BIOGRAPHY

…presents on Bauer’s UK Hits Radio network and for the BBC on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Born in Salford, Wes first came to national attention as the 9th host of BBC Radio 1’s prestigious Top 40 chart show with almost 3 million listeners. He also regularly sat in for Scott Mills and Chris Moyles. His breakfast show at Galaxy Manchester (now Capital Manchester) won him various awards, including a Sony.

On television, Wes has appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Top of the Pops, while his voice has featured in The Brit Awards, Top of the Pops, An Audience with Take That, Live 8, and, not forgetting, in the Richard Curtis film Love Actually.

Wes has hosted countless live events, on stage interviews for Waterstones, and press launches for musicals such as &Juliet, Bat Out of Hell, and Back to the Future.

He is the author of two biographies: Kenneth Williams Unseen (“Enthralling”, Daily Express Book of the Year review) and Whatshisname: The Life and Death of Charles Hawtrey, a number one biography on Amazon. Both books were dedicated to his daughter Maisie.

Wes is the founding director of Mediable, an award-winning media production company. His first feature-length documentary film will be released in 2026.