As Margaret Thatcher swept to power on 4 May 1979, Wes Butters made a rather more low-key entrance in Salford. He studied film and television at Salford University but made a name for himself in radio as the ninth host of BBC Radio 1's Sunday chart show. He won numerous awards, including a Sony, for his breakfast show at Galaxy Manchester. In April 2008 Wes wrote and produced the two-part documentary The Pain of Laughter – The Last Days of Kenneth Williams for BBC Radio 4.
