Podcast appearances and mentions of claire sturgess

In today's episode, we have a special guest, Claire Sturgess, who shares her fascinating journey in the world of radio and broadcasting. Claire's story begins with her A-level studies at Salisbury College of Technology, as she didn't attend university. Despite her desire to attend an art college, she believed she wasn't artistic enough and ended up working various jobs, including for a local newspaper and a sports car firm. With a bold move, Claire decided to write a letter to the BBC asking for a job, and much to her delight, she quickly received a reply and became a filing clerk at BBC Enterprises. This experience opened doors for Claire and allowed her to interact with iconic artists from Top of the Pops. After a year, Claire applied for a position as a radio production assistant for Radio One, beginning her love affair with radio. Joining XFM, despite the pay cut, was a pivotal moment for Claire as she felt it represented the music she loved. She eventually left Radio One to start her own daytime show at XFM and considered it the best decision she ever made. As Claire progressed in her career, she faced unique challenges, such as starting empty shows and navigating the differences between commercial radio and the BBC. She also shares the importance of preparation, engaging the audience, and incorporating listener content into her shows. Throughout the episode, Claire emphasizes the significance of authenticity, love for the subject matter, and understanding the audience for a successful radio career. She also discusses her experiences at XFM, the changes that occurred when it got bought by Capital and later by another company, and the joy she found in working with artists and bands at the Blue Finn Building. Stay tuned as Claire reveals how she unexpectedly returned to radio after thinking she was done with it and explores the power of the medium in creating an intimate connection with listeners. She also touches on the importance of voice and accent in radio and offers insights into the changing landscape of the industry. How to DJ is a Listening Dog Media production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 2 Episode 35 (Apr. 19, 2003) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **With ALL-NEW Never-Before-Heard BITS at 28:04 & 38:22** *This is the Sixth (6th) Episode featuring Claire Sturgess* Our brilliant trio together again! Ricky “I sometimes go too far” Gervais; Stephen “Oh, smutty, smutty, some of it.” Merchant; and very special guest... the always entertaining, Claire "I'm missing hearing Karl actually" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO.

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 2 Episode 29 (Mar. 8, 2003) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **With Two (2) ALL-NEW Never-Before-Heard Bits at 12:50 & 25:35** *This is the Fifth Episode with Claire Sturgess* Karl's out sick 'n that! Ricky "I am my own boss" Gervais; Stephen "Questions could be asked" Merchant; and very special guest... the always entertaining, Claire "I've got a sore bottom" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO.

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 2 Episode 17 (Dec. 14, 2002) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **This is the 4th Episode with Claire Sturgess** Our brilliant trio together again! Ricky "Little round fat man with a little winkle in their tight shorts!" Gervais; Stephen "Je taime la musique pop" Merchant; and very special guest... the always entertaining, Claire "Wrestling would be fun!" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO. File updated Nov. 21, 2023.

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 2 Episode 7 (Oct. 5, 2002) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **This is the 3rd Episode with Claire Sturgess.** Claire Sturgess is in for Karl AGAIN! Ricky "we did go to dinner with Bowie at someone's house" Gervais; Stephen "a guy on there with his dog and the dog passed wind" Merchant; and very special guest... the always entertaining, Claire "You can call me whatever you like, Steve" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO. File updated Nov. 7, 2023.

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 2 Episode 6 (Sep. 28, 2002) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **This is the 2nd Episode with Claire Sturgess.** Claire Sturgess is in for Karl this week! Ricky "Little Karl's not here" Gervais; Stephen "There's so many people listening that don't know who the Banana Splits are" Merchant; and very special guest... the always entertaining, Claire "You haven't probed me enough actually Steve" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO. File updated Nov. 7, 2023.

REMASTERED & OPTIMIZED - Series 1 Episode 7 (Dec. 22, 2001) of The Ricky Gervais Show on XFM, the tin pot radio station we all know and love. **This is the 1st Episode with Claire Sturgess.** Claire Sturgess is in for Karl this week! Ricky "Popped it on the electric fire" Gervais; Stephen "Everyone knows who the bionic man is" Merchant; and very special guest, the always entertaining, Claire "No, no I'm clean now!" Sturgess. THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED FOR AUDIO. File updated Sep. 30, 2023.

Spence MacDonald has worked in Radio for the past 35 Years on stations around the country, including Key 103, Century and Heart North Wales.In this edition he joins Luke to chat about how he got the Radio Bug, starting out on lates with Marcher, presenting the final show on Piccadilly before it split frequencies, producing Mark Goodier's Radio 1 show and even covering for Claire Sturgess on the Weekend. Presenting Breakfast for Key 103, forming the MacDonald and Maguire Partnership on Century, returning to North Wales with Heart and coming out of retirement to front Breakfast on Happy Radio.Big Thanks to Aircheck Downloads and Spence for use of Airchecks.

