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Jane was for many years a programme maker at the BBC becoming Controller of BBC Daytime responsible for breakthrough shows such as Weakest Link with Anne Robinson. Heading up Entertainment and Comedy, she commissioned a string of hits including Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice, Dragons\u2019 Den and Have I Got News For You. Since leaving the BBC, she\u2019s been working in the independent sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane was the Chair of BAFTA (2016-18), the founding Chair of the BBC\u2019s Performing Arts Fund which gave Adele her first musical instrument and Chair of Caring for Kids supporting research at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She\u2019s currently Chair of Friends of BAFTA USA. Jane\u2019s proudest productions are her children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17935,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-17921","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJane Lush - Reprieve<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/person\/jane-lush\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jane Lush - Reprieve\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jane was for many years a programme maker at the BBC becoming Controller of BBC Daytime responsible for breakthrough shows such as Weakest Link with Anne Robinson. 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