Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains one of Britain's most recognised DJs. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Broadcaster may refer to A Broadcasting organization one responsible for the production of radio and television programs and/or their transmission The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 2, where he hosts an evening show four nights a week (Monday to Thursday 8pm - 10pm) alongside Stuart Maconie, called the Radcliffe and Maconie Show. Stuart John Maconie (born 13 August 1961 in Whiston, Lancashire) is an English radio DJ and The Radcliffe and Maconie Show is a weeknight radio programe that is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom.
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Biography
Radcliffe was born in Bolton, Lancashire (now annexed by Greater Manchester), educated at the independent fee-paying Bolton School and The University of Manchester, where he studied English and American studies. Bolton ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, in the North West region of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Bolton School is an independent school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the North-West of England. The University of Manchester is a " red brick " civic University located in Manchester, England. He took an interest in music from a young age; playing drums in several bands. In some respects he is a very traditional British DJ, with a wide knowledge of rock and pop. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure His northern English-style sense of humour and quick wit have led to comparisons to John Peel and Peter Kay. Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedian, Writer, producer As of 2007, he lives in Whitley, Cheshire and is married with three daughters. Whitley is a parish in the borough of Vale Royal, Cheshire, England. Radcliffe is a supporter of Manchester City Football Club. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club He has a pet Cocker Spaniel called Toto.
Radio and music
Radcliffe's radio career began in late 1982 at Piccadilly Radio, where he hosted a Friday night show called Cures For Insomnia. NB Piccadilly Radio re-directs here See also Key 103 Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known simply as Magic 1152 began broadcasting as Piccadilly Radio which was He came to prominence as a DJ on BBC Radio 5's Hit The North in 1990. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience BBC Radio 5 was for three years and eight months a BBC Radio network that carried sports children's and educational programmes Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
Radio 1 career
Radcliffe joined BBC Radio 1 in 1991, presenting the one-hour Monday evening show Out on Blue Six. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Starting in early 1993, he presented the arts programme The Guest List on Thursdays. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
His most famous work was as part of the act Mark and Lard (with Marc The Boy Lard Riley) on BBC Radio 1. 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 British Musician, Alternative rock critic and radio DJ. The duo began in a 10pm-midnight slot on Mondays to Thursdays in October 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) This show was unique for Radio 1 because it was based around non-playlist music and featured live music sessions, poetry readings and comedy. Having taken over the 'graveyard shift' from October 1993 onwards, Radcliffe and Riley hosted a show of unprecedented variety incorporating poetry readings from regular guest Ian McMillan (a series of readings of Philip Larkin's prose by Julianne Regan was particularly impressive), off the wall, irreverent comedy, bizarre quizzes 'Fish or Fowl', 'Bird or Bloke', 'Bard or Blake' (amongst others), and a play list that rivalled the great John Peel in terms of eclecticism. For the former Scottish footballer see Ian McMillan (footballer. Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz Julianne Regan (born 30 June 1962 Coventry) is an English singer Song writer, Guitarist, Bass guitarist and keyboard John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio The show also held some of the best sessions from up and coming and alternative bands of the time, including Throwing Muses, Moloko, Nick Cave, Pulp, Baby Bird, The Divine Comedy and Mice. Throwing Muses are an Alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997 when its members began concentrating Moloko (məˈloʊkoʊ were an Anglo-Irish electronic / pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Republic of Ireland Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) Stephen Jones (born 16 September 1962, Telford, Shropshire, England) is a English Musician and Novelist The Divine Comedy are a British pop band from Northern Ireland fronted by Neil Hannon. Julianne Regan (born 30 June 1962 Coventry) is an English singer Song writer, Guitarist, Bass guitarist and keyboard He is also credited with the success of White Town's Your Woman in January 1997. White Town is a techno - pop act from the United Kingdom, and is the work of one man Jyoti Mishra. "Your Woman" is a 1997 music single released by British One-man band White Town, also known as Jyoti Mishra
Following Chris Evans' sudden departure from Radio 1 in early 1997, Radcliffe and Riley were moved to a brief and unsuccessful position on the breakfast show. Christopher Evans or Chris Evans may refer to Chris Evans (Australian politician, (born 1958 Chris Evans (presenter, British Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [1] Their style of music and broadcasting was not a success in this slot (which catered for a more mainstream audience), and they were quickly moved to the early afternoon slot from 2pm-4pm. Then moved to 1pm - 3pm until they left in March 2004. They won a Sony Gold award in the process. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with
