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 .
Sutcliffe was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [2] [1]
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]
In 1995 Sutcliffe won the Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism. [1]