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Danny Wallace XFM show - Undisputed Champion of Morning Radio

It took a couple of accidental listens to Danny Wallace's morning radio slot on XFM to gain any real appreciation for it, but he's won us over in the end. Though scepticism about breakfast radio in general, thanks to the likes of Moyles' Tonker-achingly atrocious show, stood in his way, the charm, whimsy, whit, intelligence and good music that dominates the show crept through inch by spiky-haired inch (you little tinker Wallace).

The influence of great radio heritage from Iannucci, Morris, Coogan, Lee and maybe early Baker (Danny, not Sheryl) seep through every now and again, which is a genuine comfort to hear. You worry sometimes that all radio DJs outside of BBC 6 Music and Radio 4 are dead hicks, so finding one that you can genuinely warm to is a pretty good thing.

There's a loving condescension to chats with the every day public like you and I that strikes a good balance for the show. However, this is overwhelmed, rightfully so, by Danny Wallace's dedication to playing good music, as opposed to following some list of shed that someone behind the scenes often pulls the levers for where radio is concerned.

Danny Wallace kicks off his morning show every day on XFM weekdays from 6.30am to 10am, and if you haven't got anything better to do, it's well worth a listen. He's got a Podcast too, which is available on iTunes, but without the music it's not quite as good. All I'm saying is… the worst thing that happened today was the radio losing reception half way through Helter Skelter, which Wallace had dropped brilliantly at around 7ish this morning. Imagine that ever happening on 1?

Danny Wallace XFM morning radio show review: 4.5/5