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'@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ {{about|the radio music journalist|the Welsh screenwriter associated with reviving Doctor Who|Russell T Davies|those of the same or similar name|Russell Davis (disambiguation)}} +{{Infobox person +| name = Russell Davies +| image = +| caption = +| birth_name = Robert Russell Davies +| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|4|5|df=yes}} +| birth_place = [[Barmouth]], [[Merionethshire]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] +| nationality = British +| occupation = [[Journalist]], [[Radio personality|radio presenter]] +| known_for = [[BBC Radio 2]]<br>[[BBC Radio 4]]<br>''[[Brain of Britain]]''<br>''[[Word of Mouth (radio programme)|Word of Mouth]]'' +| years_active = 1970–present +}} + '''Robert Russell Davies''' (born 5 April 1946) is a British journalist and broadcaster. @@ -6,9 +19,9 @@ He gained a scholarship to [[St John's College, Cambridge]], and was awarded a first class degree in Modern and Mediaeval Languages in 1967, but soon abandoned his [[Quaternary education|post-graduate]] studies in German literature when the opportunity arose to tour with the [[Footlights|Cambridge Footlights]] revue. During his time in Cambridge he contributed topical cartoons to the news pages of ''[[Varsity (Cambridge)|Varsity]]'', the undergraduate newspaper, under the pseudonym Dai. -As a journalist, Davies worked as a film and television critic for ''[[The Observer]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'', features writer and sports columnist for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'', a caricaturist for ''[[The Times Literary Supplement]]'' and was a deputy editor of [[Punch magazine|''Punch'']]. He edited [[Kenneth Williams]]'s diaries for publication, despite being the target of Williams's acid pen in those same diaries. He regularly appeared on television in the 1980s, presenting ''Saturday Review'' for [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. +As a journalist, Davies worked as a film and television critic for ''[[The Observer]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'', features writer and sports columnist for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'', a caricaturist for ''[[The Times Literary Supplement]]'' and was a deputy editor of [[Punch (magazine)|''Punch'']]. He edited [[Kenneth Williams]]'s diaries for publication, despite being the target of Williams's acid pen in those same diaries. He regularly appeared on television in the 1980s, presenting ''Saturday Review'' for [[BBC Two|BBC2]]. In 1988 Davies was the presenter of a 12-part BBC radio series ''Radio Fun'' chronicling the history of comedy on the radio from the thirties to the present day. Since 2007 the series has been repeated most years on BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly Radio 7), most recently ending in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jtnz |title=BBC Radio 7 - Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy, Episode 12 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-01-09 |accessdate=2014-07-04}}</ref> -Davies is a jazz musician, playing the trombone, and has presented television and radio documentaries on the subject, including in 1999 a year-long history for [[BBC Radio 3]], ''Jazz Century''. He has written and presented other radio programmes including [[BBC Radio 4]]'s series ''[[Word of Mouth (radio programme)|Word of Mouth]]'' (winner of the 1996 European Radio, ONDAS prize), and a series on Radio 2 about songwriters [[Rodgers and Hart]], ''Legends of Light Music''. In 2003, Russell Davies wrote and presented ''Quest for Perfection'', a film about jazz [[clarinetist]] and bandleader [[Artie Shaw]], for [[BBC Four]] and produced by [[John Warburton (producer/director)|John Warburton]] (shortlisted for the 2004 [[John Grierson|Grierson]] Award). To date (July 2005), his film has been broadcast nine times. +Davies is a jazz musician, playing the trombone, and has presented television and radio documentaries on the subject, including in 1999 a year-long history for [[BBC Radio 3]], ''Jazz Century''. He has written and presented other radio programmes including [[BBC Radio 4]]'s series ''[[Word of Mouth (radio programme)|Word of Mouth]]'' (winner of the 1996 European Radio, ONDAS prize), and a series on Radio 2 about songwriters [[Rodgers and Hart]], ''Legends of Light Music''. In 2003, Russell Davies wrote and presented ''Quest for Perfection'', a film about jazz [[clarinetist]] and bandleader [[Artie Shaw]], for [[BBC Four]] and produced by [[John Warburton (producer)|John Warburton]] (shortlisted for the 2004 [[John Grierson|Grierson]] Award). To date (July 2005), his film has been broadcast nine times. His documentary on the life of the cartoonist [[Ronald Searle]] was shown on the BBC in 2006. @@ -23,4 +36,5 @@ ==External links== +* {{IMDb name|id=1441183|name=Russell Davies}} * {{BBC programme|b046187c|The Art of Artists}} (BBC Radio 2) * {{BBC programme|b00813s0|Brain of Britain}} (BBC Radio 4) @@ -37,6 +51,8 @@ [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:The Sunday Times people]] +[[Category:People from Merionethshire]] [[Category:Welsh journalists]] [[Category:Welsh radio presenters]] [[Category:BBC Radio 2 presenters]] +[[Category:BBC Radio 4 presenters]] '