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'''Zena Skinner''' (1927, ] – 7 March 2018) was a chef, writer, and cookery expert on television and radio.<ref name="Benedict">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/heres-something-i-prepared-earlier-1196562.html|title=Here's something I prepared earlier|last=Benedict|first=David|date=7 September 1998|work=]|accessdate=13 August 2014}}</ref> She served in the ] during ].<ref name="WO">{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/10376261.TV_chef_entertains_Garston_pensioners/|title=TV chef entertains Garston pensioners|last=Ansell|first=Frazer|date=24 April 2013|work=]|accessdate=13 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
| After the Second World War, Skinner worked as a demonstrator at the ] showroom in ]. Her first TV appearance was in 1959. She presented cookery programmes for the BBC and, later, ].<ref name="WO" /> | After the Second World War, Skinner worked as a demonstrator at the ] showroom in ]. Her first TV appearance was in 1959. She presented cookery programmes for the BBC and, later, ].<ref name="WO" /> | ||
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| Branch | Women's Royal Naval Service |
Zena Skinner (1927, Luton – 7 March 2018) was a chef, writer, and cookery expert on television and radio. She served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during World War II.
After the Second World War, Skinner worked as a demonstrator at the Eastern Electricity Board showroom in Royston. Her first TV appearance was in 1959. She presented cookery programmes for the BBC and, later, Channel 4.
Skinner appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, on 3 March 1969.
References
- Benedict, David (7 September 1998). "Here's something I prepared earlier". The Independent. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ Ansell, Frazer (24 April 2013). "TV chef entertains Garston pensioners". Watford Observer. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Zena Skinner". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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