Zeb Soanes
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Zeb Soanes

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Zeb Soanes grew up in the seaside town of Lowestoft, surrounded by animals. He now lives in London and, aside from writing books, is the presenter of Relaxing Evenings with Zeb Soanes on Classic FM, the UK’s most popular classical music station. For over 20 years he was an authoritative newsreader and reassuring voice of the Shipping Forecast to millions of listeners on BBC Radio 4. Sunday Times readers voted him their favourite male voice on UK radio. On television, his was the first voice to launch BBC Four, where he also presented the BBC Proms. Described by the Telegraph as ‘the go-to person for music narration’, Zeb performs with the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles, narrating family classics such as Peter and the Wolf and technically demanding works like Walton's Façade, which he recorded to critical acclaim with John Wilson. His own children’s books: Gaspard’s Foxtrot and Gaspard’s Christmas are also major new narrated concert works composed by Jonathan Dove. Zeb studied Drama and Creative Writing at UEA and has written for The Observer, Country Life and The Literary Review. His first book in the Gaspard series, inspired by his remarkable encounters with a real urban fox, attracted praise for representing foxes more sympathetically than their sly literary predecessors, for which the Mammal Society made him their first patron. In October 2023 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Suffolk in recognition of his ‘outstanding contribution to education, music, media and literature.’
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