festival]], Drummond introduced repeats of classic drama performances and celebrations of artists anniversaries. His work also included programmes targeting fringe genres and ambitious outside broadcasts.
* 1992{{ndash}}1998 '''[[Nicholas Kenyon]]'''
: Kenyon, previously chief music critic of ''[[The Observer]]'', made many controversial decisions relating to accessibility to the service in light of the launch of Classic FM including new drive time programmes. However several celebrated programmes and series of programmes were launched and Radio 3 began 24-hour broadcasting.
* 1998{{ndash}}2014 '''[[Roger Wright (music administrator)|Roger Wright]]'''
: Wright attempted to ensure that all of the station's musical genres were represented more equitably, and to "smarten up" programmes. While some of these measures were recognised by the BBC and Government, the audience began to decrease, and attempts by Wright to make programmes more accessible were met with complaints from listeners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/oct/05/radio-3-letting-listeners-down |title=Radio 3 is letting its listeners down |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=28 May 2017}}</ref> It was announced in March 2014 that Wright would step down in early September 2014.<ref>{{cite news | author=AH | title=Roger Wright to leave the BBC | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/roger-wright.html | work=BBC Media Centre | date=24 March 2014 | access-date=2014-03-24}}</ref>
* 2015{{ndash}}2023 '''[[Alan Davey (civil servant)|Alan Davey]]'''
: Davey became Controller in January 2015, having been chief executive of [[Arts Council England]] since 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29375818 |title=Arts Council chief Alan Davey to run BBC Radio 3 |work=BBC News |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Plunkett |first=John |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/sep/26/bbc-alan-davey-radio-3-controller |title=BBC names Alan Davey as Radio 3 controller |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hewett |first=Ivan |author-link=Ivan Hewett |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11124191/Alan-Davey-named-as-controller-of-BBC-Radio-3.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11124191/Alan-Davey-named-as-controller-of-BBC-Radio-3.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Alan Davey named as controller of BBC Radio 3 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=4 October 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*2023{{ndash}}present '''Sam Jackson'''
: Jackson became controller after a  career in the music industry, most recently as Executive Vice-President of Global Classics & Jazz for [[Universal Music Group]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/sam-jackson-new-bbc-radio3-controller/ |title=Sam Jackson announced as new Controller of BBC Radio 3 |work=BBC News |date=13 January 2023 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>