Malcolm Laycock

Malcolm Richard Laycock (1 November 1938 – 8 November 2009) was 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.

Early life

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 after graduating 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.