David Stafford (writer)

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David Stafford (11 April 1949 – 22 October 2023) was an English writer, broadcaster and occasional musician.

Biography

Stafford was born in

During the 1990s, Stafford presented Tracks for BBC2, Going Places for BBC Radio 4 and was a regular panellist on Radio 4's literary parody game, Booked. He took over from Pete McCarthy as host of the Radio 4 panel game X Marks the Spot, and frequently stood in for John Peel as the presenter of Home Truths.^[1] After Peel's death, he became first one of the pool of presenters and later sole presenter of the programme.

Stafford collaborated with his wife Caroline, writing comedies and dramas, mostly for radio, including Man of Soup, The Brothers, Hazelbeach,

The couple wrote five biographies, all published by Omnibus Press: Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be - The Life of Lionel Bart, (2011), which was chosen as BBC Radio 4's Book of The Week and shortlisted for the Sheridan Morley Award; Cupid Stunts - The Life and Radio Times of Kenny Everett (2014); Big Time - The Life of Adam Faith (2015); Maybe I'm Doing it Wrong - The Life and Music of Randy Newman (2016) and Halfway to Paradise - The Life of Billy Fury (2018).

In 2020, Stafford's first novel, Skelton's Guide To Domestic Poisons, was published by

Stafford lived in North London and died on 22 October 2023, at the age of 74.^[3][4] He was survived by his wife and writing partner, Caroline, and their three adult children.

References

External links

• Caroline and David Stafford's website

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