What is Julia Somerville?
'''Julia Mary Fownes Somerville''' (born July 14, 1947) is a reporter. She has worked for [[BBC News]] and [[ITN]]. She studied [[English language|English]] at Sussex University. Somerville has been interested in art. In 2001, she was one of the people who selected the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]]'s [[BP]] Portrait of the Year. She has also served as a judge for several years on the [[RIBA]] Annual Architecture Award Panels. On 18 September 2003, Somerville was appointed Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Government Art Collection.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2003/dcms106_2003.htm?month=September&properties=archive_2003%2C%2Fglobal%2Fpress_notices%2Farchive_2003%2F%2C |title=2003 culture.gov.uk |access-date=2008-12-06 |archive-date=2008-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023162602/http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/press_notices/archive_2003/dcms106_2003.htm?month=September&properties=archive_2003%2C%2Fglobal%2Fpress_notices%2Farchive_2003%2F%2C |url-status=dead }}</ref> Somerville has married three times: to Stephen Band (1970 - 1975, no children), Ray Gowdridge ( 1984 - 1992, two children). She currently lives in [[London|North London]] with her third husband, the [[architect]] [[Jeremy Dixon|Sir Jeremy Dixon]]. Somerville and Dixon were interviewed by police in 1996. The chemist that developed their film had raised suspicion, because their family photographs included images of their seven-year-old daughter in the bath. No caution or charges followed the investigation.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/guilty-until-proven-innocent-1524406.html Guilty until proven innocent]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Somerwille, Julia Mary Fownes}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Living people]]