Cecil Graves

Captain Sir Cecil George Graves (1892-1957) joined the BBC in 1926 from the military. He was the first Director of the Empire Service and deputised for both his predecessors John Reith and F.W. Ogilvie. He was Reith's choice for Director-General and shared the job with RW Foot when FW Ogilvie resigned.

Graves was responsible for programming while Foot took administrative control. He had often been ill during his BBC career and finally retired in 1943.