Some notable British talk radio presenters include Tommy Boyd, James Whale, Steve Allen, Jon Gaunt, Nick Abbot, James Stannage, George Galloway, Ian Collins, Brian Hayes, Scottie McClue, Nicky Campbell and Simon Mayo.

With help from Radio 1 breakfast show host Simon Mayo, who gave the song regular airplay and also used the chorus within a jingle, it became a hit, some 12 years after the song's original appearance in Life Of Brian, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and landing Idle a set on Top of the Pops in October 1991.

Marbles was released in 2004 with a 2-CD version that is only available at Marillion's website – kind of a ' thank-you ' gesture to the over 18, 000 fans who pre-ordered it, and as even a further thanks to the fans, their names were credited in the sleeve notes ( this ' thank you ' to the fans also occurred with the previous album, Anoraknophobia ). Marillion in 2007, left to right: Steve Rothery, Steve Hogarth, Pete Trewavas ( front row ), Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley ( back row ) The band ’ s management organised the biggest promotional schedule since they had left EMI and Steve Hogarth secured interviews with prominent broadcasters on BBC Radio, including Matthew Wright, Bob Harris, Stuart Maconie, Simon Mayo and Mark Lawson.

In 1999, DJ Simon Mayo commented on BBC Radio 1: " Marillion ... where are they now?

Radio presenter Simon Mayo was also born in Southgate.

Big name presenters in the UK include Ken Bruce, Tony Blackburn, Simon Mayo, Steve Wright ( DJ ), Scottie McClue, Chris Moyles, Chris Evans and Jeremy Vine.

It was written by Saul Bass and Mayo Simon, and directed by Saul Bass.

The arrival of Ric Blaxill as producer in February 1994 signalled a return to presentation from established Radio 1 DJs Simon Mayo, Mark Goodier, Nicky Campbell and Bruno Brookes.

The feature was to prove popular, being carried on by Simon Bates and Simon Mayo when they took over the slot in subsequent years.

Forty episodes were recorded from 9 to 19 February 2012 with Simon Mayo hosting the show.

Examples include BBC Radio 1 who have Chris Moyles ( on air in the morning ) and Greg James ( on air in the evening ), and BBC Radio 2 who have Chris Evans ( on air in the morning ) and Simon Mayo ( on air in the evening ).

In July / August 2010, Liza stood in for Simon Mayo on his BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Show for three weeks.

Simon Mayo took over Sunday mornings.

Nearly twenty years later in 2009 he briefly stood in as a presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live, the station that replaced it, to cover the Simon Mayo afternoon show.

He is a frequent stand-in in partnership with Emma Forbes or Liza Tarbuck during the 2pm-5pm slot when Steve Wright is away on holiday, thus taking him back to afternoon radio, and has also stood in for Simon Mayo on Five Live.

* Simon Mayo, BBC radio DJ

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* 1973 Phase IV, adapted from the screenplay by Mayo Simon

* TCM Remembers 2005: Sandra Dee, Virginia Mayo, John Vernon, cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli, Simone Simon, Eddie Albert, Marc Lawrence, playwright Arthur Miller, Ruth Hussey, Ossie Davis, screenwriter Gavin Lambert, Keith Andes, Geraldine Fitzgerald, screenwriter Evan Hunter, director Guy Green, Harold J.

This came to the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Mayo, whose breakfast show had a track record of reviving old novelty songs.

In early 1988, he took over the weekend early morning show from 6-8am from Simon Mayo and in October 1988 he presented the Monday-Thursday late-evening music and interview show which he named Into the Night, which went out from 10pm-midnight.

Simon Mayo ( born 21 September 1958, Southgate, London ) is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981.

As of January 2010, Mayo is presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 and, with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962 ), known professionally as Cary Elwes, is an English actor and voice actor.

Herbert Alexander Simon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 15, 1916.

The short-lived series starred Renne Jarrett ( born 1946 ) as the title character and Celeste Holm and Robert F. Simon in supporting roles.

Alexander was born Jay Scott Greenspan in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jewish parents Ruth Minnie ( née Simon ), a nurse and health care administrator, and Alexander B. Greenspan, an accounting manager.

** Simon Teihotu Brando ( born 1963 )

Teriipia became the mother of two of his children: Simon Teihotu Brando ( born 1963 ) and Tarita Cheyenne Brando.

Pope Martin IV, ( c. 1210 / 1220 – 28 March 1285 ), born Simon de Brion, held the papacy from 21 February 1281 until his death.

Simon de Brion, son of Jean, sieur de Brion, was born at the château of Meinpincien, Île-de-France, France, in the decade following 1210.

Their son, Simon Herzog, who attends Columbia University, was born in 1989.

* Simon Whitlock, darts player, born Cessnock, Australia

* Simon Birmingham ( born 1974 ), Australian politician

* August 1 – Simon Grynaeus, German scholar and theologian ( born 1493 )

* Simon Hackney ( born 1984 ), English professional football player

Carlo Rubbia Knight Grand Cross ( born on 31 March 1934 ) is an Italian particle physicist and inventor who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1984 with Simon van der Meer for work leading to the discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN.

When Simon and Eleanor's first son was born in November 1238 ( despite rumours, more than nine months after the wedding ), he was baptised Henry in honour of his Royal uncle.

Paul Frederic Simon ( born October 13, 1941 ) is an award-winning musician whose talents in composing, performing, and vocal harmony placed him at the forefront of the singer-songwriters on an international scale.

Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey.

When Simon moved to England in 1964 he met Kathleen Mary " Kathy " Chitty ( born 1947 ) on 12 April 1964 at the very first English folk club he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, where Chitty was working part-time selling tickets.

Paul Simon ( born 1941 ) is an American musician and songwriter.

Leonard Simon Nimoy ( ; born March 26, 1931 ) is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer.

* Simon ( 1984 ) and Richard Mantell ( 1981 ), brothers and field hockey players for England, were both born in Bridgwater.

* Simon Pegg, actor, studied at Stratford-upon-Avon College ( was born in Gloucestershire, UK )

* Simon Gregorčič, poet ( born in the village of Vrsno )

* Simon Rutar, historian ( born in the village of Krn )