For a number of years he also fronted the station's BBC Introducing output, and remains a well-known figure in the local music and arts scene.
His first book, Wiffle Lever to Full!, first published in 2009, is a mix of travelogue and memoir, talking about his childhood love of science fiction, revisiting it as an adult by attending a number of fan conventions and recording the experience.
His regular column for the Fortean Times began following positive reception for an article he wrote for the publication, The Haunted Generation,[3][4] about unsettling elements of children's television in the 1970s and 1980s.
He has hosted occasional live shows under the Chinwag banner, featuring Q&A sessions with performers such as Ray Brooks and Reece Dinsdale.
He also acts as host for live shows under the banner Scarred For Life, with the authors Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence, again about the hauntological aspects of 1970s and 1980s broadcast media.