Kermode began working as a film reviewer for BBC Radio 1 in 1993, on a regular Thursday night slot called "Cult Film Corner" on Mark Radcliffe's "Graveyard Shift" session. He later moved to Simon Mayo's BBC Radio 1 morning show. He also hosted a movie review show with Mary Anne Hobbs on Radio 1 on Tuesday nights called "Cling Film". Between February 1992 and October 1993, he was the resident film reviewer on BBC Radio 5's "Morning Edition" with Danny Baker.