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Prince, Madonna, Owen Paul, Carter USM and our very own John Kennedy all play their part in Marsha's ongoing rise to the toppermost of the poppermost of radio broadcasting.

 

THE XFM PRIZE BUCKET

 

Marsha On Air

You can find Marsha on air on the Saturday Breakfast Show every single Saturday  from 06:00 till 10:00 and on The Sunday Roast, Sundays 10:00 til 14:00.

Marsha's Mailer

Marsha is obsessive about finding new music. She sends out a weekly email with new music stuff: bands she's seen, new bands she likes, gigs she thinks you should go to etc.  Get on Marsha's Mailer, or check out past mailers at www.myspace.com/marshamusic.

Marsha's Sunday Roast: 10am - 2pm
 

The Interviews

Listen back to all the latest Sunday Roast interviews right here.

 

 
Live From Leicester Sqaure Replay
Each week, Marsha gives you a second chance to hear Friday's Live From Leicester Square session and has a chat with the band to see how it was for them.

 

City Slacker 
You live in the best place in the world. You live in a city where, night and day, you can see and experience things that those outside of London can only dream about. Yet how do you spend your evenings and weekends? Down the local or sat at home with a DVD. Get involved, and Marsha could be sending you to experience something that will change the way you look at your leisure time forever. Just answer the following questions and fill in the form below for the chance to take part:

Questions, Questions, Questions....

1. Your chief characteristic?
I like to talk

2. Your idea of happiness?
Being in the midst of the crowd at a gig of my favourite band, thinking, "This is it. This is the stuff of life"

3. Your idea of misery?
Badness for my beloveds

4. Your favourite virtue?
Warmth

5. Your biggest flaw?
My impressive ability to procrastinate

6. For what fault have you most toleration?
People cancelling plans

7. What was your worst ever job?
selling coffee out of a tardis (ex-police box). very lonely in winter.

8. What would your favourite occupation be?
Being a MiniPop - ie mouthing the words to other people's songs in pretend videos Although given that that job no longer exists (and never did for grown ups), I am deliriously happy playing music I love to people who want to hear it.

9. Where would you most like to live?
In the top of the Gherkin (the Norman Foster building in Liverpool Street)

10. Where do you live now?
Not very far from it, in East London

11. Which characters in musical history do you most dislike?
I have a totally irrational loathing for Tommy Steele.

12. Which characters in musical history would you like to be?
Nikki Sixx (without the hard drug habit)

13. Your favourite album ever? (yes, I know it’s impossible, but try dammit)
'When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up' by Snow Patrol 

14. Who’s your favourite DJ?
It's a tough call between Richard Bacon, John Kennedy and Jon Hillcock. 

15. What was the first single you bought? (and be honest about it)
Owen Paul's "My Favourite Waste Of Time". I still have it.

16. …and you first gig? (ditto)
First concert was Prince at Wembley Arena when I was twelve (cooler older cousin), but my first sweaty gig was Carter USM at the New Cross Venue, just as 'Sheriff Fatman' came out. 

17. Your favourite qualities in a band/musician?
The ability to make me very sad or the ability to make me very excited.

18. Your favourite author?
David Sedaris 

19. Your favourite film director?
Michael Winterbottom

20. Your favourite hero or heroine in real life?
Anna Vickerstaff

21. Your favourite hero or heroine in fiction?
Susan in 'Desperately Seeking Susan' 

22. Your favourite food and drink?
Roast butternut squash and really well made Ribena

23. Your favourite restaurant?
Fancy: The Witchery in Edinburgh Staple: The West End Kitchen on Panton Street in London

24. Your pet aversion?
Lack of generosity in people -not financial, just in terms of favours, kindnesses etc 

26. What three songs would you have played at your funeral?
Elbow 'Puncture Repair', for meaning and message. Then after that, I think I would use it as a last chance to inflict my favourite songs on people, so, The Reindeer Section 'Where I Fall' and Clem Snide 'Bread'.

27. What is your present state of mind?
Mischievous

28. ….and your motto is?
Always look at the little picture; the real joy of life is to be found in its details.

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