Natasha Desborough

Natasha Desborough (born June 21, 1974, Wimbledon, London) is a radio presenter, author, DJ, and radio and television producer. Her debut book, Parental Advisory Manual, was published in October 2009.

She attended Reigate College, Reigate, Surrey, UK from 1990 to 1993.

Biography

She started her music career as Programme Controller for Crystal Palace F.C.'s own radio station, Palace Radio 1278AM, where she was responsible for producing, scripting and coordinating the station's programming. From there she moved to Invicta FM, in Kent.

She then moved to the alternative music station in 2003, Xfm London where she fronted the late night Chill Out Room before moving onto then the Breakfast Session alongside celebrity guests such as Iain Lee from RI:SE. During her time there, she also co-presented the Sunday morning show, writing and co-presenting with Perrier Award nominated comedian Jimmy Carr.

Natasha is also a radio producer, having produced all her own shows on XFM.^[1]

Natasha left BBC 6 Music on Sunday September 28, 2008 and was replaced on weekend breakfast by Iyare.^[2]

TV Appearances

Her appearances on TV have included

• "The Richard & Judy Show" (Channel 4)
• "Top 100 Singles" (Five)
• "Liquid News" (BBC Three)
• "Celebrities Behaving Badly" (Sky)

She has narrated "Army Wives" for Channel 4, "California Escorts" and "Real Sex" for Five. She has been a "voice of" in campaigns for the BBC, Hit 40 UK, HMV, Sony, MTV, Doc Martens, Tampax, and Cadbury's.

Books

• Desborough, Natasha, Parental Advisory Manual, Bantam Press, Oct 2009. ISBN 9780593064184

See also

• BBC 6 Music
• BBC

Interviews

• "Natasha Desborough: My Life in Media", The Independent (UK), Monday, May 14, 2007

References

1. ^ BBC 6 Music Biography for Natasha
2. ^ BBC Press Office, "Press Releases: New DJs for BBC 6 Music" - September 12, 2008.

External links

• Natasha Desborough personal website
• Parental Advisory Manual
• HARVEY VOICES
• Natasha's 6 Music weekend breakfast show

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