Tim's Passion for Radio
Having started at Jazz FM in the early ‘90s, where he was Head of Music, Tim moved to Classic FM to work in their music department.
Eventually he was pushed behind the microphone to present the ground-breaking Mark, Tim and Annie, before moving on to the Breakfast Show, where he spent twelve years. When he made it to 30 Years at Classic FM, he took the carriage clock to weekends, where he continues to annoy listeners on Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 am until 10.
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Writing for Radio
Writing for radio is different from many other writing disciplines, deadlines which loom not just monthly and weekly but daily.
Tim has been lucky enough to write for a kaleidoscope of great actors and presenters, including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ronnie Corbett, Imelda Staunton, Samantha Morton, Ashley Jenson, Greta Scacchi, Miranda Richardson, Richard E Grant, Harry Enfield, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tom Baker, Jack Davenport, Christopher Eccleston and more.
The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music
A landmark, oft-repeated series with Stephen Fry, the series was nominated for three Sony Radio Awards in the same year, scooping gold at the Commercial Radio Awards.
Read more about this award winning show here.
It was eventually made into a best-selling book published by Macmillan.
Classic Tales
Tim penned a number of series of fairy tales, rewritten for a host of celebrities.
So many stars reading so many stories, the audiotapes were never saved.
So if you ever come across them, grab them. They’re as rare as a hen’s dentist.
Possibly my favourite one had to be Beauty and the Beast, written for Fry and Laurie.
The A – Z of Classical Music with Alex James
A landmark series with Blur bassist Alex James. Taking a Cool Britannia rock star with a passion for classical music and thus gaining a whole new army of fans and a Sony Radio Award.
Sir Tony Robinson’s Friendly Guide to Classical Music
A chance to work with one of my heroes, and not just because of Baldrick. Being up close and studio-personal with Time Team legend Tony Robsinson was too good an opportunity to pass up. Irreverant, no-nonsense and, sometimes, rather silly.
Moira Stuart
Writing Moira Stuart’s Hall of Fame Concert programme was a chance to reunite with a legend who had been my newsreader on the Breakfast Show for all too short a time. Always a joy to work with and an endless source of fun, I never wanted our brief partnership to stop.
Branding
As the producer responsible for the ‘sound of the station’ on Classic FM, Tim pioneered the ‘Relax!’ branding, using the legendary Stephen Fry to voice award-winning scripts and take the station close to seven million listeners.