Malcolm Laycock
| Malcolm Laycock | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Malcolm Richard Laycock |
| Born | 1 November 1938 Keighley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 November 2009 (aged 71) London, United Kingdom |
| Style | broadcaster and producer |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Malcolm Richard Laycock (1 November 1938 – 8 November 2009) was a schoolteacher until moving into broadcasting, initially on Radio London. He is now known better as a British radio presenter and producer, best known for his work on programmes related to jazz, dance band and big band music. During his career he presented shows for both BBC Radio 2 and the BBC World Service. Between 1995 and 2009, he was also the host of Sunday Night at 10, a long running weekly Sunday evening show on Radio 2.
Malcolm Laycock was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire where his parents owned a grocer's shop. He attended Bradford Grammar School after gaining a scholarship, and was a contemporary and friend of the artist David Hockney. He went on to train as a teacher at Goldsmiths College in London, and in 1962 was elected President of the student union. After graduating he taught at a number of schools in south London, including the William Penn School in Dulwich, where he established a radio station for excluded pupils. He eventually rose to become deputy head of Peckham School, but his work with radio brought him to the attention of Radio London and he joined the BBC in the late 1960s. In 1971 he was seconded to Radio London as an education producer.
During a broadcasting career spanning four decades Malcolm Laycock presented jazz-related programmes for both Radio London (for which he worked for 20 years) and later the World Service. At Radio London he produced a nightly magazine programme for black listeners, Black Londoners and helped to improve the station's coverage of minority and community affairs. As a presenter for the World Service he hosted a number of shows, including Jazz for the Asking, several series of Kings of Swing, The Big Band Singers, and the documentary Glenn Miller – The Legacy. He also helped to establish the former London-based radio station 102.2 Jazz FM, where he became its programme controller.
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