Mavis Nicholson Obituary

Mavis Nicholson was a Welsh writer and radio-television broadcaster. Born in Welsh, her career saw her work throughout the United Kingdom.

Nicholson presented the Channel 4 programme A Plus 4, which ran from 1984 to 1986. In 1983, she presented the discussion series, Predicaments, also a Themes production for Channel 4; she dismissed the view that the programme was voyeuristic as middle-class queasiness.

Nicholson wrote for The Oldie and was its resident agony aunt. She was the author of the 1992 book, Martha Jane &Me: A Girlhood In Wales.

Nicholson also presented a radio show, including a history of the department store and a look back at her childhood.

Nicholson died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 91.