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Early Days as a Rock Journalist

Born in the working class district of Deptford in SE London. Left school in 1972 at the age of 15, Baker initially worked in One Stop Records, a record shop in South Molton Street in London's West End. In 1976, with fellow Deptfordian Mark Perry, Baker founded the proto-punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue, and this led to an offer from the New Musical Express, home to the likes of Julie Burchill, Tony Parsons, Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent. Baker initially began working as the receptionist, but was soon contributing regular articles and reviews before progressing to interviews. He often refers to these times during his radio shows, regularly citing examples of the ridiculous rock star behaviour exhibited by his interviewees. This article is about the district in London. ... Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... Sniffin Glue is the name of a famous and pioneering monthly punk fanzine started by Mark Perry in July 1976 and released for about a year. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... Julie Burchill (born July 3, 1959 in Frenchay, Bristol) is an English writer, renowned for her invective and often contentious prose. ... Tony Parsons is the name of two noted journalists. ... Charles Shaar Murray is an English music journalist. ... Nick Kent (born December 24, 1951) is a British rock critic. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ...

Radio career

BBC GLR

Baker began his radio career on BBC GLR in 1989, presenting Weekend Breakfast from 6-9am on Saturdays and Sundays. The show was produced by Chris Evans, who became a good friend to Baker. BBC London 94. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ...

With GLR eventually opting for a more orthodox breakfast show at weekends, Baker moved to the 10am to 1pm slot on Sundays.

BBC Radio 5

In 1990, Baker joined the newly launched BBC Radio 5, presenting Sportscall, a phone-in sports quiz broadcast every Saturday lunchtime. This article is about the year. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

From October 1991 to October 1992 he presented 606 and from February 1992 until October 1993, he presented Morning Edition from 6.30-9am every weekday morning. This was Baker's heyday - his Morning Edition still stands out in the memory of his fans as one of the funniest and most innovative programmes in the history of British radio. The show blended Baker's love of unusual trivia with 'grown-up' music. This was where Baker first teamed up with Danny Kelly and Allis Moss. Mark Kermode added weekly film reviews, and would later appear with his band 'The Railtown Bottlers' every week on the first series of Baker's TV show. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Danny Kelly is a BBC sports presenter and internet publisher. ... Mark Kermode (born Mark Fairey[1] on 2 July 1963) is an English film critic who regularly writes for Sight and Sound magazine and The Observer newspaper. ...

His anchoring of 606 polarised opinion. To fans of a non-conservative nature he was hailed as a genius, while traditionalists abhorred his loud-mouthed, iconoclastic approach. His influence at the station remains. His fearless attacks on football authority, particularly the 'blazers' at the Football Association, paved the way for BBC 5 Live's present day preparedness to court unpopularity within the game through its kissing up to players, managers and referees. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ...

Radio 1

Baker then joined BBC Radio 1 in October 1993, taking over the weekend mid-morning show from 10am-1pm from Dave Lee Travis who had resigned on air following the sackings instigated by Matthew Bannister and Trevor Dann during the early 1990s. However, due to poor ratings, from November 1994 he was heard on Saturdays only from 10am-12midday. Simon Mayo took over Sunday Mornings. BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Dave Lee Travis (born in Buxton, Derbyshire on 25 May 1945) also known professionally as DLT, is a British radio presenter, best known for his career on BBC Radio 1. ... Matthew Bannister is a British radio administrator and broadcaster. ... Trevor Dann is a British writer and broadcaster who has been associated with some of the influential UK radio and television pop music programmes and events of the last 30 years. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Simon Mayo (born 21st September 1958 in Southgate, London) is one of the most recognised and respected voices of radio in the UK, currently presenting a daily afternoon programme on BBC Radio Five Live. ...

Baker's original style led to a fall in listeners at Radio 1 but despite his tendering his resignation on at least two occasions, management added extensions to his contract. From October 1995, his Saturday show went out from 12.30-2.30pm. He left the station in September 1996. His co-hosts during this period included BBC continuity announcer Allis Moss, Dr. Laurie Sore, Andy Darling and Danny Kelly. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Danny Kelly (born March 7, 1969) is a midfielder and interim coach of the Baltimore Blast. ...

5 Live & GLR

While continuing with his Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 1, in 1996 Baker joined BBC Radio Five Live to present a Sunday lunchtime show with Danny Kelly, Baker & Kelly Upfront. BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Danny Kelly is a BBC sports presenter and internet publisher. ...

