Profile of Mark Radcliffe on Famous Like Me

Mark Radcliffe is a British broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC for over a decade.

Background

Radcliffe was born in Bolton, UK in 1958, and took an interest in music from a young age, playing the drums in a number of unsuccessful bands before his transition to radio. He is in some respects a very traditional British DJ, with a wide knowledge of rock and pop, and his Northern sense of humour and occasionally quick wit bear comparison to both John Peel and Peter Kay.

Career

His career in radio began firstly at local UK station Piccadilly Radio, but he came to prominence as a DJ on BBC Radio 5's Hit The North programme. His most famous work is as one half of the double act known as Mark and Lard (with Marc Riley), presenters on BBC Radio 1.

The duo began on a late-night weekday slot in 1993, Monday - Thursdsay from 10pm-Midnight before a brief and unsuccessful stint on the breakfast show in 1997, followed by a move to the early afternoon slot later that year from 2-4pm. They occupied that slot for the rest of their time at the station.

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 slot' he had previously occupied on Radio 1. He managed some brief success in the music business with the now defunct Shirehorses, a satirical band spawned from his Mark And Lard antics, and is currently a member of The Family Mahone.

He is also a published author, having written the auto-biographical 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, and his exploits with The Shirehorses.

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