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The Nation’s Favourite

This is a look behind the scenes of BBC Radio 1 during Matthew Bannister’s time as controller. It follows the sacking of all the old DJs, the rise and fall of Chris Evans, etc., all in their own words.
I was prompted to read this by the last ever Mark and Lard show on Radio 1. This is the period when Radcliffe was doing the Graveyard Shift – which to do this day is the best radio show I’ve ever heard.
So this was a nostalgia read. It was entertaining enough but more entertaining, perhaps, for what it leaves out.
Not as good as Garfield’s book The Wrestling, but still a good read.
Rating: B-