FAQ And Other Gubbins

1. What do Mark Radcliffe and Lard look like ?
See the picture below. Mark Radcliffe is on the left & Marc 'Lard' Riley is on the right. Obviously. This is a picture from their Press conference about moving to the Breakfast Show.

Have A look at my Pictures Of Mark and Lard

• Guardian 4th January 1999 - Article on Mark & Lard
• Q Magazine January 1999 - (p105) Review of Fat Harry White's album, "Hmmm Baby (The Seduction Selection).
• FHM November 1998 - (p62) Review of Mark's book Showbusiness- The Diary Of A Rock N Roll Nobody.
• No Pictures Fanzine Issue 8 July 1998 - Interview with Marc Riley
• The Sunday Times 16th November 1997 - Interview with Mark and Lard about the Shirehorses on page 4 of the Times Culture supplement.
• 18th September 1997 - A mention in most papers of the fact that Mark and Lard are moving to the 2-4pm slot.
• The Star 17th September 1997 - A picture of Mark, Lard and Kylie Minogue.
• Sky Magazine September 1997 - (p18) One page interview and picture of The Shirehorses.
• Q Magazine September 1997 - (p3-7) Who The Hell Do Mark Radcliffe & Lard Think They Are?
• Sunday Times Culture Supplement 9th March 1997 - (p8-9) An article comparing the Breakfast Shows of Mark and Lard, and Russ and Jono.
• Melody Maker 8th March 1997 - A day in the life of Radio 1 with Mark on the front cover! (p8 - p12) Mark and Lard get a 2 page spread.
• NME 8th March 1997 - A day in the life of Radio 1. 1/3 article devoted to Mark and Lard. (p24 - p25)
• Bizarre Magazine March/April 1997 - One page interview with Mark and Lard (p98)
• Sky Magazine March 1997 - One page article on the move and the press conference (p56)
• The Sun 19th February 1997 - Picture of Mark in his underpants from a few years ago (p15) and the Cock A Doodle Breakfast Show advert (p16).
• Radio Times 15-21 February 1997 - One page article on Mark (p6)
• The Daily Express 18th Feb - 1/2 page article on the first Breakfast Show.
• NME 1st February 1997 - News report on the move to the Breakfast slot.
• Sunday Times Culture Supplement 26th January - 1 1/2 page article on the move to Breakfast.
• Fancy A Brew? Fanzine - The Mark and Lard Fanzine. Unfortunately it is no longer obtainable.
• NME 25th January 1997 - One page interview (p24) on their move to daytime.
• Daily Mail 24th January - One page article comparing Mark and Chris Evans (p18).
• The People 23rd January - One page article on the move to Daytime.
• Loaded January 1997 - One page interview (p23).
• Sky Magazine May 1996 - Good interview and some top pictures as seen on this site. (p64-66)
• NME 30th March 1996 - One page interview (p28).
• NME 18th March 1995 - Mark Radcliffe Interview About The White Room
• The Biggest Library Yet Issue 3 - Fall fanzine with a Marc Riley interview from November 1994. The interview is on this site.
• NME 1st May 1993 - Interview about Hit The North and Cult Radio
• NME 31st March 1984 - Interview with Marc Riley about his 'new' band Marc Riley with the Creepers.

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• Daily Telegraph`s Site Of The Week In January 1997 - Usually the reserve of the hugely expensive commercial sites. In the Connected supplement from Tuesday 28th January they wrote:

  With Chris Evans blowing up his ginger top and walking out of Radio One, it`s good to know that at least two DJs have their heads well and truly screwed in. New Breakfast Show hosts Mark Radcliffe and his sidekick Lard are honoured on The Unofficial Scrawn & Lard Site, which chronicles their rise from local radio and cult pop group obscurity to national radio self-effacing stardom. Pages of facts, pictures Show Guide and sound clips are available.

• .net Magazine March 1997 - On page 9 of the Hit Parade Section.
• .net Magazine Spring 1997 - On Page 41.
• The (Glasgow) Herald's in early February- In their technology page their reporter Alistair Kerr said:

  For two years this pair have been languishing in a Manchester studio on weekday nights for Radio One. But not anymore, as they have taken over from Mr Evans on the Breakfast Show.

  This well-constructed site is chocca with memorable moments, previous features, biographies, spoof songs, catchphrases and more gubbins. Always at the cutting edge musically, they have pushed many bands into the nation's consciousness, the most famous being Oasis. Look for sidekick Lard's little travel bulletins to keep you informed of a morning; expect gobbets such as "There's a dead cat on Adlington Road, so if you're going that way then keep a look out for it".

• Radio 1`s Multimedia Update Recommended It - They said:

  "Our fave unofficial Mark and Lard shrine is at: http://www.[snipped].demon.co.uk/marklard/"

  That was the old address of the site before I moved it to here.

• Simon Mayo Handover 5th June 1997 - He mentioned this site in the handover to Mark and Lard for reasons which I am not allowed to go into.
• Connect Magazine August 1997 - P16 Half page article about the thing between this site and the 'Official' one.
• BBC Manchester Online 17th February 2001 - Scrawn and Lard became BBC Manchester's "Site of the Week". They said "If you're a Radcliffe fan, then this site rocks a fat one!"

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