Episode 79: Mark Radcliffe

This episode's guest is Mark Radcliffe.  Mark is a Sony
Award winning broadcaster, musician and writer.  His
extensive radio career has seen him present shows on BBC Radio 5,
Radio 1, Radio 2 and 6Music including the Radio 2 Folk Show and
the legendary Radio 1 "Mark and Lard" show which he co-presented
with Mark Riley.  He has also presented a number of music
related TV shows including the White Room, Top of the Pops 2 and
Glastonbury Festival coverage.  Mark has been in a number of
bands including the Shirehorses who supported Blur and appeared
at the 1997 Glastonbury Festival and he currently performs as
part of the avant-garde electronic duo UNE.  As a writer he
has published a number of books including "Showbusiness: The
diary of a rock and roll nobody", the novel "Northern Sky" and
his latest book "Crossroads" is about pivotal moments in musical
history inspired by a challenging and moving moment in his own
life when he was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, from which
he is now in remission.  Recorded in Knutsford. Cheshire,
UK.


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