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Chris Evans: Ginger Snap

Simon Garfield, The Observer, 1 July 2001

Chris Evans's departure from Virgin Radio was front page news. But for Simon Garfield, who wrote the inside story of Radio 1, the saga was all too familiar — talented but tempestuous DJ presses the self-destruct button. Again

Total word count of piece: 1929

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