Stuart Maconie
Stuart is a prolific, popular and extremely highly regarded TV and radio presenter, journalist, columnist and best-selling author.
As a broadcaster, he is on BBC Radio 6 Music (with Mark Radcliffe) every weekend morning between 8 and 10am.
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Stuart is on BBC Radio 6 Music (with Mark Radcliffe) every weekend morning between 8 and 10am.
His latest book,The Full English (Harper Collins North, 2023) sees Stuart travelling in the footsteps of J. B. Priestley, using his 1930s book, English Journey, as his guide. Along the way he interrogates its insights and perspectives, as he navigates his own way around twenty first century England. The Full English was The Times' book of the week and is a Sunday Times best-seller.
His previous work, The Nanny State Made Me (Ebury Press 2020) examines the positive impact of the Welfare State through the prism of his sixties and seventies childhood as well interviews with the countless beneficiaries of its work. He looks at its gradual dismantling and the effect that its rise and fall and (hopeful) rise has had on the nation we are now. The latest edition has been revised to reflect events since March 2020...
In 2017, he retraced the Jarrow march, in real time, to mark its 80th anniversary. The book of his walk, The Long Road from Jarrow spent five weeks in The Sunday Times Best-Seller list, and The Observer said 'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell'. His other books include the hit love letter to the north, Pies and Prejudice; Adventures on the High Teas; The Pie At Night, and The People's Songs, which accompanies the Radio 2 series of the same name, currently being repeated on Sunday evenings.
Stuart loves a quiz, and is a Mastermind Champion, scoring their highest celebrity score answering questions on Modern British Poetry from 1900. He's on the North of England team on Radio 4's Brain of Britain, hosts new Radio 4 quiz My Generation and has triumphed in Pointless Celebrities on two occasions.
He is a fell-walker, northern soul afficionado, published poet and once shared a van with Napalm Death.
Television
| Pointless Celebrities Celebrity Contestant/Jackpot Winner | Pointless Celebrities - Celebrity Contestant/Jackpot Winner | BBC 1 | 2021 |
| River Walks Presenter | River Walks - Presenter | BBC | 2018 |
| Pointless Celebrities Winner | Pointless Celebrities - Winner | BBC | 2016 |
| Celebrity Pointless Guest | Celebrity Pointless - Guest | Endemol UK for BBC1 | 2014 |
| Celebrity Mastermind Winner | Celebrity Mastermind - Winner | BBC 1 | 2009 |
| Have I Got News For You Panellist | Have I Got News For You - Panellist | BBC 1 | 2009 |
| Pop On Trial Presenter | Pop On Trial - Presenter | BBC 4 | 2008 |
| Never Mind The Buzzcocks Panellist | Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Panellist | BBC 2 | 2007 |
| Stuart Maconie's TV Towns Presenter | Stuart Maconie's TV Towns - Presenter | ITV 4 | 2007 |
| Grumpy Old... Contributor | Grumpy Old... - Contributor | BBC 2 | 2006 — 2008 |
| The Cinema Show Presenter | The Cinema Show - Presenter | BBC 4 | 2004 — 2006 |
| Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere 'Crime Time' Host | Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere - 'Crime Time' Host | Channel 4 | 2004 |
| I Love The 1970's/80's Contributor | I Love The 1970's/80's - Contributor | BBC 2 | 2001 — 2002 |
| Phoenix Nights 'Crime Time' Host | Phoenix Nights - 'Crime Time' Host | Channel 4 | 2001 |
| Collins And Maconie's Movie Club Presenter | Collins And Maconie's Movie Club - Presenter | ITV | 1996 |
Books
| The Full English Writer | The Full English - Writer | Harper Collins North | 2023 |
| The Nanny State Made Me Writer | The Nanny State Made Me - Writer | March 2020 | 2020 |
| The Long Road From Jarrow Author | The Long Road From Jarrow - Author | Published by Ebury Press | 2017 |
| The Pie at Night: In Search of the North at Play Author | The Pie at Night: In Search of the North at Play - Author | 2015 | |
| The People's Songs Author | The People's Songs - Author | 2013 | |
| Hope & Glory: The Days That Made Britain Author | Hope & Glory: The Days That Made Britain - Author | 2011 | |
| Adventures On The High Teas Author | Adventures On The High Teas - Author | 2009 | |
| Pies And Prejudice Author | Pies And Prejudice - Author | 2008 | |
| The Wit And Wisdom Of The North Author | The Wit And Wisdom Of The North - Author | 2008 | |
| Cider With Roadies Writer | Cider With Roadies - Writer | 0091897459 Ebury | 2005 |
| James - Folklore: The Official History Author | James - Folklore: The Official History - Author | 2000 | |
