Chris Evans began his broadcasting career at Manchester Piccadilly radio, going on to become a household name in TV and radio. With his production company Ginger he launched and presented the hugely successful Channel 4 show The Big Breakfast. TFI Friday, which originally ran from 1996 to 2000, was recommissioned for a new series in 2015. After working for Radio 1 and then Virgin Radio, Chris joined Radio 2 in 2005. He is now presenter of the Radio 2 breakfast show, which attracts 9.6 million listeners a week. In June 2015 Chris was announced as the new lead presenter of Top Gear on BBC Two. Follow Chris Evans on Twitter @achrisevans
With his half-century looming, Chris took stock of where he was in his life. From training for the London Marathon to quitting the booze and bringing back TFI Friday, this is the entertaining story of his midlife rethink BEST