Caitlin Moran (b. 5 April 1975) is a British broadcaster and columnist for The Times. She is TV critic and current affairs columnist at The Times. She also writes for ELLE magazine, WORD magazine, Period Living, Times Educational Supplement, Radio Times and The Sunday Times Magazine. April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... “Elle” redirects here. ... A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together, and has a phonetical value. ... The Times Educational Supplement (TES) is a weekly UK publication covering the world of primary, secondary and further education, as well as teaching job vacancies. ... Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ...

She began her career as a journalist on Melody Maker, the weekly music publication, at the age of 16. Moran also wrote a novel called The Chronicles of Narmo at the age of 16, about being born into a family of eight, home-educated children in Wolverhampton. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ...

Early articles of note include early 1990s interviews with the Manic Street Preachers, Courtney Love, Oasis and girl pop group Shampoo during a tour of France when they caused £5000 worth of damage to a Parisian hotel room. She also wished Ned's Atomic Dustbin dead in a slightly peevish album review^{[citation needed]}. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Courtney Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Shampoo Shampoo were a female pop duo recording between 1993 and 2000. ... Neds Atomic Dustbin is a British Grebo rock band that formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands, England in November 1987. ...

Recent articles of note include the British DJ John Peel's obituary, the Leicester Square Star Wars marathon and première, an exclusive two-part interview with Robbie Williams, and a feature on why cocaine has unexpectedly produced some pretty amazing albums, for Word. “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by George Lucas during the late 1970s. ...

In 1992 she launched her UK television career, hosting the Channel 4 music show Naked City. It ran for two series, and featured a number of British bands who have since gained greater success, such as Blur, Manic Street Preachers, and the Boo Radleys. The programme was most notable as roving reporter, Johnny Vaughan went on to become a mainstay of British broadcasting. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Naked City was a John Zorn-led avant-garde music group that incorporated recognizable elements of jazz, surf music, metal, punk rock and literally dozens of other music genres. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... The Boo Radleys were a British guitar band of the 1990s who made experimental indie music, and were briefly associated with the Britpop movement. ... Johnny Randall Vaughan (born July 16, 1966) is a British writer and broadcaster. ...

She is married to Times rock critic Peter Paphides and has two children. Peter Paphides is a British journalist. ...

Bibliography

• Moran, Caitlin (1992). The Chronicles of Narmo. Corgi. ISBN 0-552-52724-6.  Comedy fiction

References

• Caitlin Moran. columnist profile. The Times.