Suggs (singer) - Radio

Radio

Suggs was a principal and original DJ on the BBC radio station BBC 6 Music when it launched in March 2002. He also worked with the late Bob Monkhouse on the BBC Radio 4 musical sitcom I Think I've Got a Problem, which also starred comedian Phil Cornwell and was written by Andrew McGibbon.

He became a DJ on Virgin Radio with the show Virgin Party Classics, and was nominated for a Sony Award in 2005. In 2006, Virgin launched the Party Classics radio channel, available via digital television. The channel was hosted by Suggs, but was short-lived, being pulled just four months after it launched. He regularly features on Virgin Radio competitions where listeners can win the chance to meet him and have a drink with him. On one such occasion well-known children's book writer, Simon I. Boy chatted about pop records that Suggs was pleased he had no connection with, particularly a 1974 Decca recording entitled 'Name it, you got it' by Micky Moonshine. 2007 saw him presenting a new show on the station five days a week entitled Afternoon Tea with Suggs which ran every weekday afternoon between 14:00 - 16:00. In August 2007 the show was given an extra hour and was on every weekday 13:00 - 16:00. It was produced by Mark Bingham. The promotion of the show was voiced by Brian Sewell. On 3 December he quit Virgin and Neil Francis took over his weekday afternoon slot with immediate effect. On 27 September Suggs and Madness closed down Regent Street to perform for Absolute Radio's first birthday.