On leaving BBC Radio 1, Baker returned to BBC GLR to present a three-hour Sunday show from 10am-1pm. 'Baker and Kelly Upfront' also returned, now at Saturday lunchtime, while Baker also took on a new show, 'The Baker Line', a Wednesday evening version of the 606 phone in show. BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... BBC London 94. ... In broadcasting, a phone in is where viewers or listeners air comments on-air via telephone, often regarding a specific topic of discussion for that day. ...

While 'Baker and Kelly Upfront' was light-hearted, 'The Baker Line' was darker and emotionally charged. Baker was at his most outspoken, and in early 1997, he was sacked from Five Live when station bosses alleged that he had incited threatening behaviour during an angry outburst about a referee.[1] For the band, see 1997 (band). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

Talk Radio

Baker joined Talk Radio to present a similar football phone-in on Saturday from 5.30-7.30pm. A pre-match show was added from 11.30am to 1pm. After moving to the Saturday breakfast slot (8am to 12 noon), he engineered his own dismissal after a matter of weeks by refusing to centre the show on football, preferring to intersperse chat with his own music selections. talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdoms three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London to the United Kingdom. ...

Virgin Radio

After leaving Talk Radio, he joined Virgin Radio in early 1999, taking over from Jonathan Ross on Sundays from 10am-1pm. talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdoms three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London to the United Kingdom. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Not long after, Baker was approached by the BBC and was asked whether he wanted to present a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2. Baker turned down the offer by saying the time wasn't right. Baker also deputised on Virgin's Saturday lunchtime football show from 12-2pm for a handful of shows, alongside Danny Kelly. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. As well as having most listeners nationally, it ranks first in all regions above local radio stations. ...

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BBC London 94.9

In September 2001, Baker joined BBC London 94.9 presenting a Saturday morning show from 8-11am. Just 6 months later, in March 2002, and with a new co-presenting team which included Amy Lamé, Baylen Leonard and David Kuo, he took over the breakfast show from 6-9am, with a new theme tune in the form of the Anthony Newley song The Candy Man. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... BBC London 94. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Amy Lamé is an American comedian and Radio DJ who currently lives and works in Britain. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Kuo (Born 1956) is a financial adviser, radio personality and writer. ... Anthony George Newley (September 24, 1931 – April 14, 1999), was an English actor, singer and songwriter. ... The Candy Man (or alternately, The Candy Man Can) is a song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. ...

Although not drawing a large listenership, the show was much loved by those who did tune in, and he won "Sony Radio DJ of the year" for the show. However, the day after winning, he announced his intention to leave the show at the end of the month. His last show was on Friday 27 May 2005.

On Monday 17 October 2005, after a sabbatical at home, Baker rejoined BBC London 94.9 where he took over the weekday 3-5pm show from Jono Coleman, who had moved to co-present the breakfast show with former actress Joanne Good. BBC London 94. ... Jonathan Coleman (born 29 February 1956 in Hackney, London, England) is an Australian television personality, radio announcer and writer and performer of comedy. ...

The BBC London shows tend to feature off-the-wall phone-ins and discussions with his on-air team, often regarding music and entertainment nostalgia of the 1960s and 1970s. His interviews focus on off-beat trivia rather than the guests' latest or most famous work. He takes pleasure in interspersing his shows with relatively obscure rock tracks from bands such as Yes, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA), is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Steely Dan is a Grammy-Award winning American jazz rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, U.S.) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ...

All Day Breakfast Show

On March 15 2007 Baker launched the All Day Breakfast Show, a podcast to reach listeners beyond BBC London's FM radio reach. Regulars Amy Lamé, Baylen Leonard and David Kuo all contributed and the first show featured an appearance by comedian and actor Peter Kay. The All Day Breakfast Show is a daily podcast which was launched on 15 March 2007. ... Amy Lamé is an American comedian and Radio DJ who currently lives and works in Britain. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... David Kuo (Born 1956) is a financial adviser, radio personality and writer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The All Day Breakfast Show was recorded daily, Monday to Friday at 11am GMT, "in the past for listeners in the future" originally in Baker's own studio based from the kitchen of an Italian restaurant and known as La Cucina and later from the offices of Wippit media. Each show was available as a download and lasted between 40 and 60 minutes.

