Biography
Stanley Hyland, born Henry Stanley Hyland, television producer and author: born Shipley, Yorkshire 26 January 1914; BBC Television Talks 1958-70; married Mora Hopkinson (died 1994; two sons); died Bromley, Kent 17 January 1997.
After serving as a Navy signaller during the Second World War Hyland became a research librarian at the House of Commons. He acquired a thorough knowledge of both the workings of Parliament and the structure of the Palace of Westminster, which he put to good use in the first of three thrillers he wrote, *Who Goes Hang?* (1938), about an ancient corpse discovered in the clock tower of Big Ben.
While a British TV producer for the BBC, Hyland worked on most of Prime Minister Harold Wilson's broadcasts from 1964 to 1970.
After serving as a Navy signaller during the Second World War Hyland became a research librarian at the House of Commons. He acquired a thorough knowledge of both the workings of Parliament and the structure of the Palace of Westminster, which he put to good use in the first of three thrillers he wrote, *Who Goes Hang?* (1938), about an ancient corpse discovered in the clock tower of Big Ben.
While a British TV producer for the BBC, Hyland worked on most of Prime Minister Harold Wilson's broadcasts from 1964 to 1970.
