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Radio Cambridgeshire PresentersYou are in: Cambridgeshire > BBC Radio Cambridgeshire > Radio Cambridgeshire Presenters > Christopher South Christopher SouthThe dog-loving Sunday afternoon presenter has been a fixture at the radio station for over 20 years. Witty and charming, Christopher keeps his regular guests Edna and Robert Van Der Wyer in check - as only a former docker can! Listen in from 4 - 6pm. Q: A potted history so far...Born in September 1937 in Hertfordshire, son of a nurseryman growing tomatoes, chrysanthemums, cucumbers etc. I'm the eldest of two sisters and a brother and went to grammar school. I started in journalism aged 17 and worked for many newspapers, but mostly the Cambridge Evening News where I had been News Editor for 12 years before I decided to go in for the radio, too.  Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?A: A painter. Q: What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?A: Addressing Barbara Castle as "Mrs Thatcher" on air. (Well they struck me as similar)! Q: What's the worst job you've ever had?A: Docker. Q: Do you have a catchphrase?A: Nothing is wasted. Q: What was the first record you ever bought?A: The Wasps Overture (Vaughan Williams). Q: What's your favourite food?A: Potatoes. Q: When Hollywood comes calling, who'll play you?A: Me. Q: In a fire what would you rescue first?A: My Dennis of Grunty Fen original tapes. Q: What do you do to relax?A: Relaxing is for wimps! last updated: 19/06/2008 at 17:01 You are in: Cambridgeshire > BBC Radio Cambridgeshire > Radio Cambridgeshire Presenters > Christopher South |
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