Going To Sea In A Sieve

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Born in 1957 in Deptford south London Danny's first job after dropping out of school at the age of 15 was in One Stop Records a small record shop in London's West End frequented by Elton John & Mick Jagger a store rather like the one in High Fidelity. His career in print journalism began in 1976 when he co-founded the fanzine Sniffin' Glue leading to an offer from the New Musical Express where his first job was as a receptionist. Soon after Baker was contributing regular astute articles reviews & later interviews to the publication. Danny then began making 30-minute documentaries at LWT for the cult series 20th Century Box & appeared in two television commercials: Daz washing powder & Mars bar chocolate. His stellar career on the radio began on BBC GLR in 1989 then moved to BBC Radio 5 where he presented sports shows including the groundbreaking 6-0-6 which still influences the media's approach to criticism of players managers & referees. He also worked on BBC Radio 1 back to BBC GLR Talk Radio & later on Virgin Radio. On his return to BBC last May Danny won ' Sony Radio Personality of the Year' & appeared on Desert Island Discs last July. Six months earlier he had gone public on his cancer & chemotherapy treatment & thankfully all seems well. Danny Baker currently presents a weekday show at BBC London 94.9 which features phone-ins & discussions with his on-air team regarding music & entertainment of the 1960s & 1970s & a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5. This book charts Danny's showbiz career the highs & lows & everything in between including the accusation that he killed Bob Marley...