Gareth McLean
Encyclopedia
Gareth McLean is a Scottish journalist who writes for The Guardian
newspaper and on Soap operas for the Radio Times
magazine.
McLean graduated with an MA
(Hons) in English from the University of Aberdeen
, working at The Scotsman
newspaper as a Feature Writer from 1997 until he began writing as a TV Critic for The Guardian in 1999. He writes the weekly soaps column in the Radio Times, and has been The Guardians TV Editor since 2003, reviewing television programmes and interviewing actors and actresses. He also writes about current affairs, popular culture, and fashion for The Guardian, and is an infrequent contributor to attitude
, a popular London-based gay
men's lifestyle magazine. He was shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year Award at the British Press Awards
in 1997 and 1998. He is a regular contributor to various BBC
and Independent radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4
's Woman's Hour
and The Message, The Media Show on LBC, and The Arts Show on BBC Radio Scotland
. He is also a regular contributor to MediaTalk on Guardian Unlimited.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper and on Soap operas for the Radio Times
Radio Times
Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title...
magazine.
McLean graduated with an MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)
A Master of Arts in Scotland can refer to an undergraduate academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland – the University of St Andrews, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh, while the University of...
(Hons) in English from the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, working at The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
newspaper as a Feature Writer from 1997 until he began writing as a TV Critic for The Guardian in 1999. He writes the weekly soaps column in the Radio Times, and has been The Guardians TV Editor since 2003, reviewing television programmes and interviewing actors and actresses. He also writes about current affairs, popular culture, and fashion for The Guardian, and is an infrequent contributor to attitude
Attitude (magazine)
Attitude is a British gay lifestyle magazine owned by Vitality Publishing. It is sold worldwide as a physical magazine and a digital download for the iPad and iPhone via the App Store. The first issue appeared in May 1994....
, a popular London-based gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
men's lifestyle magazine. He was shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year Award at the British Press Awards
British Press Awards
The British Press Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates the best of British journalism. Established in the 1970s, honours are voted on by a panel of journalists and newspaper executives...
in 1997 and 1998. He is a regular contributor to various BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and Independent radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
and The Message, The Media Show on LBC, and The Arts Show on BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
. He is also a regular contributor to MediaTalk on Guardian Unlimited.