Chris Hawkins
Chris has been a regular on BBC Radio 6 Music from its inception, presenting the Early Breakfast show every weekday morning and regularly depping for Craig Charles in the afternoon.
He is also a regular voice on Radio 5 Live and regularly presents Radio 4's Pick of the Week.
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Chris is also a regular voice on Radio 5 Live and regularly presents Radio 4's Pick of the Week. On screen, Chris often appears on BBC Breakfast TV, The BBC News Channel and presents films on BBC Inside Out.
Chris has gained a reputation for thoughtful and informative radio documentary strands, including Lift Off - the incredible story of Apollo 8, The Apollo Mindset and Playing Well, the acclaimed Radio 4 series, where Chris talks to musicians about their mental health, and he has a particular interest in the relationship between the arts and mental health issues. He's also an ambassador for the Nordoff Robbins music trust.
Chris is an experienced awards show, festival and conference host too. He also writes blogs for the BBC website and has written pieces for Metro, Huffington Post, Music Week and UK Music.
Chris has appeared on Celebrity Pointless and has also appeared on Celebrity University Challenge, as the team captain for the University of Nottingham where he led his team to victory over Bristol University. He is also a Celebrity Mastermind runner-up...his specialist subject? Coronation Street! Someone had already taken Shrewsbury Town FC.
Television
| BBC 1 Breakfast Regular Contributor | BBC 1 Breakfast - Regular Contributor | BBC 1 | 2017 |
| BBC News Regular Contributor | BBC News - Regular Contributor | BBC News Channel | 2017 |
| When Celebrities Go Pop! Contributor | When Celebrities Go Pop! - Contributor | Channel 5 | 2017 |
| Celebrity University Challenge Team Captain | Celebrity University Challenge - Team Captain | 2016 | |
| Celebrity Mastermind Celebrity Contestant | Celebrity Mastermind - Celebrity Contestant | BBC1 | 2016 |
| BBC Inside Out Presenter | BBC Inside Out - Presenter | BBC1 | 2015 |
| Music Inc. Voice Over | Music Inc. - Voice Over | UK Music App | 2015 |
| Don't Stop Believing Voice Over | Don't Stop Believing - Voice Over | Channel 5 | 2014 |
| Harry Hill's TV Burp Contributor | Harry Hill's TV Burp - Contributor | ITV | 2012 |
Theatre and Live Performance
| Festival No. 6 Stage Host | Festival No. 6 - Stage Host | 2017 | |
| The Charlatans' Album Launch Host | The Charlatans' Album Launch - Host | 2017 | |
| BBC 1 'In The Dark' Launch Host | BBC 1 'In The Dark' - Launch Host | BBC 1 | 2017 |
| Princes' Trust Event Host Host | Princes' Trust Event Host - Host | Nationwide | 2017 |
| Kendal Calling Stage Host | Kendal Calling - Stage Host | 2014 — 2023 | |
| Liverpool International Music Festival Host | Liverpool International Music Festival - Host | Liverpool | 2014 |
Radio
| BBC Radio 6 Music Festival Host | BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Host | BBC Radio 6 Music - Various locations | 2017 — 2022 |
| Radio 5 Live Afternoon Edition Presenter | Radio 5 Live Afternoon Edition - Presenter | 2017 | |
| BBC Radio 2 Playlists Presenter | BBC Radio 2 Playlists - Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2017 |
| You and Yours Feature Presenter | You and Yours - Feature Presenter | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music Early Breakfast Show Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music Early Breakfast Show - Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2002 — 2023 |
News
22nd September 2014 Chris Hawkins met with Sir Paul Smith at his Covent Garden headquarters where they discussed fashion, music and his extensive collection of gifts that he has received from fans |
24th February 2014 For the first time ever Radio 6 Music will host its own music festival |
Chris Hawkins' Home Team Glory 18th November 2013 BBC 6Music experienced a surge in iPlayer requests this year |
2nd May 2013 At this year's festival Chris Hawkins will be judging the Student Music Awards and will be on the panel of the Radio Friendly Unit Shifter discussing the power of music radio which will chaired by Kate Haldane |