My Life ... so far
1950's . . .
Born mid-decade in the southern coastal town of Brighton, in the beautiful English county of Sussex. After turning cartwheels on his kindergarten principal's carpet she commented that "he'll go far". She probably wasn't thinking of California at the time.
1960's . . .
From St.Wilfred's to Brighton College to Varndean Grammar school. Caught the acting bug while attending the Brighton School of Music and Drama on Saturday mornings. Given first reel-to-reel tape recorder. Started recording silly noises and funny voices. Never stopped.
1970's . . .
Began a broadcasting career at BBC Radio Brighton during the summer break of 1976 while studying at Leeds University (and joining in the fun at 'Network 4' - the student TV/Radio society).
1980's . . .
After graduating took on a full time job at BBC Radio Brighton - moving a couple of years later to London where, for the rest of the decade became a newsreader and presenter for BBC Radio 4 -- the BBC's national speech-based network. Discovered a knack for narrating audiobooks by working for the Talking Book Service of the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
1990's . . .
After moving to California started recording audiobooks professionally. Also devoted a great deal more time to performing on stage and in other media. Some evidence of this exists on other pages on this site.
The 21st Century . . .
Which brings us to the present! To date fifteen ‘Earphone’awards from AudioFile magazine and eight ‘Audie’nominations from the Audio Publishers Association (in the past five years) with a win in 2006 for "Market Forces". Several local acting awards and a folder full of positive reviews (and one or two less so).






