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45-470: "Jocelyn Square" was inspired by the Glasgow place of the same name (now known as Jocelyn Gate). Grant told Simon Mayo for the Reading Evening Post in 1989, "I used to pass there whenever I was going to Paddy's Market, which was a place where you could buy cheap gear, old false teeth and spectacles and stuffed birds, amongst other things." On its release as a single, Myrna Minkoff of New Musical Express selected "Jocelyn Square" as one of two "singles of

90-730: A studio site in Shoreham by Sea . The hospitals are considered to be one working hospital, however healthcare services operate between the two. The station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is also a registered charity in the UK, number 297515. The station is run entirely by volunteers, who fundraise and present programmes, along with maintaining our studio suite at Southlands Hospital. At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 25 August 2007 until 10:00 p.m. on Sunday 26 August, Stuart Penfold presented

135-544: A Gold Sony Radio Award in the Speech Award category. In addition to his daily programme on 5 Live, from October 2001 to April 2007, Mayo hosted the Album Chart show each week for BBC Radio 2. Alongside this, on 2 January 2006, he presented The Ultimate Music Year for the station, where listeners got the chance to vote for their favourite year for music. He has also presented many Sold on Song projects, presented

180-401: A brief return to the breakfast show for three weeks after Chris Evans was dismissed, but both Mayo and Radio 1 ruled out the possibilities of a permanent return to the programme. On his first morning as breakfast stand-in, Mayo read out an email from a man who had emigrated to New Zealand four years earlier and had arrived back in the UK that morning and was "delighted to hear you're still doing

225-659: A daughter. Mayo is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur , and lives in London. Mayo was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. Seaside Hospital Radio Seaside Hospital Radio (known until 2004 as Radio Southlands) is a Hospital Radio service broadcasting to both Worthing and Southlands Hospitals in West Sussex, England from

270-536: A five-year stint on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show . From 2001 he presented on BBC Radio 5 Live : from his debut until 2009 on a daily afternoon programme, and since then until 2022 with Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on Fridays. Between January 2010 to December 2018 he was the presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 , for the final six months with co-host Jo Whiley . Since March 2021, Simon Mayo Drivetime has returned on Greatest Hits Radio . In 2008, Mayo

315-524: A hit with the latter, thirteen years after it first appeared on the soundtrack to The Life of Brian , Idle presented Mayo with a model bare foot, in the style of the animated version which used to end the opening titles to the TV show. Like all Radio 1's high profile presenters of the time, Mayo would take his turn to spend a week in a coastal area of the UK during the Radio 1 Roadshows which ran for two months of

360-526: A job. He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1986, presenting a two-hour Saturday evening show from 7:30   pm to 9:30   pm. In October 1987 he progressed to the weekend early slots from 6   am to 8   am, and then became presenter of the weekday evening show in January 1988, which went out from 7:30   pm to 10   pm. Five months later he was offered the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, regarded as

405-632: A non-stop radio broadcast to raise money for charity . The station was recognised in 2008 with the Bronze award at the National Hospital Broadcasting Awards, in the best Station Promotion or Identification category. The promo was voiced by Jo Jensen and produced by Adam James . The station launched a 24-hour broadcast service in December 2009, with the installation of a computer automated playout system which allows

450-468: A result of a frequency deficiency in his left ear, he failed the required hearing test, and refocused his career on presenting. Mayo spent some time honing his skills at Southlands Hospital Radio , and then worked for five years as a presenter with BBC Radio Nottingham from 10:45   am to 2   pm. With a Radio Nottingham colleague he developed a programme format called Globe Phone and sent it to Johnny Beerling , head of Radio 1 , who offered him

495-627: A series The Big Dig on BBC TV about allotments in the Rhondda Valley contrasted with others in Highgate, London. Mayo hosted a revival of the classic quiz show Blockbusters , which began airing on Challenge on 14 May 2012 until 3 August 2012. He was the announcer for the concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II 's Diamond Jubilee on 4 June 2012. Following the end of the BBC Radio 5 Live show Kermode and Mayo's Film Review ,

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540-480: A set on stage. The organisation held a celebratory evening of dinner and dance in September 2012 to officially mark (almost to the exact day) the station's first broadcast back in 1972. The station celebrated once again in September 2017 for its 45th anniversary, and as of September 2022 has reached the golden age of 50. The station's current project is to raise a substantial sum of money in order to equip it for

