TV & VIDEO - Feb. 11, 1987
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As the deadline for applications to head the British Broadcasting Corp. passed Tuesday, speculation on likely candidates centered on veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby and Jeremy Isaacs, chief executive of the rival independent Channel 4. Others mentioned as possible successors to Alasdair Milne, who resigned abruptly Jan. 29, include deputy director general Michael Checkland and BBC radio managing director Brian Wenham.
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