and he retired to Finchampstead in Berkshire at the end of 1963, although he took on a directorship of the TV Times. One of his last acts before his death was to condemn the Independent Television Authority for forcing Rediffusion into (minority) partnership with ABC Weekend TV to create the new Thames Television. His letter to The Times doesn't mention Rediffusion, London once - he stuck to calling the company he created "Associated-Rediffusion" until the end. He did not live to see the birth of Thames Television. Family Thomas Brownrigg was the son of Colonel H J W Brownrigg and Evelyn (née Huleatt). He married Joyce Chiesman in 1926 and they had a son and a daughter. References Sendall, Bernard Independent Television in Britain: Volume 1 - Origin and Foundation, 1946-62 London: The Macmillan Press Ltd 1982 (1984 reprint); pp116–117, 147-148 Further reading Turok, Ivan Development Planning and Local Economic Growth: Study of Process and Policy in Bracknell New Town MacMillan Publishing Company External links Television House from Transdiffusion 1902 births 1967 deaths British television executives Royal Navy officers Royal Navy officers of World War II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order People from Finchampstead