Mark Lawson

English journalist, broadcaster, and author celebrated for his long-running cultural commentary on BBC Radio 4 and beyond.

Mark Lawson - Personal Information

  • Name: Mark Lawson
  • Date of Birth: April 11, 1962
  • Place of Birth: Hendon, London, England, UK
  • Gender: Male
  • Job Title: Actor
  • Crew Jobs: Writer, Presenter, Creator

Biography

Mark Gerard Lawson is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. Specialising in culture and the arts, he is best known for presenting the flagship BBC Radio 4 arts programme Front Row between 1998 and 2014. He is also a Guardian columnist, and presents Mark Lawson Talks To... on BBC Four.

Filmography

A selection of screen appearances and contributions spanning documentary, comedy, and cultural programming.

  • The Trainer (2024)
  • The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration (2022) as Self
  • Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (2022) as Self
  • Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (TV - 2022) as Self
  • Barrymore: The Body in the Pool (2020)
  • How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
  • Cunk on... (TV - 2018) as Self - Cultural Commentator
  • Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Beautiful People (TV - 2008) as Presenter
  • This Life +10 (2007) as Interviewer

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