Jeremy John Beadle (28 April 1956 – 27 December 1995) was a British critic, writer, and broadcaster. He was born in York and educated at the York Cathedral choir school and then at St Peter's, York. He was a presenter on

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. He graduated from

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in 1977 with a BA in Greek and

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. He died from AIDS-induced complications at the age of 39. Anthony Sellors, in his obituary in the Independent, said that Beadle was "an outstanding example of a breed of cultural critic" He was "able to cross the barrier between serious and popular culture writing on literature, classical music and popular culture". Beadle published a book on each of his interests - crime and popular music. He wrote two murder mystery novels, both set in the London underworld. His third book, ''Will Pop Eat Itself?'' (1993), was a detailed compendium of fact. The entire book was drafted from only a few notes as Beadle's memory was extensive. Beadle was an acclaimed classical music critic. He wrote for Classic CD and wrote ''The Virgin Guide to Classical Music'' in 1993. The book covers the entire gamut of music history. This book was followed by ''The Age of Romanticism: The Romantic Composers and Their Works'' in 1995 as his greatest love was the music of the German symphonic tradition. Beadle featured in the HIV/Aids in History famous deaths publication.

Publications

* ''Death Scene: Thirteen Songs for Guy'' (1989) Carrier Pigeon. * ''Doing Business'' (1990) Heretic Books. * ''Will Pop Eat Itself?'' (1993) Faber & Faber. * ''The Virgin Guide to Classical Music'' (1993) Virgin Books. * ''The Age of Romanticism: The Romantic Composers and Their Works'' (1995) Future Publishing. * ''Inside the Orchestra'' (1995)

References

* People educated at St Peter's School, York British music critics 1956 births 1995 deaths AIDS-related deaths in England British gay writers BBC Radio 3 presenters 20th-century English LGBT people {{UK-radio-bio-stub