Thomas Sutcliffe is a British journalist

Journalist

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 and arts broadcaster.

Sutcliffe studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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. , he is the presenter of the 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...

 arts review show Saturday Review

Saturday Review (radio)

Saturday Review is a weekly radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 which "offers sharp, critical discussion of the week's cultural events", according to the show's website.It is currently presented by Tom Sutcliffe.-External links:*...

and chairperson of Round Britain Quiz

Round Britain Quiz

Round Britain Quiz is a panel game that has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 since 1947, making it the oldest quiz still broadcast on British radio...

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Following a period as editor of Kaleidoscope, an arts programme on Radio 4, he was the first arts editor from 1986 of The Independent

The Independent

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newspaper, where he remains a columnist

Columnist

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 and television reviewer.