John C. ReithBirth Chart
John Charles Walsham Reith
20/07/1889 16:30
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Montrose
Scotland
56°38' ↑ North - 2°13' ← West
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John Charles Walsham Reith was a Scottish engineer and executive whose leadership defined the model for British public broadcasting. As general manager and later director‑general of the BBC in the 1920s and 1930s, he promoted an editorial mission aimed at educating, informing and “uplifting” the public, imposing strict moral standards on programming and an authoritarian management style that became known as Reithian. His defence of impartiality during the 1926 general strike helped cement the broadcaster’s public reputation as an independent institution, and he oversaw notable coverages, including the broadcast of Edward VIII’s abdication. Reith brought a Presbyterian rigor and strong administrative centralization to the BBC, favoring serious content over light entertainment. After leaving the BBC in 1938, he held posts in industry and government during the Second World War and later headed cultural and religious institutions in the postwar period. His legacy includes a lasting influence on public radio systems and the symbolic creation of the Reith Lectures, although passages from his later diaries provoked controversy about his political attitudes in the 1930s.
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↣ Sun in Cancer - 28°04' - in house 8
↣ Moon in Taurus - 07°57' - in house 5
↣ Mercury in Cancer - 10°05' - in house 8
↣ Venus in Gemini - 12°47' - in house 7
↣ Mars in Cancer - 18°38' - in house 8
↣ Jupiter in Capricorn - 00°19' - in house 1/2 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Leo - 20°27' - in house 9
↣ Uranus in Libra - 18°09' - in house 10
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 03°57' - in house 7
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 06°33' - in house 7
↣ North Node in Cancer - 12°01' - in house 8
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 01°31' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Libra - 04°17' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 03°36'
↣ Sun in house 8
↣ Moon in house 5
↣ Mercury in house 8
↣ Venus in house 7
↣ Mars in house 8
↣ Jupiter in house 1/2
↣ Saturn in house 9
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 7
↣ Pluto in house 7
↣ North Node in house 8
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Venus parallel
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (9°26' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune sextile (5°53' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (3°26' separating) antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (2°08' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto parallel
↣ Moon and North Node sextile (4°04' applying)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°21' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (8°33' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and North Node conjunction (1°56' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (6°29' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven square (5°48' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (5°22' applying)
↣ Venus and Neptune conjunction (8°50' separating) parallel
↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (6°13' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter antiparallel
↣ Mars and Uranus square (0°29' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (6°37' separating) parallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (3°17' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven square (3°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (2°18' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (2°36' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant opposition (2°27' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (0°20' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant opposition (5°03' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (2°17' applying)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (8°25' applying)