Birthday Honours 2004
David Michael Lindley Witherow CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Executive Chair • Radio Authority
Organisation: Radio Authority
“For services to Broadcasting.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2004
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Birthday Honours 2004- Role at the time
- Executive Chair, Radio Authority
“For services to Broadcasting.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Chair, Radio Authority.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2004
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Anastasios Paul Leventis
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“For services to conservation and the environment overseas, especially in Nigeria.”
Andrew Donisthorpe Meek
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Andrew Douglas Pulford
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Royal Air Force
Andrew James Seber
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“For services to Education.”
Andrew Joseph Gunz
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Ann Taylor
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“For services to the Retail Sector.”
Anne Mary Lonsdale
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Archibald Boyd Tunnock
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“For services to charity in Scotland.”
Barbara Phillips
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“For services to Biological Chemistry.”
Barbara Stuttle
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“for Nurse Prescribing.”
Barry John Stickings
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“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Brian Michael Rowntree
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“for System.”
Bryan Forbes
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“For services to the Arts.”
Carol Frances
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“For services to Financial Regulation.”
Charles Bernard Hilton Stevenson
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Royal Navy
Christine Tacon
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“For services to Agriculture.”
Christopher Colin Wilson
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Christopher John Parry
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Royal Navy
Christopher Michael Bruce Coats
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Clare Sumner
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Senior Civil Servant
Colin Barrow
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“For services to Local Government.”
Colin MacLean
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“For services to Education.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2004 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 2004.
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