Stephen Merchant to present BBC 6 Music show

Stephen Merchant is set to present a new music show on BBC 6 Music in the New Year. The show will go out on Sundays from 3 to 5pm starting on Sunday, 14th January.

"When I was a teenager I used to run a mobile disco for weddings and birthdays, so DJ'ing is in my blood," he says. "The 6 Music show will be all about the music – I love making people listen to the tunes that excite me - but obviously if things are not working, I'll just stick on C'mon Eileen."

As co-creator, co-writer and co-director of The Office, Merchant has won numerous awards including three Baftas, three British Comedy Awards, a Golden Globe and an Emmy for the US show. But his first passion was music radio, having hosted shows on university radio before doing time as a breakfast DJ in his hometown of Bristol. He later co-presented a popular radio show for Xfm in London with Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington.