Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster) Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster) Thomas Sutcliffe (born 12 August 1956 in Yorkshire, England) is a British journalist and arts broadcaster. He has presented the BBC Radio 4 arts show "Saturday Review" since 1999, and is also chairman of "Round Britain Quiz". Sutcliffe was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School and studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Sutcliffe joined the BBC when he graduated from university. After editing the BBC Radio 4 arts programme "Kaleidoscope", in 1986 he became the first arts editor of "The Independent" newspaper, a columnist and television reviewer. Sutcliffe has presented the BBC Radio 4 arts show "Saturday
BBC Third Programme BBC Third Programme The BBC Third Programme was a national radio service produced and broadcast by the BBC between 1946 and 1970. It first went on the air on 29 September 1946 and quickly became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces in Britain, playing a crucial role in disseminating the arts. It was the BBC's third national radio network, the other two being the Home Service (mainly speech-based) and the Light Programme, principally devoted to light entertainment and music. The Third Programme was replaced by BBC Radio 3 on 4 April 1970. When it started in 1946, the