Weekends

Sybil Ruscoe

Sybil Ruscoe

1. How did you get into radio?
Writing hundreds of letters to radio stations across Britain and one in Worcester finally said "yes".

2. What was your first broadcast? 
The 2pm news bulletin on Radio Wyvern.

3. What other jobs have you done besides broadcasting? 
Newspaper reporter and I worked in a sports shop.

4. What would you like to be if you weren’t a radio presenter? 
An actress on the West End stage.

5. What would listeners be surprised to learn about you? 
I nearly died after a hockey accident which caused a blood clot on the brain. The same injury that Boxers often suffer.

6. Which person would you most enjoy being stuck in a lift with?
My husband Tom.

7. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Share it with my family and buy a mansion in the Cotswolds.

8. What is your worst habit?
Being too tidy and neat.

9. Tell us about your 1st:
Car: A beige mini PFF 200 L - I loved that car.
Job: Shop assistant in a sports shop.
Record/CD: Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris.

10. What is your favourite?
Food: Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding - Sunday dinner.
Sandwich: Bacon and Avocado.
Place in Oxfordshire: Witney Lakes Golf Course.
Item of Clothing: A black embroidered cardigan trimmed with Chinese silk - or my wedding dress.
Song: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix.
Singer: Bob Dylan.
Film: Touching the Void.
TV Show: Frasier.