Alrite. This week's tat... Suzanne took Karl away for his birthday, so Claire Sturgess is in his chair!  Bad album titles and all the listeners are protesting against "the war." Shoestring: the DJ who solved crimes. A Private EAR. Ricky is getting more cash than Steve. An emailer doesn't like Steve. Steve had to pay 2 quid for a Habitat catalogue.  EMAIL: karlypilkboyspod@gmail.com INSTA: karly.pilkboys MERCH! Water. Boring & Horse in the house designs: https://my-store-c65704.creator-spring.com/ Become a Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/karlypilkboys See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This special tribute show to Marvin Lee Aday, known to the world as MEAT LOAF, features contributions I've recorded with ELLEN FOLEY (female singer on the Bat Out Of Hell album), JOHN PARR (St Elmo's Fire singer and good friend) and UK national radio presenter CLAIRE STURGESS from Absolute Classic Rock.We also hear fan reactions to his sad passing from Mike Norris (My Classic Album podcast), Stephanie Myers (Stephanie and Stephanie Talk Tunes podcast) and Joseph Kay (Play That Rock'n'Roll podcast.)There's warm stories, funny stories and great memories throughout this episode.

This special tribute show to Marvin Lee Aday, known to the world as MEAT LOAF, features contributions I've recorded with ELLEN FOLEY (female singer on the Bat Out Of Hell album), JOHN PARR (St Elmo's Fire singer and good friend) and UK national radio presenter CLAIRE STURGESS from Absolute Classic Rock. We also hear fan reactions to his sad passing from Mike Norris (My Classic Album podcast), Stephanie Myers (Stephanie and Stephanie Talk Tunes podcast) and Joseph Kay (Play That Rock'n'Roll podcast.) There's warm stories, funny stories and great memories throughout this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alrite. The first Christmas edition of the show and the first one with Claire Sturgess filling in for Karl! There's a lot of natter in this one, including... - Ricky's crap tea making and crapper gift giving.  - Xmas dinner chat. - Steve's grandparents and their 3 teeth between them. - Dennis Norden's Laughter file.  - Steve's making a game of avoiding the Big Issue sellers. And more!  Broadcast date: 22 December, 2001.  EMAIL THE SHOW: Karlypilkboyspod@gmail.com Become a Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/karlypilkboys See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two and a half million people applied for tickets to see the biggest British band since the Beatles play two huge shows at Knebworth. It was a weekend that marked the pinnacle of Britpop and the defining musical event of the 90s. Claire Sturgess, Radio presenter and gig attendee Andre Barreau, George Harrison in the Bootleg Beatles opening Knebworth Mike Lowe, Oasis sound engineer With contributions from Noel Gallagher Any opinions expressed in this podcast are that of contributors, not of Absolute Radio. We do not own any of the clips used, credit to rightful owners.

A Toast to The De Trout Spinners! This week we discuss Episode 35 | 19 April 2003. Claire Sturgess is stepping in for Karl who is on holiday with Suzanne's parents in Madeira. Steve has been ill in the week.LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL XFM SHOWS INCLUDING THIS ONE: https://bit.ly/38qrMRcRELATED LINKSRicky Gervais BAFTA award (2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkus6NsT_O4&list=LLnJJRWhwWBjK1TLU48uJNig&index=240The Ricky Gervais Show S01E02 knobs at night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JeBDJ8wY8sGET IN TOUCHTwitter: @SpinnersPodcast Email: SpinnersPodcast@gmail.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3l0sMyYThe De Trout Spinner's Library: https://spoti.fi/2SQs0JDONATEPatreon: https://bit.ly/3fdc0KS Get more De Trout Spinners on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

P.S. - The show's still rubbish. This week we discuss Episode 29 | 8 March 2003. Claire Sturgess stands in for a sick Karl. Ricky and Steve start giving out digits of Karl's phone number, and eventually manage to get him on the phone.A special thanks to Chas & Dave Management for providing the music for this week's show (http://www.chasndave.net). LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL XFM SHOWS INCLUDING THIS ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQHEKNARD4wGET IN TOUCHTwitter: @SpinnersPodcast Email: SpinnersPodcast@gmail.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3l0sMyYThe De Trout Spinner's Library: https://spoti.fi/2SQs0JDONATEPatreon: https://bit.ly/3fdc0KS Get more De Trout Spinners on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Are you a lesbian?"   Apologies for the slight delay with this. Time to explore what the New York Times called "That Madonna Movie"... Joining me to seek Susan is Absolute Radio royalty Claire Sturgess, returning to talk about dancing with Terence Trent D'arby, New York City and amnesia.   Coming soon, a bevy of 80s classics - Robocop, Real Genius and Moonstruck... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive producers: Gary West, Fergus Higginson, Keith Foster, Jimi Fletcher, Mark Drakes, Matt Cunnington, Christian Deas, Chris Hopkins, Omar Zambon, Ian Maddrell, Catrin Lowe, Mark Machin, Zoltan Vago, Simon Smith, Laury Curran, Wayne McNally, Darren Hodgkins, Dan Wellington, Alex Heale, Philip Rothenberger, Alan Fewings   Associate producer: Chris Oakley   Visit www.patreon.com/BetamaxVideoClub for more information about bonus episodes, early access, discounted Betamax Video Club merchandise and more.

