BBC radio DJ Mark Goodier has suffered a stroke.

The ex-Radio 1 presenter, 55, has confirmed he is away from work while he recovers from the stroke.

Emails to Mark's personal address at his media company Wise Buddha confirm the sad news with an Out of Office reply: “Thank you for your email.

"I am away from work for a time recovering from a stroke and so not seeing email every day…"

A friend said: "He’s back home after spending some time in hospital.

"I've since chatted with him on the phone, and can thankfully report he’s in good spirits."

His recovery also means the TV advert for Now 95 is going to be voiced by someone else for the first time in 25 years.

Xtra Factor host and current Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson is stepping in to do the voiceover for the trailer - which since Now 20 in November 1991 has led with Mark's familiar tones.

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Mark is probably best known for being the very first presenter of Radio 1 's alternative music show The Evening Session.

In recent years he's preferred to work behind the scenes in the music business - but kept up his long-running stint promoting the popular Now That's What I Call Music... brand.

The compilation record of recent hits Now 95 is tipped to be the best selling album of 2016 by music industry experts.

Now... is set to celebrate its 100th release in 2018 - when it is also due to celebrate its 35-year anniversary.