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Nancy Banks-Smith is a notable British television critic; she began writing for The Guardian in 1969. In 1970 she was recommended for the Order of the British Empire, which she rejected.
- 1969 - Now : Guardian, TV critic
- 1965 - 1969: Sun, TV critic
- 1960 - 1965: Daily Express, feature writer
- 1955 - 1960: Daily Herald, reporter
- 1955: Sunday Mirror, women's section
- 1951- 1955: Northern Daily Telegraph, reporter
Memorable quotes
"Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over--except when they are different."
"In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it’s modern architecture."
"Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman."
"You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb."
External links
"Nancy Banks-Smith"