| Blur: 3862 Days. The Official History Author | Blur: 3862 Days. The Official History - Author | 1999 |
Journalism
| Waitrose Magazine Columnist | Waitrose Magazine - Columnist | Hear It Now | 2014 — 2015 |
Radio
| Round Britain Quiz Regular panellist | Round Britain Quiz - Regular panellist | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 — 2022 |
| The Freak Zone Presenter | The Freak Zone - Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2017 |
| The People's Songs Presenter | The People's Songs - Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2015 |
| Stuart Maconie's Full English Presenter | Stuart Maconie's Full English - Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2010 |
| Radcliffe and Maconie Presenter | Radcliffe and Maconie - Presenter | BBC Radio 6 Music | 2007 — 2023 |
| Lloyd Cole Knew My Father Writer / Performer | Lloyd Cole Knew My Father - Writer / Performer | BBC Radio 2 | 2004 |
| Seven Days That Rocked The World Presenter | Seven Days That Rocked The World - Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2001 — 2006 |
| All Singing, All Dancing, All Night Presenter | All Singing, All Dancing, All Night - Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2001 — 2008 |
| Collins & Maconie's Hit Parade Presenter / Writer | Collins & Maconie's Hit Parade - Presenter / Writer | BBC Radio 1 | 1994 — 1997 |
News
Stuart Maconie's 'The Full English' is a Sunday Times Book of the Week 1st May 2023 Stuart Maconie’s ‘The Full English’ is a Sunday Times Book of the Week |
Stuart Maconie's 'The Empire' airs tonight 30th April 2018 The ever excellent Stuart Maconie is on BBC 1 North West tonight (and on the BBC iPlayer later on) with a fascinating documentary, 'The Empire', part of BBC's 'Civilisations Stories' strand |
Stuart Maconie's Long Road from Jarrow 15th August 2017 Stuart Maconie's "Long Road from Jarrow" is on sale now and selling well (Sunday Times Top Ten) with some great reviews in the national press |
Alan Moore knows the score about Stuart Maconie's 'Long Road from Jarrow' 29th June 2017 Ahead of the release of Stuart Maconie's new book, 'Long Road from Jarrow', released on 20th July, we've just received this stellar review from the one, the only, Alan Moore |
Stuart Maconie writing about Peter Kay's Car Share 24th April 2017 Stuart Maconie's Radio Times article about Peter Kay and Car Share |
Roy Boulter on Maconie & Radcliffe 24th April 2017 Film producer and PBJ client, Roy Boulter, in conversation with Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe on Radio 6 music |
30th January 2017 In 2016, Stuart retraced the Jarrow March, in real time to mark its 80th anniversary |
As Yet Untitled - Series 3 Part 2 6th January 2016 Alan Davies As Yet Untitled recommences on Dave on Tuesday 2nd February with the wonderful Bob Mortimer around the table |
Stuart Maconie's new book hits the shelves 5th October 2015 We are pleased to announce that Stuart Maconie's new book, 'The Pie at Night: In Search of the North at |
24th February 2014 For the first time ever Radio 6 Music will host its own music festival |
3rd February 2014 The Laugharne Weekend is an annual arts festival held in Wales |
10th June 2013 Stuart Maconie’s highly anticipated latest book, THE PEOPLE’S SONGS has just been published by Ebury |
Stuart Maconie & Fi Glover nominated for Sony Radio Award 11th April 2013 |
Please, Please Me - Re-making A Classic 14th February 2013 Please, Please Me - Re-making A Classic will air this Friday, on BBC Four at 9pm |
12 Hours to Please Me with Stuart Maconie 6th February 2013 Stuart Maconie and Jo Whiley are hosting BBC Radio 2 and BBC Four's '12 Hours to Please Me', paying homage to The Beatles' Please, Please Me album recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios |
Stuart Maconie presenting BBC 4's Beatles Special! 27th September 2012 Airing on Sunday 7th October, 10pmThe special documentary celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the release of the album and is part of the BBC's nationwide Beatles Day |
Stuart Maconie: 'Hope & Glory'. Out Now! 9th June 2011 Stuart Maconie's fantastic new book, 'Hope & Glory: The Days That Made Britain', is in the shops now |
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
 Stuart Maconie and Elizabeth Alker meet up to tell each other extra-ordinary tales from 400 years of musical history.From a murderous 16th Century madrigal composer to Batley Variety Club - Yorkshires very own Caesars Palace... and from the espionage-tinted roots of the theremin to the wild weekend that was the Bickershaw pop festival... Notable has the lot.    | |