the charitable trust of the Phoenix Cinema in North London, which was his favourite cinema during his childhood in East Finchley. The tenth anniversary episode of Kermode and Mayo's Film Review was broadcast from the venue as part of its relaunch celebrations in 2010. In 2013, Kermode was appointed an Island of Culture Patron by the Isle of Man Arts Council. In 2016, Kermode was made an honorary Doctor of Letters at the University of Winchester. In 2018, Kermode was appointed Honorary Professor in the Film Studies Department at the University of Exeter. References External links Mark Kermode profile at the University of Southampton Mark Kermode archive of selected articles in Critics/Authors Review and Articles at Rotten Tomatoes Screenshot (BBC Radio 4) Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema (BBC Four) Mark Kermode on Scala Radio (Scala Radio) Kermode and Mayo's Take Official Website 1963 births 21st-century British male musicians 21st-century double-bassists Living people Alumni of the University of Manchester BBC Radio 5 Live presenters British film historians Converts to Anglicanism from Methodism English Anglicans English podcasters English double-bassists English feminists English film critics English male journalists English radio presenters English republicans Feminist musicians Male double-bassists Male feminists Musicians from Hertfordshire People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School People from Brockenhurst People from Chipping Barnet Television personalities from Hertfordshire The Observer people