of the BBC European Liaison Office in London, and was appointed the BBC's Paris representative in 1947. In the early post-war era, Gillie assisted Documentation française in giving a full account of the BBC French Service's contribution to the war effort, which went unpublished but was stored at the BBC Written Archives Centre in Caversham. She oversaw an increased interest in French cultural life on BBC Radio, mainly the BBC Third Programme giving the French a platform to be heard on. Gillie provided BBC Radio's current affairs and talk programmes with French experts who were fluent in English. Gillie left her post in 1958, when Robin Scott was appointed a representative in an era that saw an increased interest in television. She assisted Scott and fellow senior BBC staff member Noble Wilson on radio matters. In July 1962, Gillie was a producer on the BBC Third Programme production The French on the French, and appeared on the BBC Home Service programme Woman's Hour three years later to discuss her life in wartime with the writer Flora Groult. She retired from the BBC in April 1967, and moved to Mirabeau, Vaucluse near to river Durance. Gillie taught herself cooking and authored a cookery book. She also taught English in the local area, earning the nickname "La Dame Anglaise". As she was about to be filmed at length by BBC Television Archives for an interview on 20 April 1986, she had a major stroke, which made it difficult for her to communicate and incapacitated her. Gillie was cared for by a friend from Poland, and she had more strokes that almost rendered her unable to speak. Personal life Gilles was married to the broadcaster and correspondent Darsie Rutherford Gillie from 1955 until his death from illness in 1972. She was cared for by an old Polish friend and staff he found for her home in France. In 1995, Gilles was transported by plane on a stretcher to Warsaw, where she died on 20 April 1996. After being cremated, Gilles' ashes were scattered over the English Channel. References 1907 births 1996 deaths People from Sheerness People educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge 20th-century English women 20th-century English people BBC executives British radio executives 20th-century British businesspeople