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Last updated: 10 March, 2009 - 16:18 GMT

Mark Coles

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  • Started as a DJ at University.
  • Became a reporter and then news editor in local radio.
  • Joined BBC Radio 4's Today programme in 1991 as art correspondent and occasional presenter.
  • Won Sony Reporter of the Year Award in 1993.
  • Has extensive knowledge of contemporary culture and its historical contexts.

Bob [Dylan] I think I've tried about ten times. I fire emails and faxes to his manager in New York and very rarely get a reply - except about eight years ago, I did get an email saying 'Bob is thinking about it'. Sadly he must still be thinking about it, but one day that's [interview] what I want to do.

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