Radio 2 transferral
Radcliffe left Radio 1 in March 2004 and moved to an evening slot on BBC Radio 2 in June of the same year. March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The new show was reminiscent of the graveyard shift he had previously occupied on BBC Radio 1; with live music and studio guests. " Graveyard Shift " is a short story by Stephen King, first published in 1978 in the compilation Night Shift. The respect Radcliffe had garnered as a broadcaster was cemented when he successfully scooped a major interview with Kate Bush in late-2005, her first in several years. Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. For many months prior to this, he had been running his own 'Bush-O-Meter' on his show, questioning the possible whereabouts and activities of the elusive singer-songwriter and adding a photo of the day's guest or the 'Blessed Kate' to the chart until she appeared on the show. Radcliffe also won a Sony award for this show. Riley moved to BBC 6Music. Starting on 16 April, 2007, Radcliffe joined forces with Stuart Maconie to present a new show on BBC Radio 2 on Mondays to Thursdays from 8-10pm. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Stuart John Maconie (born 13 August 1961 in Whiston, Lancashire) is an English radio DJ and
He is a frequent stand-in during the 2pm-5pm slot when Steve Wright is away. Steven Wright may refer to Steve Wright (DJ, British radio broadcaster Steve Wright (serial killer, British serial killer
Band member
Radcliffe experienced brief commercial success with Shirehorses, a parody band (its name based on the short-lived band The Seahorses) spawned from his Mark And Lard antics. The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley, known collectively as The Seahorses were an English band of the mid to late 1990s best known as the post- Stone Roses project of guitarist John Squire. Earlier in his career, he had played in other bands, including the punk rock band Skrewdriver (briefly, before their reincarnation as a white power skinhead band, in which he played no part). Skrewdriver was a Punk rock band formed in Poulton-le-Fylde a village near Blackpool in 1976 by Ian Stuart Donaldson White power skinheads are a racist, and often also anti-semitic, offshoot of the Skinhead Subculture that originated in Great Britain Mark has written about his part in this band in his book Showbusiness and also when talking to Phil Williams about his novel "Northern sky "on five live he was asked about his part in the band too. As of 2007, Radcliffe was a member of the more folk-oriented The Family Mahone and the Four Counts. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The Family Mahone are a Folk rock band from Chester England. The most famous member of the band is the Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe.
Television
Radcliffe presented a live music TV programme, The White Room, for Channel 4 in 1995, and has regularly appeared in the BBC's coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and the Cambridge Folk Festival. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual Music festival held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Along with Marc Riley, he presented a music-based quiz programme, Pop Upstairs Downstairs, for the BBC/Flextech digital TV channel UK Play in 1999 and 2000. Marc "Lard" Riley is a British Musician, Alternative rock critic and radio DJ. Virgin Media Television (formerly two companies Flextech Television and NTL) is the content subsidiary of Virgin Media Play UK (formerly known as UK Play) was a Television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He also presented the BBC 1 football retrospective show Match Of The Nineties, which aired in summer 1999. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In 2006, he won the ITV1 singing competition Stars in Their Eyes with an appearance portraying The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan singing "The Irish Rover". This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Stars in Their Eyes was a British television talent show from 21 July 1990 to 7 January 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957 is a musician and singer best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues. " The Irish Rover " is a traditional Irish song about a magnificent Sailing ship that reaches an unfortunate end
The Shirehorses were due to appear in an episode of the sitcom Phoenix Nights as the folk band Half a Sixpence, but couldn't attend the filming due to a busy schedule. The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley, known collectively as Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a BAFTA -nominated British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a Working men's club in the Northern English They were replaced at the last minute by Tim Healy. Tim Healy (born 29 January 1952 in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actor
Writing
Radcliffe wrote the autobiography Showbusiness: The Diary Of A Rock 'N' Roll Nobody; a critically-acclaimed history of his attempts at a career as a musician, including his exploits with Shirehorses. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The Shirehorses are a spoof band comprising two BBC Radio DJs from Manchester, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley, known collectively as His novel Northern Sky — based around a folk music club in an imaginary northern English city — was published in 2005
References
- ^ Plunkett, John (2007-05-28). Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Made in Manchester. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-05-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
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