Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo MBE is one of the nation’s most enduring radio broadcasters, working for BBC Radio since 1982.
Simon was recognised as the Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2008, and has won several Sony Awards for his work in radio.
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Simon was recognised as the Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2008, and has won several Sony Awards for his work in radio. Simon is also the author of several books, including the acclaimed Itch trilogy of thrillers for younger readers.
Simon has returned to host Drivetime on Greatest Hits Radio and also hosts Essential Albums for Scala Radio. Along with Mark Kermode, Simon co-hosts the very popular podcast Kermode & Mayo’s Take.
Television
| The Culture Show - Film Club Co-presenter | The Culture Show - Film Club - Co-presenter | BBC2 | 2009 |
| The Big Dig Presenter | The Big Dig - Presenter | BBC2 | 2006 |
| The National Lottery Winning Lines (Series 1 - 2) Host | The National Lottery Winning Lines (Series 1 - 2) - Host | BBC1 | 1999 — 2000 |
| The Big End Host | The Big End - Host | BBC1 | 1998 |
| Confessions (Series 1 - 4) Host | Confessions (Series 1 - 4) - Host | BBC1 | 1995 — 1998 |
Awards
| The Speech Award Sony Gold Award | The Speech Award - Sony Gold Award | Simon Mayo & Mark Kermode | 2009 |
Books
| Knife Edge Author | Knife Edge - Author | Penguin | 2020 |
| Mad Blood Stirring Author | Mad Blood Stirring - Author | Penguin | 2019 |
| Blame Author | Blame - Author | Penguin | 2016 |
| Itch: Craft Author | Itch: Craft - Author | Penguin | 2015 |
| Movie Doctors by Simon Mayo & Mark Kermode Writer | Movie Doctors by Simon Mayo & Mark Kermode - Writer | Canongate | 2015 |
| Itch: Rocks Author | Itch: Rocks - Author | Penguin | 2014 |
| Itchcraft Writer | Itchcraft - Writer | Double Day Childrens | 2014 |
| Itch Rocks Writer | Itch Rocks - Writer | Corgi Childrens | 2013 |
| Itch Author | Itch - Author | Penguin | 2012 |
| Itch Writer | Itch - Writer | Corgi Childrens | 2012 |
| Homework Sucks: A Drivetime Book Writer | Homework Sucks: A Drivetime Book - Writer | Bantam Press | 2012 |
Radio
| Drive Host | Drive - Host | Greatest Hits Radio | 2021 — 2022 |
| Scala Radio Presenter | Scala Radio - Presenter | Scala Radio | 2019 — 2021 |
| Simon Mayo Drive Time Host | Simon Mayo Drive Time - Host | Radio 2 | 2010 — 2015 |
| Kermode & Mayo's Film Reviews Co-host | Kermode & Mayo's Film Reviews - Co-host | Radio 5 Live | 2010 — 2022 |
| The Album Chart Show | The Album Chart Show - | Radio 2, | 2009 |
| The Simon Mayo Show Host | The Simon Mayo Show - Host | Radio 5 Live | 2001 — 2010 |
| The Simon Mayo Show Host | The Simon Mayo Show - Host | Radio 1 | 1993 — 2001 |
| Radio 1 Breakfast Show Host | Radio 1 Breakfast Show - Host | Radio 1 | 1988 — 1993 |
| Saturday Evening Show Host | Saturday Evening Show - Host | Radio 1 | 1986 — 1988 |
News
Sony Gold Wins for Simon Mayo, Helen Zaltman & Olly Mann! 11th May 2011 The BBC Radio 2 Drivetime team won Gold in the Best Music Programme category |
31st March 2011 Sony nominations this year for Best Music Programme for Simon Mayo for his Drivetime show, and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie for their Radio 2 show |
Podcasts
 Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the weeks movies     | |
 The new home of Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo. They're back, and it's bigger, and better and larger-er and more-er. Film reviews, TV reviews, and all your conversation around movie and non-movie related stuff. Plus a whole bunch of recommendations to watch in cinemas, on all streaming services and on physical media. | |