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Background
Bull was educated at Dulwich College in south east London, between 1970-77. Dulwich College is an independent selective fee-paying public school for boys in Dulwich, a suburb of south-east London United Kingdom He has a degree in Educational Broadcasting from the University of London and a distinction in Radio Journalism from The National Broadcasting School. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK.
He joined LBC as a telephone operator. Later he presented a range of programmes including gardening phone-ins and the station's youth programme Young London. His big break was as host of the overnight Clive Bull Through the Night Show which ran for several years in the early 1990s. In 1994 he was hired by London News Talk 1152 (as LBC's AM service was briefly known) to host the weekend late-night slot. The following year he moved to weeknights where he has remained ever since.
LBC 97. 3 radio show
Bull's show airs live Sunday to Thursday from 10pm to 1am. With slight variations in show times, Bull has occupied the same late night slot since 1995 despite numerous changes of station brand and ownership during this time.
Discussions tend to focus around two or three topics each evening based loosely upon what is in the news, or what has interested or affected Clive. However, Bull encourages callers to talk about whatever they like, on the basis they more interesting discussions come from things people genuinely care about. There have been special-interest nights, including the successful science hour series with Brian J. Ford. Brian J Ford (born 1939 in Corsham, Wiltshire) is an independent research biologist and left before graduating to set up his own multi-disciplinary laboratory Between 1999 and 2007 Bull's show was produced by Bob Johnson, who produced his last show on Thursday 20th December 2007. Previous producer Dan Wright went on to work for Independent Television News. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom.
The 1991 short television programme Night Caller followed the callers to Clive's through-the-night show. The programme is available on YouTube.
Acclaim
In June 2005, Bull came 19th in the Radio Times survey of the forty most powerful people on radio, the highest ranked phone-in host. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme He was described as "a brilliant phone-in host who knows that the way to make captivating talk radio is not to rant or rage, but to create a separate world, away from the nonsense of current affairs - then invite his listeners into it. His show is the most listened-to night-time programme in London and is an understated joy,"[1] while The Independent called him "The Emperor of night-time talk radio. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. "[2]
The Experts' Expert from The Observer wrote "There's no-one quite like him. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The You get the impression that he's living just a bit dangerously, and that's what makes phone-ins exciting". [2]
He has won several awards including a Bronze Sony Radio Award. The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys) started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry The judges described him "An exception to the run-of-the-mill phone-in. It was all down to the presenter who appeared so laid back that his callers could not see how he was teasing them. A very dry sense of humour and great fun. " [2]
He won Best Talk Show Host at the New York Radio Awards in 2001.
Celebrity callers
- Peter Cook made a series of calls with the pseudonym "Sven from Swiss Cottage", a Norwegian fisherman who'd come to London looking for romance and to escape the fish-related phone-ins of Norway. Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 &ndash 9 January 1995 was an English Satirist, Writer and Comedian. These have been recorded in "Tragically I Was An Only Twin", a collection of his writings and are also available on Bull's subscription podcast. Peter Cook's former neighbour Rainbow George Weiss remains a regular caller with news of his political activities. Rainbow George Weiss (born 1940) son of a diamond merchant is a fringe UK politician who stood in 13 constituencies at the 2005 General Election [3]
- Michael Barrymore once phoned in to take part in a talent contest as himself. Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952 is an English Comedian better known by his Stage name Michael Barrymore. He came seventh. [3]
- Tony Blackburn called in to defend Smart cars. Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943 in Guildford, Surrey) is an award winning English Disc jockey, who broadcast on the Smart, formerly Smart GmbH (formerly MCC Smart GmbH is an automotive brand of Daimler AG, is a manufacturer of Microcars and superminis based [4]
- Jane Horrocks answered a listener's question about a movie (featured on 20 December 2005 Celebrity Callers Special). Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, Musician, and singer [5]
- Bruce Mansfield (aka: Bruce Mane) is a famous Australian personality who is the presenter of nightline on the Australian talk radio station 3AW. Bruce Mansfield (born 24 April 1944) is an Australian television and radio personality Bruce Mansfield (born 24 April 1944) is an Australian television and radio personality 3AW is a Radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 KHz AM. He is an aussie larrikin on the show who is looking for a wife to take back to Australia. Larrikin redirects here for the British rock band see Larrikin Love Larrikinism is the name given to the Australian folk tradition [3]
- Patsy Palmer, called in to join a discussion about Cockney accents, and on another occasion, for listeners to look out for her lost dog, which was subsequently found and returned to her (featured on 20 December 2005 Celebrity Callers Special). Patsy Palmer (born Julie Harris on 26 May 1972 in Bethnal Green, London) is an English actress and Television personality [6]
- Kerry Katona called in just before leaving to play I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! when Bull wondered whether she'd had a cosmetic surgery, which she said she hadn't. Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (previously McFadden; born 6 September 1980) is an English Television presenter, Writer I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn [7]
- Iain Lee, used to make prank calls to the show. Iain Lee (born on 9 June 1973) is a British Comedian, Television, and Radio presenter. A prank call also known as a hoax call, phone scam or phony phone call, is a form of Practical joke committed over the Telephone Years later he had his own show on the station. [8]
References
External links
- LBC 97.3 presenter page and mirror at [1]
- Clive Bull at the Internet Movie Database
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