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| Born | Nicholas Campbell Clarke (1948-06-09)9 June 1948 |
| Died | 23 November 2006(2006-11-23) (aged 58) |
| Education | Westbourne House School Bradfield College |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Radio presenter, television presenter,journalist |
| Employer(s) | Yorkshire Evening Post BBC |
Nicholas Campbell Clarke (9 June 1948 – 23 November 2006), was an English radio and television presenter andjournalist, primarily known for his work onBBC Radio 4.
Clarke was born in 1948 inGodalming,Surrey, and educated atWestbourne House School, West Sussex,Bradfield College, Berkshire andFitzwilliam College, Cambridge.[1]
Clarke began his career in newspapers on theYorkshire Evening Post, before joining theBBC in 1973 as Northern Industrial Correspondent. He then joinedThe Money Programme and eventually joinedNewsnight in 1984. His first major job in radio was on BBC Radio 4'sThe World This Weekend. He presented Radio 4's lunchtime news programme,The World at One, from 1994 until his death. During the 1991 Gulf War he was a volunteer presenter on the BBCRadio 4 News FM service.[2] He also presented theRound Britain Quiz, the debate seriesStraw Poll and, whenJonathan Dimbleby was away,Any Questions? Clarke was a reporter for the BBC TV's Look North programme, serving the North of England.[3]
Clarke won theBroadcasting Press Guild broadcaster of the year award in 2001. He wrote a biography of the writer and journalistAlistair Cooke and a social history of Britain in the second half of the 20th century entitledThe Shadow of a Nation: How Celebrity Destroyed Britain.
In December 2005, it was announced that Clarke was suffering fromcancer[4] and he subsequently had surgery which entailed the loss of his left leg.[5] During this time he documented his experiences with the disease for an audio diary that was broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2006.
Clarke returned to hostingThe World at One programme in August 2006, but his last appearance was on 12 September. He died on 23 November 2006.[6]
In 2007, the BBC created theNick Clarke Award to celebrate and recognise the best broadcast interview of the year, which is awarded annually at theCheltenham Literature Festival.[7] Following his death, friends from university established the 'Nick Clarke Prize'.
InThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Clarke presented a fauxWorld at One for theQuandary Phase along withPatrick Moore.
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