10 Facts About Robert Elms

Robert Elms became a columnist for both The Face and NME, writing on both music and fashion.

Robert Elms championed them, having suggested their name, and introduced the group at early concerts by declaiming a brief verse.

Robert Elms worked as a DJ at clubs including the Palladium in New York.

Robert Elms was a chronicler of the New Romantic movement of the early 1980s, which saw him become a popular interview choice for the broadcast media.

Robert Elms then developed a broadcasting career of his own, working in both radio and television.

Robert Elms was a contributor to Loose Ends and presented the Channel 4 travel series Travelog during the 1990s.

Robert Elms served as a patron for the Arts Council's Architecture Week, until the demise of the event in 2007.

Since 1994, Robert Elms has presented a long-running radio show on BBC Radio London, in 1999 being referred to as "its top presenter".

Robert Elms is a critic of The Beatles, and refuses to play the band on his BBC London daily radio show.

Robert Elms is married to Christina Wilson and has three children.