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Sir Selwyn Charles Cornelius-Wheeler CMG (26 March 1923 – 4 July 2008) was a British journalist and broadcaster. Having joined the BBC in 1947, he became the corporation's longest-serving foreign correspondent, remaining in the role until his death.
Tell us what you recall of Charles Wheeler's work for BBC TV and radio. Did his reports move, inform, or even educate and entertain? What are your highlights of BBC reporting and journalism?
Charles Wheeler, knighted in 2006, was incontestably one of them. In a career with the BBC that lasted more than 60 years, he reported from the most troubled and significant parts of the world...
Charles Wheeler, who reported the world for the BBC with a fearlessness and integrity that helped to define the corporation's journalistic reputation, has died at the age of 85.
Jul 4, 2008 · Veteran journalist Sir Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from lung cancer. A reporter, presenter and producer, he...
Jul 4, 2008 · Charles Wheeler was born in 1923, only a year after the BBC itself. For many the veteran reporter, who died yesterday from lung cancer, aged 85, will always personify the corporation at its...
Jul 5, 2008 · Veteran foreign correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler has died after more than 60 years covering the world for the BBC. The 85-year-old - widely acclaimed as "the reporter's reporter" - died from...
