Birthday Honours 1987
Richard Dodds Telfer MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Music, particularly the Edinburgh Festival.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Music, particularly the Edinburgh Festival.
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“For services to Music, particularly the Edinburgh Festival.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 365 times in the Birthday Honours List 1987 — about 33% of the list.
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.
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Royal Air Force
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“For welfare services to orphan children in Peru.”
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Birsay, Orkney
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
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Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
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Belfast, City of Belfast
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Iain Varah
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Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
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London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1987
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1987 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1987.
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