Mark Christopher Milson Porter,
(born 12 November 1962 in
Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire,
England) is a
GP and medical correspondent for ''
The Times''. He also presents on
Radio 4 ''Case Notes'' and ''
Inside Health
''Inside Health'' is a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 discussing topical health issues which people struggle to understand. The first episode was broadcast on 10 January 2012. It is broadcast on Tuesday evenings at 9pm and repea ...
''. He joined ''
The One Show'' on
BBC One in 2011.
Porter is in general practice in
Wotton-under-Edge in
Gloucestershire and he lives in the
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds (, ) is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale.
The area is defined by the bedrock of Jur ...
with his wife and two daughters (born April 1989 and July 1990). He married Rosalind in July 1987 in
Axbridge in
Somerset.
He is the cousin of
Jeremy Clarkson
Education
He grew up in
Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, and went to the independent schools
Monmouth
Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
and
Wycliffe College. He studied at
University College, London and
Westminster Hospital Medical School (now
Imperial College
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
School of Medicine) and graduated in 1986. He has been a
GP since 1990 and was appointed MBE for services to medicine in 2005.
Media
He joined the BBC in 1992 as the doctor for the morning show ''
Good Morning with Anne and Nick'' and was there for the show's whole run. He was the health editor for the ''
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...
'' from 1993-2003. He presented the
BBC1 programme ''Watchdog Healthcheck''. He took over from Dr
Thomas Stuttaford as ''
The Times'' doctor in January 2009, and is doctor to ''
The One Show'' (BBC One). He presents ''
Inside Health
''Inside Health'' is a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 discussing topical health issues which people struggle to understand. The first episode was broadcast on 10 January 2012. It is broadcast on Tuesday evenings at 9pm and repea ...
'', a
BBC Radio 4 series discussing health issues, which had its first broadcast on 10 January 2012. He also regularly appeared on 'The Jimmy Young Programme' on Radio 2 answering medical questions from listeners.
See also
*
List of doctors working in the British media
References
External links
Mark Porter's websiteBBC BiographyRadio 4 ''Case Notes''*
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20th-century English medical doctors
21st-century English medical doctors
English television presenters
English radio presenters
BBC Radio 4 presenters
BBC television presenters
People educated at Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire
Alumni of University College London
1962 births
Living people
People from Ross-on-Wye
People from Stroud
Members of the Order of the British Empire