“When I went to university, I got work experience at my local radio station, and I used to spend hours in what was then the CD library. I was supposed to be filing the CDs, but I was actually randomly picking stuff up and blaring it out of the speakers.”

Scottish radio DJ and television presenter

Edith Eleanor Bowman is a Scottish radio DJ and television presenter. She became known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and for presenting music programmes on television. Bowman hosted Colin and Edith, weekend breakfast, weekday afternoons, and The Radio 1 Review on BBC Radio 1 until 2014. She has also presented music-related television shows and festivals. Since 2016, she has hosted the podcast Soundtracking, which has also staged live recordings. Since 2020, she has hosted the annual Scottish Music Awards ceremony.