Natasha Desborough (born 21 June 1974,

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) is a

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, author, DJ, and

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and

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. She has written three books: Parental Advisory Manual, Weirdos Vs Quimboids and Weirdos Vs Bumskulls.

Early life and education

Desborough attended Reigate College, Reigate, Surrey, from 1990 to 1993.

Career

She started her music career as Programme Controller for Crystal Palace's own radio station, Palace Radio 1278AM, where she was responsible for producing, scripting and coordinating the station's programming. From there she moved to Invicta FM, in Kent. She then moved to the alternative music station in 2003, Xfm London where she fronted the late night ''Chill Out Room'' before moving onto then the ''Breakfast Session'' alongside celebrity guests such as Iain Lee from RI:SE. During her time there, she also co-presented the Sunday morning show, writing and co-presenting with Perrier Award nominated comedian Jimmy Carr. Desborough is also a radio producer, having produced all her own shows on XFM. Desborough left BBC 6 Music on 28 September 2008.BBC Press Office
"Press Releases: New DJs for BBC 6 Music"
- September 12, 2008.

TV Appearances

Her appearances on TV have included * "The Richard & Judy Show" (

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) * "Top 100 Singles" ( Five) * "

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" (

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) * "Celebrities Behaving Badly" ( Sky) * She has narrated "Army Wives" for

, "California Escorts" and "Real Sex" for Channel Five. She has been the voice of campaigns for the BBC, Hit 40 UK, HMV,

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, MTV,

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and Cadbury's.

Personal life

Natasha lives in

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with her husband Jim, and sons Oscar and Wilfie.

Books

* Desborough, Natasha, ''Parental Advisory Manual'', Bantam Press, Oct 2009.

References

External links

Natasha Desborough personal websiteParental Advisory Manual"Profile: Natasha Desborough"
''HARVEY VOICES'' (London)
Natasha's BBC 6 Music weekend show page
(archived 2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Desborough, Natasha English radio DJs British radio DJs 1974 births Living people