Broadcaster Andy Kershaw coming to Narberth


Andy Kershaw’s journey has been described as one man's improbable rise through British media, from badly dressed political student to presenting Live Aid in front of a TV audience of billions; from being Radio 1's most belligerent maverick DJ, to being a war correspondent for the likes of Radio 4.
This Friday, Andy comes to the Queens Hall, Narberth, presented by Span Arts to share his tales of back‐to‐back adventures of a full‐throttle life in an intimate ‘evening with’, complete with photos, as part of his new book tour.
The pioneering DJ and unstoppable foreign correspondent is a passionate music enthusiast, and a man with an obsessive curiosity about the world.


In his brand-new autobiography ‘No Off Switch’, Andy's words propel you through a life lived at dizzying speed with a moment‐by‐moment sense of vibrancy, outrage, wit, exuberance and searing honesty. As the title attests, Andy truly has ‘no off switch’.
The maverick broadcaster’s CV is bursting at the seams. He has worked for the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen, shared an office with John Peel, presented The Whistle Test and Live Aid for the BBC, and for most of the past twenty‐five years has had a weekly BBC radio show, pioneering extraordinary music from all over the world.
His personal music collection weighs seven tons.
Over a 25-year career, he has visited 97 countries and, has reported from some of the world's most perilous places. Andy was one of very few journalists to be an eyewitness to the Rwanda genocide. And as a serious foreign correspondent, has reported from some of the world's most dangerous or secretive countries for BBC Radio News, Radio 4, and for The Observer, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph.
After a controversially rocky public episode in his personal life five years ago, Andy has come roaring back, written his astonishing life story and returned to the airwaves, recently fronting BBC Radio 3's Music Planet series. He is also making documentaries for Radio 4 and working for The One Show on BBC1.
Join him as he talks openly about his new book and his amazing life so far.
“The finest British broadcaster bar none,” Stephen Fry

Friday 15 November 2013. Queens Hall, Narberth
Doors open 7:15pm. Show starts 7.30pm
Tickets £12/£10 for members & concessions
Box Office: 01834 869323

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