- Ian Peacock
Ian Peacock is a radio presenter and writer. He has appeared regularly on
BBC Radio 4 since the late 1980s. Described as “a natural broadcaster” byThe Observer , he has a GoldSony Award for feature-making. He was recently named byThe Independent as a 'Media Star 2006' - one of the media people who would "have the most impact" over the year.Early life and career
Born in
Northumberland , he has lived in Newcastle,Durham ,Cambridge ,Oxford andLondon . He now lives inHertfordshire . After graduating with a first inEnglish Literature , he presented and produced forBBC Radio Cambridgeshire and went on to make documentaries and features for BBC network radio.Activities
He trains
BBC producers and presenters and has done corporate media training for clients such asBAA plc . He is managing director of leading UK media training companyThe Talk Consultancy.He has contributed to many BBC Radio 4 programmes, such as Today, Front Row, Word of Mouth, Home Truths and Loose Ends.
Ian Peacock has presented numerous documentaries and series for BBC Radios 3 and 4, such as: This American Life, Revenge, Memories Are Made Of This, Every Breath You Take, Think About It, Tales of Cats and Comets, Tripping the Light Fantastic, The Art of Indecision, The Secret Life of Phone Numbers, Lady Curzon and a Pineapple, From Ariel to Wide Latin, Creative Genius and the first ever radio feature about Nothing.
He has interviewed many well-known people such as
Tony Blair ,Barbara Cartland ,Stephen Hawking ,Bob Hope ,Spike Milligan ,Oliver Reed andRobbie Williams , and has reported from cities as far afield asParis ,Athens ,Katmandu ,Cairo ,New York andLos Angeles .Peacock has also reported for
BBC Television , recorded adverts forSaatchi and Saatchi and done voiceovers for the BBC and corporate clients.He is currently with London literary agents
Gregory & Company and has written for publications such asMen's Health andThe Times Critics
*"A natural broadcaster." — Sue Arnold, The Observer
*"Foot-in-the-door reporting all the way. The radio equivalent of Clive James, except that Peacock isn’t snide: he’s genuinely fascinated." — The Observer
*"Peacock can rustle up a clever reportage-essay on any subject." — Valerie Grove, The OldieExternal links
* [http://www.ianpeacock.com Personal website]
* [http://www.peacockshock.com Blog]
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