DJ Read steps up Tory mayor bid

[BrilloPad]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6233837.stm

Ex-Radio 1 DJ Mike Read is stepping up his campaign to be the Conservative candidate for London mayor in 2008.

Is this a wind up?

[wendigo100]

I remember him for beat-the-jock and getting Relax banned on BBC.

Are either of those vote-winners?

[Dundeegeorge]

Didn't he also write

some crap musical which closed down in 2 days or something like that?

[wendigo100]

I've just remembered - didn't he host Saturday Superstore?

I can't remember what that was all about though.