After nearly six months of free podcasts, the All Day Breakfast Show began charging £2 per week in early Setpember 2007. However, after one week of paid shows, Baker put the ADBS on indefinite hold until "a few things get sorted out". Users had reported short shows and difficulty downloading episodes. After several weeks of silence and no small amount of internet "twitch" and News of the World nonsense about the break up of Danny's 27 year marriage, the All Day Breakfast Show officially announced its return to the air on the 19th October 2007. No announcement on the main website was given, but in a 5 minute mini-show downloadable initially only to paid subscribers who happened to check the download section of the website, Danny Baker and Baylen Leonard announced the return of the Show. They confirmed that from "next week" they would be broadcasting three times a week. They also suggested (possibly only partially in jest) that due to BBC cuts announced the previous day, that they may be planning to end their official BBC London show and move to being an "Internet Only" show. The All Day Breakfast Show is a daily podcast which was launched on 15 March 2007. ...

This new scheduling model continued - apparently successfully - for the next eight weeks. However, on 15 December 2007, Baker himself posted a notice on the "All Day Breakfast Show" and "Baker and Kelly" websites announcing that both shows were cancelled with immediate effect. The notice said that this was a result of "an irreversible and utter breakdown between the on-air team and the company [Wippit media] who have ... provided it to you online."

The notice in full:

Dear All,

It appals me to say it but there will be no more All Day Breakfast Shows nor Baker & Kelly's. There has now been an irreversible and utter breakdown between the on-air team and the company who have, with varying degrees of success, provided it to you online. I suppose I should have heeded the warning of many of you after the initial, half-assed sign up but, Jesus Christ, I wanted this to work. I have absolutely no idea where any subscription fees are, went or remain. All I know is that we all have created an enormous amount of strong, funny, unbeatable internet shows and in return received nothing. And I mean nothing. Not a brass penny in nine long months just some hefty studio bills along the way. Now it has come down to the old "Ah well if you read your contract you'll find..." and I feel like some dumb-cluck boy band.

Truth is when you're fifty years old, a successful broadcaster for two thirds of your life, and you're standing, crushed, on the sweaty Northern Line every day going to work without even so much as getting your ticket reimbursed... well it kind of rankles you know? I don't know any of my peers or, indeed, any of our genuinely genius audience who would tolerate such a circumstance. It's a rotten shame but enough is enough. The shows were too good and I have too much respect for myself and the team to allow this farcical situation to continue a belly-laugh longer. When I think of the hours and hours of midnight oil that Sonny put in to the magnificent websites alone it frankly makes my blood boil. What a sucker. (Me that is, not you Son).

Radio - in whatever form I can deliver it - is what I do for a living. The current situation is, professionally, killing us all.

I can't thank you enough for any of the two-quids - wherever they currently are - that you were good enough to invest in the ADBS. I just hope what you heard made it worthwhile. That will be the only recompense I can take from this whole wretched episode.

Regards and with great apologies to you all,

DB.

Wippit responded on December 17th 2007 with the following, alluding to Baker's failure to quit his daily radio show as agreed.

"Unfortunately the All Day Breakfast Show in COLOR has ceased to be due to a breakdown in contract negotiations between our company and Danny Baker. Mr. Baker did not wish to meet his agreed obligations regarding exclusivity and the new terms proposed by his agent were not acceptable to Wippit. Last week Wippit offered Mr. Baker 100% of ADBS in COLOR revenues and declared no further interest in the podcast, but this offer was rejected by Baker’s agent. With the exception of ADBS and Baker and Kelly none of the other seven podcasts produced by Wippit are affected."

Baker and Kelly

On September 8 2007 Baker and Kelly resumed their partnership, releasing the first podcast of their football programme for the 2007-2008 season. A total of twelve such podcasts were produced, before their cancellation was announced on 15 December 2007 as a result of the dispute with Wippit.

Television and writing career

On television, early appearances included a 1981 teaming with Janet Street Porter on LWT's 20th Century Box, an example of Porter's youth TV production style that kick-started her career. The show consisted of a series of 30-minute documentaries on elements of youth culture, the most memorable the burgeoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) scene which included an early TV appearance of Iron Maiden performing at The Marquee Club, and hilarious interviews with "air guitarists". Janet Street-Porter (born December 27, 1946) is an outspoken media personality in the United Kingdom. ... LWT redirects here. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (frequently abbreviated as NWOBHM or N.W.O.B.H.M.) emerged in the late 1970s and reached mainstream attention in the late 1970s, in the United Kingdom, as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as... The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) emerged in the late 70s, in part a reaction to the contemporary decline of traditional heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, all three of which had been submerged by a mixture of personal problems, tiredness and... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ... Legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, UK when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. ...

