Ian Skelly


Ian Skelly is a British writer, continuity announcer and BBC radio presenter. Born in Manchester, grew up in West Lancashire and studied in Birmingham. He started to work for the BBC in Birmingham in the late 80s. He has worked for Radio 3 for the past 20 years. In that time he has presented nearly every programme on the station. In 2010 he coauthored a book about climate change; "Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World" with Charles, Prince of Wales and Tony Juniper. In 2018 Skelly became presenter of the morning show Essential Classics.

Career

Before his latest stint, Skelly appeared on BBC in concert broadcasts, BBC proms and on shows like Breakfast and in Tune.