585-406: A weekly album show on Sundays from 1-4pm. He then returned to his Monday to Friday drivetime radio show on 15 March 2021 on Greatest Hits Radio, resurrecting many staples from his former BBC Radio 2 drivetime shows, including "Confessions", "Tunesday", "Nigel's Recipes" (Foodie Thursday, sponsored by Heinz ), and "All-Request Friday". Mayo is joined on the weekday drivetime show by Matt Williams ,

630-407: Is a joy to read." In 2020 Knife Edge , a first thriller for Mayo, was published. Its setting is drawn from his experiences when an undergraduate at Warwick University, and the denouement is in the neighbouring city of Coventry. The book was promoted as a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller. Tick Tock , a thriller based on a mysterious global illness, was published in 2022. While at university, he

675-640: Is also a published author. His works include a book titled Confessions , based on the Confessions slot from his radio shows, and several fictional thrillers. Simon Mayo was born in September 1958. His father was a headteacher, and his mother, who had worked as a BBC studio manager in the 1950s, also taught for a time. He attended St John's Primary School in Croydon , the Arden School in Knowle in

720-458: The Radio 2 drive time slot. On 21 December 2018, Mayo presented his last show on BBC Radio 2, it being an All-Request Friday, which featured his jingles previously used on his drivetime show. The last song to be played was " Bring Me Sunshine " by Morecambe and Wise . On 4 March 2019 at 10am, Mayo presented the launch of a new classical music digital radio station, Scala Radio , for which he

765-686: The Top 100 Albums and provided holiday cover for Johnnie Walker on Sundays. From April 2007 to April 2008 Mayo took over the Radio 2 Music Club every Monday night from 11:30   pm to 12:30   am. In January 2010, Mayo took over from Chris Evans on the Drivetime show , noting he was "very lucky to be given a second chance in such a high-profile slot." The programme included a number of regular daily features including "Nigel's Recipes", " Confessions ", "Homework Sucks" and "The Showstopper". Every Friday he hosted "All-Request Friday" where listeners rang

810-506: The UK and European CD single liner notes and the Strange Kind of Love booklet. Love and Money Additional musicians Production Other Simon Mayo Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo MBE (born 21 September 1958) is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022. Mayo has presented across three BBC stations for extended periods. From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio 1, including

855-541: The West Midlands (for one term), the independent Solihull School and Worthing High School for Boys in West Sussex, which was then a state grammar school for boys. He graduated from the University of Warwick in 1981, with a degree in history and politics. His mother had undertaken part-time work in radio, and having occasionally experienced it with her, Mayo had wanted to work as a studio manager. But as

900-471: The breakfast show". In 1999 Mayo broke a world record by broadcasting for 37 hours in aid of that year's Comic Relief . Mayo remained on the mid-morning slot until he left Radio 1 in 2001, seeing breakfast show presenters Mark Goodier , Steve Wright , Chris Evans , Mark and Lard , Kevin Greening , Zoe Ball , and Sara Cox , come and go from the slot, but the slot went to Jo Whiley . His final show

945-599: The host roster for Top of the Pops . Both On This Day in History and Confessions spawned spin-off books. Due to frequent plays from Mayo, several unlikely hit singles reached the UK charts, including " Kinky Boots " by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman ; " Donald Where's Your Troosers? " by Andy Stewart ; and " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ", sung and written by Eric Idle . For helping Monty Python have

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990-507: The listeners to tune in and hear Seaside Hospital Radio anytime of the day or night, with presented programmes around the clock including news, interviews, chat and great music. The station celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012, holding several special events to mark the occasion including a Musical Night on 26 May at Heene Gallery in Worthing, featuring local folk and acoustic bands, and the organisation's own guitarist Ray Blunt also played

1035-412: The long-running cryptic game The Identik-Hit Quiz , where Mayo and his co-hosts would act out a short scene which cryptically led listeners to the title of a hit song; and his Confessions feature where members of the public sought absolution for their (often frivolous or humorous) "sins". Mayo had already presented the dilemma show Scruples for BBC television and had joined his Radio 1 colleagues on

1080-594: The most prestigious presentation job in UK radio. Mayo spent five years presenting Radio 1 Breakfast on BBC Radio 1. Throughout his tenure on the breakfast show, which was based on a " zoo " format, Mayo was joined by news anchor Rod McKenzie and by a sidekick weather and travel presenter: first Carol Dooley, then Sybil Ruscoe , Jackie Brambles , and Dianne Oxberry . Weather and travel news reader stand-ins include Mayo's Radio 1 colleague Lynn Parsons , Caron Keating (from Blue Peter and Songs of Praise ), and Philippa Forrester (from CBBC ). The show's producer

