Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster)
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.
Early life and education
[edit]Sutcliffe was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2][1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]In 1995 Sutcliffe won the Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Thomas Sutcliffe, Esq at Debrett's People of Today. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Tom Sutcliffe". [BBC News Channel. BBC. 10 October 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Josh Halliday "Independent titles to cut back on arts coverage", guardian.co.uk, 29 July 2013
- ^ "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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