Simon Mayo

Simon Mayo (Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo, b. 21 September 1958) is a British radio broadcaster who has worked with the BBC since 1981.

He first started his career at BBC Radio Nottingham, moving to the Radio 1 in 1986. After changes in Radio 1 he moved to BBC Five Live and then to Radio 2.

He has also worked as a presenter for BBC television and has written stories for children.

Radio shows

 * BBC Radio Nottingham:
 * The Simon Mayo Show 10:45 am – 2 pm, 1981–1986
 * BBC Radio 1:
 * Saturday evenings 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, 03 May 1986 - 26 September 1987
 * Saturday early mornings 6 am – 8 am, 03 October 1987 - 19 December 1987
 * Monday–Thursday evenings 7:30 pm – 10 pm, January – May 1988
 * Breakfast Show 6 am – 9 am, 23 May 1988 – September 1993
 * Mid Morning Show 9 am – 12 noon, October 1993 – February 2001
 * In My Life - Lennon Remembered October - December 1990 (10 pts. starting 04 October 1990)
 * BBC Radio 5 Live:
 * Afternoon Show 1 pm – 4 pm, May 2001 – December 2009
 * Kermode and Mayo's Film Review Friday 2 pm – 4 pm, January 2010 – present
 * BBC Radio 2:
 * Album Chart Show Monday evenings 7 pm – 8 pm, October 2001 – April 2007
 * Music Club Monday nights/Tuesday mornings 11:30 pm – 12:30 am, April 2007 – April 2008
 * Drivetime Monday – Friday 5 pm – 7 pm, January 2010 – present. Co-presented with Jo Whiley from 14 May 2018.
 * BBC Radio 4 – Act Your Age 6:30 pm, November – December 2008

Television

 * Mayo was a regular host on Top of the Pops between 1986 and 1991 (plus a 'one-off' in 1994).
 * Simon Mayo Confessions.jpg Confessions radio feature was made into a Saturday early evening prime-time TV show in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and again in 1998.
 * In the build-up to the Millennium he presented The Big End a satirical look at bizarre beliefs in pre-millennial Britain.
 * From 12 June 1999 until 22 July 2000 he presented The National Lottery - Winning Lines, a new-look lottery show which combined a general-knowledge quiz with two cash draws.
 * For the 1999 edition of Comic Relief he performed a record-breaking 37 hours single radio broadcast. (video)