1125-422: The new movie releases each Friday afternoon. The banter between Mayo and Kermode in this section of the programme was described by both men as "wittertainment at its most wittertaining." (The neologism wittertainment is a portmanteau of witter and entertainment , and was coined in a now deleted Misplaced Pages entry. However, Kermode and Mayo took note of the article before its deletion and have since been using

1170-568: The pair started the podcast Kermode and Mayo's Take in May 2022. In July 2018 Mayo, along with Matt Williams, began presenting a weekly podcast: Simon Mayo's Books of the Year . Confessions , based on the hit feature from his BBC Radio 2 drivetime show, and his former BBC Radio 1 breakfast and mid-morning shows. was released in October 2011. The book is a compilation of the best confessions sent to

1215-404: The rousing gospel music for which Block 4 was reputedly renowned, the dialogue-heavy Mad Blood Stirring reads more like a first-draft film treatment than a finished novel. Mayo has served up all the ingredients he could find, but longer cooking would have given it greater depth and subtlety of flavour." The novelist John Boyne said: "Bristling with energy, written with passion, Mad Blood Stirring

1260-504: The show and had their favourite song played on the radio after a short interview. The show ended on 4 May 2018 after eight years, as Mayo was to begin hosting a revamped drivetime show with co-host Jo Whiley from 14 May 2018. On 22 October that year, the station announced that Mayo would be leaving Radio 2 altogether after a backlash against the change, with Whiley moving back to an evening slot. Their last show together aired on 20 December, with Mayo presenting his last show after 17 years with

1305-622: The show by listeners. Mayo's debut novel, Itch , was released on 1 March 2012. The titular protagonist is a fourteen-year-old boy who discovers a previously unknown chemical element. The Guardian called it 'a great and thrilling book with an easy to read storyline that will help kids to understand elements!' His second novel Itch Rocks was released in February 2013 and the third instalment, Itchcraft , came out in September 2014. Itch and Itch Rocks were adapted into an opera, Itch, which premiered on 22 July 2023 at Opera Holland Park. It

1350-407: The show's sports presenter, who previously had worked with him for some time on the Radio 2 drivetime show, during Mayo's time presenting the show – another example of the show resembling its BBC Radio 2 format. He continues to present his Album Show on Sunday afternoons. Mayo presented Act Your Age , a panel game for BBC Radio 4 , first broadcast on 27 November 2008. In January 2024 Mayo

1395-439: The song to be "another gem" from the band, but felt it "won't make the impression on the singles market the group's talent deserves". He added, "[The band's] loyal following will note the distinctive feel of the 45 and will not be disappointed." 7-inch single (UK/Australia) 7-inch single (Europe) 12-inch and CD single (UK) 12-inch single (UK limited edition) 12-inch and CD single (Europe) Credits are adapted from

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1440-462: The station the following day. As his opening theme Mayo used the 2003 recording by Jools Holland and Prince Buster of the 1948 song " Enjoy Yourself " by Carl Sigman and by Herb Magidson. Later editions of the show also used the popular 1950 hit version by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Incidental music included " Light My Fire " by Edmundo Ros . In May 2011, Mayo won a Sony Award for "Best Music Show" for his work and that of his team on

1485-518: The summer. For a short while, he also presented an additional weekend show for the station on a Sunday afternoon, provisionally titled O Solomon Mayo , to cover for the absent Phillip Schofield , who was working in the West End. Mayo formally gave up the breakfast show in 1993, though he had been on an extended period of paternity leave when the announcement was made. His stand-in Mark Goodier

1530-496: The term regularly to refer to their show. ) In a May 2008 interview with The Guardian , Mayo mentioned he "signed a contract for the next two years" and was uncertain whether he would still be at 5 Live when it moved to Salford . It was later confirmed that Mayo was to move to BBC Radio 2 's drivetime slot, though he continued to host a weekly two-hour film review show, Kermode and Mayo's Film Review , on 5 Live with Kermode until April 2022. In May 2009, Mayo and Kermode won

1575-541: The week" in the 18 March 1989 issue. She wrote, "L&M have finally got a handle on elegant post-soul pop in the same poignant way that the Blow Monkeys ' ' Digging Your Scene ' managed. This evocative extract from a journal elevates itself above the meagre everydayness-of-it-all with some jazz-upholstered settings for the chorus." Ian Forsyth of the Press and Journal gave the song four out of five stars. He considered

