Simon Mayo was born on September 21, 1958 in Southgate, London, England. He is a writer, known for Blockbusters (1983), The National Lottery: Winning Lines (1999) and The Best of Magic (1989).
Shocked to hear of Mike Smith's death today. Condolences to Sarah and all his family. When we joined Radio 1 in 86, he was the guy who had it all. His breakfast show was a shiny, sparkly thing, a must-listen.
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[on "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley] Fantastic track.
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[on Peter Gabriel] No Self Control still, undoubtedly a wonderful track, I just think that's a fantastic track, but Biko is such a standout track.
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[on Peter Gabriel's "Biko"] It is an extraordinarily potent song still. I was at university when this came out and I was sharing a room with a guy from Swaziland. I bought the 12-inch of Biko and put it on and it has all the chanting at the beginning, and as soon as I put it on, Temba, who took no notice of my musical taste normally, he thought it was rubbish, and I put on Biko and the chanting started, and he looked up and said "They're singing in my language."
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I'm a Paul Simon completist and so therefore, if Paul's done another track, then I need to own it somehow to add to the collection.
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Paul Weller has a definite aura of stardom about him. This is obviously due to his catalogue of hits over 4 decades, his air of 'cool' and the critical response to his current work. But part of it I think is because he is not an easy interview!
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[on Doctor Who (1963)] David Tennant was my favourite: the past Doctors were fine for their time but, compared with what David did, they all look a bit weak and cheesy.
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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.
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[on working as a DJ on Radio One] There was a time when you could go for hours without playing anything with a guitar in it and it was just wall-to-wall dance. But I think in the six months before I left it was actually becoming more and more enjoyable and there were more and more new guitar bands coming through and I was enjoying it as much as ever.
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Marillion ... where are they now? And who cares anyway?
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Fact
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His favorite song is "Northern Sky" by Nick Drake.
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Children: Ben, Natasha and Joe.
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Joined BBC Radio Five Live. [May 2001]
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BBC Radio One DJ (May 1986 - February 2001).
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He was a DJ at BBC Radio Nottingham.
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Trained at BBC Radio Brighton.
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Formerly a DJ on BBC Radio One.
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins
2011
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Night in 2012
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself (radio presenter)
The One Show
2015
TV Series
Imagine
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Science of Doctor Who
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
Blockbusters
2012
TV Series
Himself - Host
Loose Women
2012
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - BBC Radio 2 DJ
When Moyles Met the Radio 1 Breakfast DJs
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
This Week
2007-2010
TV Series
Himself
The Culture Show
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Presenter / Himself - Reporter
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Top Ten
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
The National Lottery: Winning Lines
1999
TV Series
Host (1999-2000)
Confessions
1998
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series
Himself
An Audience with Elton John
1997
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
1987-1996
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The National Lottery
1994
TV Series
Presenter
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
TV Movie
Himself
The Best of Magic
1989
TV Series
Himself
Scruples
1988-1989
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
A Night of Comic Relief 2
1989
TV Special
Himself
Going Live!
1988
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Radio One Story
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Clash of the Titans
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Blockbusters (2012) as Himself - Host
The National Lottery: Winning Lines (1999) as Host (1999-2000)
The Best of Magic (1989) as Himself
Top of the Pops (1987-1996) as Himself - Presenter
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