Stuart Maconie

The popular TV and radio presenter, journalist and author talks about his new book and epic radio series, a social history of modern Britain told through pop singles.

Stuart is the UK’s best-selling travel writer of non-TV tie-in books. He co-hosts the Radcliffe and Maconie show every weekday afternoon on BBC 6 Music, as well as The Freak Zone on BBC 6 Music on Sunday afternoons. His work has been compared with Bill Bryson, Alan Bennett and John Peel and described by The Times as a ‘National Treasure’.