Baker's first mainstream break was as roving reporter-presenter on the Michael Aspel's LWT regional magazine The Six O'Clock Show alongside former Mastermind winner and former London black cab driver Fred Housego. Paul Ross (brother of Jonathan Ross whom Baker had as his best man) was his researcher. Baker's most memorable moment during his stint on The Six O'Clock Show (continually resurrected for clip shows) is his altercation with a railway platform guard in which Baker can be heard remonstrating "Don't you know who I am?". Michael Aspel (b. ... London Weekend Television logo, 1978-1996 London Weekend Television Limited (LWT) is the ITV contractor for London, Friday 5:15pm to Monday, 5:59am. ... In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office in Greater London or by the local authority (non-metropolitan district councils or unitary authorities) in other parts of England, Wales, and Scotland, or by the Department of the Environment in Northern... The one Mastermind that everyone remembers! Fred Housego was not the first taxi driver to appear on Mastermind (that distinction belongs to Robert Smith), but he was undoubtedly the man who caused the programme to be instantly associated with that profession. ... Paul John Ross (born John Ross on December 31, 1956 in Leytonstone, London) is an English journalist, television editor, and media personality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Baker drifted into television writing after being asked to prepare a piece for one of the first clip shows: TV Hell (an A-Z of the worst TV programmes ever). Just prior to this he had performed in pantomime as Idle Jack in Dick Whittington at Barking alongside Michael Robbins ("Olive"'s husband "Arthur" from vintage sitcom On The Buses). None of the cast was paid. For other uses, see Pantomime (disambiguation). ... Dick Whittington is a character in British pantomime, very loosely based on the real-life Richard Whittington. ... Michael Robbins(14 November 1930 - 11 December 1992) was a British actor known for his television work. ... On The Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney. ...

Since then he has presented television shows such as Win, Lose, or Draw, Pets Win Prizes and TV Heroes, the last a series of 10-minute homages to some of Baker's entertainment idols including Fanny Cradock, Peter Glaze (from Crackerjack) and the Top of the Pops audience (in which Baker once appeared leaping around to a performance of "Ooh What A Life" by the Gibson Brothers in 1979 - it was captioned as "Danny Baker's first TV appearance". Baker later described himself as 'looking like he was trying to put out a small fire'. Fanny Cradock (February 26, 1909 - December 27, 1994) born Phyllis Primrose Pechey, in Apthorp House, Leytonstone, London, was a British writer, restaurant critic and television cook who mostly worked with John Johnnie Cradock, whose surname she adopted long before they married. ... Peter Glaze (17 September 1924 – 20 February 1983) was a 20th Century British comedian. ... Crackerjack winners receive prizes, late 1950s Crackerjack was a British childrens comedy/variety BBC television series. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... 1983 album cover The Gibson Brothers are a France-based musical group, who had their greatest success during the disco boom of the late 1970s and are best known for their hit Cuba. The three brothers, Chris (lead vocals, percussion), Patrick (vocals, drums) and Alex (vocals, keyboards) were born on...

He landed his own BBC Saturday night chat show (Danny Baker After All) which borrowed from the Late Night with David Letterman US talk show, but his style and guests (Rick Wakeman of prog rock band Yes was a regular) did not attract the mainstream audience the slot demanded. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

His later appearance fronting a series of television adverts for Daz washing powder and Mars chocolate led to a feeling of over-exposure and even sell-out from some quarters. Adult satire comic Viz featured a savage cartoon featuring Baker as the main character. Baker parodied his Daz ads by appearing as himself on the sitcom Me, You and Him. Cover of Viz (issue 57) Viz is a popular British adult comic magazine that has been running since 1979. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Me, You and Him was a British television sitcom, aired on ITV in 1992. ...

In 1997 Baker presented the nostalgic BBC programme Match of the Eighties, a six-part series of football between 1980-81 and 1985-86. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... The 1985-86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England. ...

During the late 1990s he made guest appearances on comedy shows including Have I Got News For You, Shooting Stars and Room 101. During this period he appeared in the press as a result of nights out with friends Chris Evans and England footballer Paul Gascoigne. Gascoigne was under media scrutiny for drinking and socialising while preparing for tournaments. This included an incident when Gascoigne was photographed by paparazzi in the early hours wolfing down a doner kebab a few days before a game. After Gascoigne was left out of the 1998 World Cup squad, Baker went on Have I Got News For You to defend his friend and criticise the omission. Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Shooting Stars is a UK television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two. ... This page is about the TV series Room 101. ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ... Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ... For other uses, see Paparazzi (disambiguation). ... Döner kebab Döner kebab on the grill Döner kebab (often simply Döner), which literally means rotating roast meat is originally a Turkish dish made with mutton. ... -1...

