It is with great sadness that we heard the news this morning that our colleague Nick Clarke died in the early hours of Thursday 23 November.

You can read Mark Damazer's tribute here

and messages of condolence can be left on the Have Your Say board here.


Nick Clarke was voted Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Voice of the Listener and Viewer in 1999 - in the same year he published his best-selling biography of the radio legend, Alistair Cooke.

Dubbed "a national treasure" by one critic, Nick has been the presenter of the World at One since March 1994 - after five years on The World This Weekend.

Nick learnt his trade in television first as a reporter and industrial correspondent in the north-west, next on The Money Programme, then on Newsnight, where he was political correspondent and occasional presenter.

He has also been involved in a wide range of other BBC ventures - from TV documentary programmes like The Risk Business, to the prestigious Radio 4 series, Legacy of Empire.

Nick was a regular contestant on the News Quiz, chairs Round Britain Quiz, and regularly chairs Any Questions? on Radio 4.