Thomas Sutcliffe (born 12 August 1956Thomas Sutcliffe, Esq
at Debrett's ''People of Today''. Retrieved 2011-01-23. in

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, England) is a British

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and arts broadcaster. He is one of the main presenters of the

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shows '' Front Row'' and '' Start the Week''. He also presented the Radio 4 arts show ''Saturday Review'' from 1999, and until 2022 was chairman of the '' Round Britain Quiz''.

Early life and education

Sutcliffe was educated at

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and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Career

Sutcliffe joined the

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when he graduated from university. After editing the

arts programme ''

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'', in 1986 he became the first arts editor of ''

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'' newspaper, a

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and television

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. Sutcliffe presented the

arts show '' Saturday Review'' from 1999 until it was scrapped in 2021. He was chairman of '' Round Britain Quiz'' until 2022.

Awards

In 1995 Sutcliffe won the Peter Black Award for Broadcast Journalism.

References

1956 births Living people Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge BBC radio presenters Journalists from Yorkshire People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School {{UK-journalist-stub