Mollie Lee was a BBC Radio presenter, known for her appearances on Woman's Hour, and novelist, under the name Mollie Hales. Life She studied journalism at University of London and Russian at the School of Slavonic Studies. During that period, she undertook an internship at the Chatham Observer. She joined the BBC's Balkan service during World War II, transferring to its new Russian Service after the war. From there she moved to Woman's Hour, in 1957. While working for Woman's Hour, she was able to visit Russia for the first time. Lee edited a series of BBC books featuring items from Woman's Hour. She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 25 September 1971. She was married, with one daughter. Bibliography References Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing 20th-century British novelists BBC radio presenters Alumni of the University of London Alumni of University College London