Chris Stark
| Chris Stark | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 March 1987 Watford |
| Occupation | Radio presenter, DJ |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for |
Scott Mills (radio show) Virtually Famous |
Christopher Stark (born 12 March 1987) is a British radio personality known for his work as a contributor on the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1.
Stark started working at Radio Northwick Park, a hospital radio station, at the age of 16 and gained experience working at stations including Galaxy, Real Radio, Virgin Radio and BBC 6 Music. At 18, Stark started at the University of Southampton where he studied politics and was given his own show on the student radio station Surge.
He officially joined the Scott Mills show team on 2 April 2012, but occasionally appeared on the show as 'Scott's friend Chris' for a period of time prior to this. Stark participates in most of the show's current features including Real or No Real, Innuendo Bingo, 24 Years at the Tap End, Loving the Trolls.
Stark is known for the feature 24 Years at the Tap End, in which he reads excerpts from his "autobography" (a joke pronunciation of autobiography used on the show). He was originally inspired to write his own autobiography after reading the autobiography of Brendan Sheerin from Coach Trip. The title refers to his on-air realisation, at age 24, that he had been sitting at the wrong end of the bath his whole life. The first episode aired on 11 November 2011. In this episode, Stark revealed that his parents had originally planned to name him "Padraig". Throughout the series, Stark recounts memorable events from his "years at the tap end" which often include mistakes made and life lessons learned through adventures with his friends. The second series of the show concluded in 2013, with no plans for a third. However, a one-off special aired in January 2014 as part of a comedy night on Radio One. This late night edition, Tap End: Unplugged, aired live In front of a studio audience and featured a live rendition of the theme tune. The late airing allowed Stark to reveal the full story of a holiday to Prague he had discussed in a previous episode, telling parts which were considered "too rude for daytime" and using strong language.
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