On graduation day, Margaret and Ed Lyons got married, and together, they departed to London, England. In 1951, Lyons began her career at the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) as a dictation typist. Over the course of the next two years, she worked her way up in the company and eventually landed a position in BBC's in-house training program. Lyons worked as the producer for BBC's Asian current affairs service for the following six years.

Although rather brief, Lyons' eight-year-old career at BBC uncovered her love for radio, something that she would hold on to for the rest of her life. Displayed below are various B&W photographs of Lyons during her time with BBC.