John Hosier was born with stunted fingers so was unable to play most musical instruments himself.
11 Facts About John Hosier
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John Hosier was born in the northwest London suburb of Kingsbury, Middlesex.
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John Hosier overcame the problem of his playing a musical instrument by teaching him to play the xylophone.
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John Hosier attended Fryent Primary School, Kingsbury, Preston Manor County Grammar School, now Preston Manor High School, Wembley and St John's College, Cambridge where he served as a director of Footlights from 1950 to 1951.
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John Hosier was producer of the Schools Television programme Music Time.
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Police discovered evidence within the archives of the school that in 1984 the then principal John Hosier had written to Pickett, asking him to discuss the allegations.
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John Hosier passed police a letter regarding the allegations and his frustrations.
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In 1986, John Hosier worked with Leonard Bernstein for the Barbican Centre's Leonard Bernstein Festival.
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John Hosier became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1984.
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John Hosier was director of the Early Music Centre in London from 1994 until his death in 2000.
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John Hosier was married to Biddy Baxter, the editor of the BBC's children's television programme Blue Peter for nearly 25 years.