Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster)

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Thomas Sutcliffe (born 12 August 1956 [1] in Yorkshire, England [2] ) is a British journalist and arts broadcaster. He is one of the main presenters of the BBC Radio 4 shows Front Row and Start the Week . He also presented the Radio 4 arts show Saturday Review from 1999, and until 2022 was chairman of the Round Britain Quiz .

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Early life and education

Sutcliffe was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [2] [1]

Career

Sutcliffe joined the BBC when he graduated[ vague ] from university. After editing the BBC Radio 4 arts programme Kaleidoscope , [3] in 1986 he became the first arts editor of The Independent newspaper, a columnist and television reviewer. [2] [4] [5]

Sutcliffe presented the BBC Radio 4 arts show Saturday Review from 1999 until it was scrapped in 2021. [6] He was chairman of Round Britain Quiz until 2022. [3]

Awards

In 1995 Sutcliffe won the Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomas Sutcliffe, Esq at Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tom Sutcliffe". [BBC News Channel. BBC. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Kirsty Lang to host Radio 4's Round Britain Quiz". Radio 4 people. BBC . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Sutcliffe". The Independent . London. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ↑ Josh Halliday "Independent titles to cut back on arts coverage", guardian.co.uk, 29 July 2013
  6. ↑ "Arts shows star in new Radio 4 line-up after storm at axing of film programme". TheGuardian.com . 11 September 2021.


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