1. Ian Peacock was born on 14 December 1962 and is a radio presenter and writer.
16 Facts About Ian Peacock
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Ian Peacock has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4 since the late 1980s.
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Ian Peacock was born in Westerhope, a village in Northumberland to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Ian Peacock graduated in 1984 with a first class degree in English Literature, followed by a PGCE.
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Ian Peacock spent a term at Salzburg University studying literary German.
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At BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, Peacock produced and presented a weekly arts programme and made features for news programmes.
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Ian Peacock reported for BBC Radio 4 programmes such as PM, Kaleidoscope, You and Yours and Today.
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Ian Peacock then became a reporter on The AM Alternative presented by Johnnie Walker on BBC Radio 5.
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Ian Peacock went on to report on Radio 4 programmes such as The Afternoon Shift with Laurie Taylor, Front Row, Word of Mouth, Home Truths, All in the Mind and Loose Ends.
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Ian Peacock has interviewed many prominent personalities such as Tony Blair, Barbara Cartland, Stephen Hawking, Bob Hope, Spike Milligan, Oliver Reed, Seamus Heaney, JK Galbraith and Robbie Williams, and has reported from Paris, Athens, Kathmandu, Luxor, New York City and Los Angeles.
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Ian Peacock has reported for BBC Television, recorded adverts for Saatchi and Saatchi and presented voiceovers for the BBC and corporate clients.
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From 1998 to 2014, Ian Peacock taught at the BBC Academy.
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Ian Peacock was lead trainer on courses such as Writing for Radio, Managing your Presenter and Advanced Features.
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Ian Peacock has taught at the University of Cambridge, the University of Westminster and the University of Brighton where he was a Visiting Lecturer in Broadcast Media.
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Ian Peacock has chaired events at the BBC, Design Museum and the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens.
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Ian Peacock has written for various national publications, ranging from Men's Health to The Times.