This was said about me in a Radio 1 focus group: “I don’t pay my licence fee to hear scummy northerners.”
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Mark Radcliffe
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Born in Bolton, Radcliffe, 67, studied at the University of Manchester and began his career at Piccadilly Radio in 1979. Between 1991 and 2004 he hosted many shows on Radio 1 with Marc Riley, and in 1997 the pair took over the breakfast show from Chris Evans. Radcliffe’s current programmes are The Folk Show on Radio 2 and Radcliffe and Maconie on Radio 6 Music. His new book is called Et Tu, Cavapoo? A Dog’s Life in Rome. He is married with three daughters and lives in Cheshire.
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The Radio 1 breakfast show was an embarrassing moment that lasted for nine months.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗
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