Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster)
Tom Sutcliffe | |
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| Born | 12 August 1956 |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupations | Journalist and arts broadcaster |
| Awards | Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism |
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 Round Britain Quiz.
Early life and education
[edit]Sutcliffe was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Sutcliffe joined the BBC in 1979[3] when he graduated[vague] from university. After editing the BBC Radio 4 arts programme Kaleidoscope,[4] in 1986 he became the first arts editor of The Independent newspaper, a columnist and television reviewer.[2][5][6]
Sutcliffe presented the BBC Radio 4 arts show Saturday Review from 1999 until it was scrapped in 2021.[7] He was chairman of Round Britain Quiz until 2022.[4]
Awards
[edit]In 1995, Sutcliffe won the Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism.[1] He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Debrett's people of today 2010. Surrey: Debrett's. 2009. p. 1638. ISBN 9781870520423. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Tom Sutcliffe". BBC News. BBC. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Sutcliffe, Tom - Royal Society of Literature". 1 September 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Kirsty Lang to host Radio 4's Round Britain Quiz". Radio 4 people. BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ↑ "Thomas Sutcliffe". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ Halliday, Josh (29 July 2013). "Independent titles to cut back on arts coverage". guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (11 September 2021). "Arts shows star in new Radio 4 line-up after storm at axing of film programme". TheGuardian.com.
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