1620-511: Was Ric Blaxill , who also made regular speaking contributions. He started his first breakfast show by playing " Somewhere in My Heart " by Aztec Camera , which was preceded by a montage of previous breakfast show hosts and then Mayo himself saying "It's me, Simon Mayo, good morning." The programme became known for various features, including On This Day in History , sound-tracked by a looped version of George Michael 's " I Want Your Sex ";

1665-598: Was " Ace of Spades " by Motörhead . I always thought I'd like to go back to music. But I also loved exploring a subject from scratch to interview a nuclear physicist. The [5 Live] job was a bit like an Open University degree course. The longer I did it, the more I realised how little I know, which is part of ageing. In May 2001, after 15 years of broadcasting with Radio 1, Mayo moved on to another national BBC station, BBC Radio 5 Live , to present an afternoon programme. He began broadcasting every weekday from 1   pm to 4   pm, where he remained until 18 December 2009. He

1710-564: Was a presenter on the student radio station, Radio Warwick . In 2005 the university awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters . Mayo is married to Hilary Bird, who had worked at Radio Nottingham since 1984 on Action Line , and also worked for BBC Radio 2 as a producer for Canon Roger Royle and later Don Maclean on Good Morning Sunday from 1987 to 1990. The wedding took place on Saturday 11 October 1986 at St Helen's Church in Burton Joyce , Nottinghamshire. They have two sons and

1755-671: Was commissioned by Opera Holland Park , and composed by Jonathan Dove with libretto by Alasdair Middleton . His first young adult novel, Blame , was published in July 2016. Mayo's first novel for adults, Mad Blood Stirring , was published in April 2018 and received mixed reviews. It is a historical novel set in Dartmoor Prison in 1815. Clare Clarke, for The Guardian , said: "With its huge, amorphous cast and little interior characterisation, its pages rich with Shakespeare’s poetry and

1800-510: Was his replacement. Mayo took over the station's mid-morning slot on 25 October 1993, where he remained until February 2001. In addition to this, in May 1994, he presented Simon Mayo's Classic Years , where he played two hours of classic pop tunes. The show originally went out on a Sunday lunchtime from noon till 2pm, but in November 1994 went out from 10   am till noon on Sundays. This lasted until October 1995. In January 1997, Mayo made

1845-464: Was on Friday 16 February 2001, and before signing off, he said: "One of the reasons I'm not going to ' do a DLT ' is that I've nothing to complain about at all – though as I'll still be employed by the BBC it'd be a stupid thing to do. I always thought as a kid working at Radio 1 would be the most fun and the best place for any presenter to work and I still think that's true." His final track played on Radio 1

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1890-517: Was on air in 2001 when the 9/11 attacks took place in the United States, broadcasting live as the events unfolded. The programme generally combined topical debates, interviews and reviews. It came live from Westminster each Wednesday for live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions , with discussion and debate afterwards with political correspondents and MPs . The programme also featured Mayo's former Radio 1 sidekick Mark Kermode reviewing

1935-477: Was one of the lead presenters. He presented a daily mid-morning show for two years, until starting work for Greatest Hits Radio; he continued to present his Essential Albums show for Scala on Saturdays until May 2023. He then presented a two-hour show on Sunday mornings, which continues after Scala was rebranded as Magic Classical in September 2024. In addition to his daily programme on Scala, Mayo joined Greatest Hits Radio in September 2020, firstly taking over

1980-612: Was recognised as the "Radio Broadcaster of the Year" at the 34th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, and the "Speech Broadcaster of the Year" at the Sony Radio Academy Awards , receiving the latter for his "ability to paint colourful pictures of location and event and his ability to bring the very best out of his guests, encouraging conversation and interaction between them while skilfully nudging and controlling them" and for being "a master of light and shade, handling serious and lighter issues with aplomb." Mayo

2025-445: Was the guest on the Radio 4 programme Great Lives ; his choice was Alan Freeman . Between 1995 and 1998 Mayo presented a TV version of Confessions , based on the hit feature from his BBC Radio 1 breakfast and mid-morning shows. Starting in 1999 he was the original presenter of National Lottery game show Winning Lines on BBC One until 2000 when he was replaced by Phillip Schofield in 2001. In 2005 he presented

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