Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

Background

Radcliffe was born in Bolton, Lancashire, educated at the independently run-fee paying Bolton School and took an interest in music from a young age, playing the drums in a number of bands (including Skrewdriver - albeit briefly, and before their infamous incarnation as a racist band - and currently The Family Mahone). He is, in some respects, a very traditional British DJ, with a wide knowledge of rock and pop, and his Northern English style sense of humour and quick wit bear comparison to both John Peel and Peter Kay. He now lives in Whitley, Cheshire and is married with three daughters. Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone Post... Bolton School is a public school (independent school) situated in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester in the North-West of England. ... Skrewdriver was a punk rock band formed in Blackpool in 1976 by Ian Stuart Donaldson. ... The Family Mahone are a folk music band from Manchester, England. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rock and roll. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Whitley is a parish in the borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire, England. ...

Career

Radio

His career in radio began firstly at local UK station Piccadilly Radio where he hosted a Friday night show called 'Cures For Insomnia' in late 1982/early 1983, but he came to prominence as a DJ on BBC Radio 5's Hit The North programme in 1990. Piccadilly Magic 1152 AM Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Radcliffe also joined BBC Radio 1 in 1991, presenting a 1 hour Monday evening show called Out on Blue Six, and then in early 1993, presented an arts programme entitled The Guest List, which went out on Thursdays. “Radio 1” redirects here. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... el 18 de mayo nacio claudia // 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

His most famous work is as one half of the double act known as Mark and Lard (with Marc The Boy Lard Riley), presenters on BBC Radio 1. Mark and Lard Mark and Lard, the stage name of Mark Radcliffe (Mark) and Marc Riley (Lard), are former BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys. ... Marc Lard Riley is a musician, alternative rock critic and DJ on BBC 6 Music where he presents Rocket Science on Saturday afternoons and Mint on Sunday evenings. ... “Radio 1” redirects here. ...

The duo began on a late-night weekday slot in October 1993, Monday - Thursday from 10pm-Midnight. This was a relatively esoteric show for Radio 1, being based around non-playlist music and featuring live sessions, poetry readings and comedy. Following Chris Evans' departure in early 1997 they were moved to a brief and unsuccessful stint on the breakfast show. Their style of music and broadcasting was not a success in this slot and soon they were moved to the early afternoon slot from 2-4pm. They occupied that slot for the rest of their time at the station, winning a Sony Gold award in the process. el 18 de mayo nacio claudia // 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Radcliffe left Radio 1 in March 2004. He moved to an evening slot on BBC Radio 2 in June of the same year, presenting a show reminiscent of the 'graveyard shift' he had previously occupied on Radio 1 - the show includes live music and studio guests. Riley can now be found on BBC 6Music. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths • 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Israeli-Palestinian conflict Occupation of Iraq Same-sex marriage in... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... Graveyard Shift is a short story by Stephen King, that appears in his Night Shift collection. ... BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. ...

From April 16th 2007, Radcliffe will be joining forces with Stuart Maconie to present a new show on BBC Radio 2 every Monday - Thursday from 8-10pm. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Stuart Maconie (b. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ...

Radcliffe managed some brief success in the music business with the now defunct Shirehorses, a parody band spawned from his Mark And Lard antics, and is currently a member of the more folk-oriented The Family Mahone. The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley (known collectively as Mark and Lard). ... The Family Mahone are a folk music band from Manchester, England. ...

Television

Although he has worked less extensively in television than in radio, Radcliffe did present a live music programme, The White Room, for Channel 4 in 1995, and regularly appears on the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and the Cambridge Folk Festival. Along with Marc Riley, he presented a music-based quiz programme, Pop Upstairs Downstairs, for the BBC/Flextech digital TV channel UK Play between 1999 and 2000, and also the BBC 1 football retrospective show Match Of The Nineties broadcast in the summer of 1999. It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest [1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... The Cambridge folk festival is renowned for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Flextech is a British television company and is entirely owned by the British cable company Telewest and acts as its television programme production arm. ... Play UK, formerly known as UK Play, was part of the UKTV Network. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ...

In 2006 he won the ITV1 singing competition Stars in Their Eyes with an appearance portraying Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan singing "The Irish Rover". ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Stars In Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... The Pogues are a popular band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Irish Rover is a traditional Irish song made famous by The Dubliners and The Pogues collaboration. ...

Writing

He is also a published author, having written the autobiographical book 'Showbusiness: The Diary Of A Rock 'N' Roll Nobody', a witty and critically acclaimed look back at his failed attempts at gaining a career in music as well as his exploits with The Shirehorses. In 2005 he released 'Northern Sky', a novel about a folk club and its members in an imaginary Northern city. Cover of An autobiography, from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write, is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as told to or with). The term dates from the late eighteenth century, but the form is much older. ... The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley (known collectively as Mark and Lard). ...

External links

• Biography on BBC.co.uk