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radcliffe in 2014 united kingdom bbc radio 2 & bbc radio 6 music the & radcliffe & maconie folk show , mark radcliffe 's music club bolton , lancashire , england weds 7-8pm & mon-fri 1-4pm 29 june 1958 mark festival , cawthorne.jpg radcliffe , hat competition , under the stars mark radcliffe
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mark radcliffe

mark radcliffe -lrb- born 29 june 1958 -rrb- is an english broadcaster , musician and writer .
born in bolton , lancashire , he is best known for his broadcasting work for the bbc , for whom he has worked in various roles since the 1980s and remains one of britain 's most recognised djs .
radcliffe began his broadcasting career in local commercial radio in manchester before a move to the national station bbc radio 5 , where he met and formed a partnership with former the fall guitarist marc riley .
in 1991 he moved to bbc radio 1 closely followed by riley with whom , under the moniker mark and lard , he worked for 14 years on the station .
the pair 's stint on radio 1 included a brief and unsuccessful spell on the flagship `` the radio 1 breakfast show '' and a subsequent afternoon slot show which garnered three prestigious sony radio academy awards .
when mark and lard departed bbc radio 1 in 2004 , radcliffe joined bbc radio 2 and has also presented various tv shows for the bbc including their coverage of the glastonbury festival .
he remains a presenter on bbc radio 2 , where he presents the weekly programme `` the folk show '' .
on bbc radio 6 music he co-hosts a weekday afternoon show , `` radcliffe & maconie '' with stuart maconie .