Baker was also a writer on Evans' show TFI Friday, as well as writing for presenters such as Angus Deayton and Jonathan Ross, and writing a weekly column for The Times. He was briefly a columnist for early issues of movie magazine Empire. TFI Friday was a light entertainment show, produced by Ginger Productions, and hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night. ... Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. ... This article is about the British television presenter. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ... Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Emap Consumer Media since July 1989. ...

He also appeared on The Terry and Gaby Show from 2003 to 2004 (which will be remembered for the moment when he burnt his hand trying to perform a trick with a microwave and a piece of soap) and has appeared on BBC Four quiz show QI. The Terry & Gaby Show was a daytime television show broadcast on five on weekday mornings between June 2003 and March 2004, produced by UMTV. It was hosted by Terry Wogan and Gaby Roslin. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 4. ... For other uses, see QI (disambiguation). ...

Baker worked again with Charles Shaar Murray on the Ramones documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, providing an audio commentary.

In 2005 Baker appeared in the video to "Is This the Way to Amarillo?" a number 1 single for Peter Kay and Tony Christie, which also featured other British personalities such as Keith Harris, Geoffrey Hayes, Shakin' Stevens and Jimmy Savile. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Is This the Way to Amarillo is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, referring to Amarillo, Texas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tony Christie (born Antony Fitzgerald; April 25, 1943) is an English male singer from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. ... For the Australian rugby league player, see Keith Harris (rugby league footballer). ... Geoffrey Hayes (born: 13 March 1942 in Cheshire, England) is an English television presenter and actor, best known as the host of Thames Televisions top-rated childrens show Rainbow from 1973 to 1992. ... Shakin Stevens also known as Shaky (born Michael Barratt, 4 March 1948, in Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh rock and roll singer, who has the distinction of being the top selling male UK singles artist of the 1980s. ... Sir Jimmy Savile. ...

Baker's most recent TV project was The Sitcom Showdown which began on UK TV Gold in late April 2006. Baker appeared on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice in 2007 for Comic Relief. He also starred in The Rocky Horror Show, as the narrator, at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley and the New Wimbledon Theatre. The Sitcom Showdown is a television quiz show hosted by Danny Baker. ... UKTV Gold, known as UK Gold until March 8, 2004, is a British television channel, originally launched on November 1, 1992 (coincidentally, the day before Channel 4s 10th birthday) as a joint venture between Thames Television and the BBC to show their classic archive programming (see: rerun). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Relief Does The Apprentice was a special celebrity version of British reality television series The Apprentice, produced in 2007 to raise money for Comic Relief. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... The Rocky Horror Show is a long running stage musical (opening in London initially, on June 19, 1973) that inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... Churchill Theatre in London Borough of Bromley, England opened in 1977 and seats 785. ... For other uses, see Bromley (disambiguation). ... New Wimbledon Theatre The New Wimbledon Theatre is situated on The Broadway, Wimbledon, London. ...

Trivia

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• He was witness at Chris Evans' marriage to Billie Piper
• On meeting one of his heroes Mel Brooks he was delighted to find Brooks had used the name "Danny Baker" as character names in one his early works as he felt it "was the most Gentile name I could think of"
• His passions range as widely as punk music, the U.S., progressive rock, Steely Dan, The Marx Brothers and P. G. Wodehouse.
• He has a large collection of vinyl records and a collection of redundant laserdiscs that his family refer to as 'Baker's folly'. On Friday, 8th February 2008, two days after giving up drinking for Lent in support of Amy Lamé, Danny announced on air on his BBC London 94.9 show, that he was selling his record collection.
• The song 'Dethink To Survive' by British band McLusky finishes with a repeated, screamed refrain of 'Danny Baker!'
• Has frequently claimed that he inadvertently killed Bob Marley by treading on his foot at a charity football match. Marley later developed cancer in that foot and died as a result of it. [2]

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References

• The All Day Breakfast Show official web site.
• Site with a wealth of Baker-related information and archives of his work
• Baker's official BBC London site
• Danny Baker at the Internet Movie Database