Free chips for every listener. This week we discuss Episode 17 | 14 December 2002. Karl is away again today, and Claire Sturgess pushes the buttons in his absence.RELATED LINKSComedy Connections: The Office (2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUJwwLCiqIU LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL XFM SHOWS INCLUDING THIS ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHjL3UjdxNQGET IN TOUCHTwitter: @SpinnersPodcast Email: SpinnersPodcast@gmail.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3l0sMyYThe De Trout Spinner's Library: https://spoti.fi/2SQs0JDONATEPatreon: https://bit.ly/3fdc0KS Get more De Trout Spinners on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey WTAF-ers!It's SuperFan time and this episode we chat to the one and only Claire Sturgess.We find out about her love of This Country as well as how she got into radio, what it's like working with Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant and why she was nearly in a photo with Johnny Depp and Shane MacGowan!You can hear Claire on Absolute radio every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.Don't forget to grab your copy of Michael Sleggs book "A JOURNEY INSIDE THE BIZARRE MIND OF MICHAEL CHRISTIAN SLEGGS"www.getitprinted.com/sluggswww.wtafpodcast.comPlease support the podcast and get fantastic This Country cast rewards at https://www.patreon.com/wtafTwitter https://twitter.com/wtafthiscountryFacebook https://facebook.com/wtafthiscountryInstagram https://instagram.com/wtafthiscountrySupport the show (http://www.patreon.com/wtaf )

Uneasy Listening...This week we discuss Season 2 | Episode 6 | September 28 2002. Karl is absent as Suzanne has taken him to The Canary Islands for his birthday. Claire Sturgess stands in for him. LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL XFM SHOWS INCLUDING THIS ONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr34_qVLeOs RELATED LINKSClip of Claire Sturges drug habits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi1YnOxvhmA GET IN TOUCHTwitter: @SpinnersPodcast Email: SpinnersPodcast@gmail.comYouTube: https://bit.ly/3l0sMyYThe De Trout Spinner's Library: https://spoti.fi/2SQs0JDONATEPatreon: https://bit.ly/3fdc0KS Get more De Trout Spinners on Patreon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode super sleuth and radio DJ Claire Sturgess is armed with a G&T and a suspicious mind as she and the Drunk Women unearth a murder of movie-star proportions. We also hear about the times Claire has caught various villains red-handed and the crew crack the case of the ballerina's missing baguette. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take a sip of Drunk Women Solving Crime’s first episodes, feat. Katherine Ryan, Claire Sturgess, and London Hughes. Join us Sept 5th for full episodes and some drunken justice! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unfortunately not episode 11, I'm joined by Absolute Radio DJ and voiceover artist Claire Sturgess to talk about the most famous mockumentary of all - This Is Spinal Tap. There are anecdotes, name-drops and suggestions throughout, as well as a couple of clips from the film. Note the cover of the podcast had to be changed as some podcast carriers refused to post it, so I've gone black - how much more black could this be? None.

Curious about what it takes to be a voiceover artist? Join Liz Kershaw for the latest edition of the Sound Women podcast, dedicated to the voice industry. In this episode we hear from actress and comedienne Laura Shavin, international voice coach and author Yvonne Morley, and the voice of Absolute Radio’s Classic Rock Party, Claire Sturgess. Tune in to find out what makes a great demo, the difference between a ‘chocolatey’ tone and a ‘corporate’ one, and for an outstanding Jennifer Saunders impression! Lead Producer: Cassandra Denton Co-Producer and interviewer: Nicki Bannerman Find out more about Sound Women at www.soundwomen.co.uk and join the conversation on Twitter by following @soundwomen and using the hashtag #SWPodcast Thank you to BBC & Dean Chalkley for the photograph, Somethin' Else for the studio and to inRadio for sharing this episode.

Featuring Apartment, Regina Spektor, Jamie T, The Holloways, The Organ, Jim Noir & Get Cape.

Featuring Apartment, Regina Spektor, Jamie T, The Holloways, The Organ, Jim Noir & Get Cape.

Featuring Radio4, Buck 65, The Fallout Trust, Eberg, Robots in Disguise, Ed Harcourt, IKO and Elf Power.

Featuring Radio4, Buck 65, The Fallout Trust, Eberg, Robots in Disguise, Ed Harcourt, IKO and Elf Power.

It's the beginning. Doesn't it feel special?

It's the beginning. Doesn't it feel special?

Featuring snippets and highlights from Jim Noir (Hot chip remix), Captain, Sigur Ros, The Spinto Band, Boards of Canada, The Lost Revue, The Freelance Hellraiser and Royksopp.

Featuring snippets and highlights from Jim Noir (Hot chip remix), Captain, Sigur Ros, The Spinto Band, Boards of Canada, The Lost Revue, The Freelance Hellraiser and Royksopp.