fɹʌm ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː hiː wˈɜːkt wɪððə pˈɜːʒən sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ˌɔn ɪɹˈæn ænd pˈɜːʒən hˈɪstɚɹi.
From around 1942 he worked with the Persian Section of the BBC until 1958 presenting programs on Iran and Persian history.