Education
He was educated at Epsom College and graduated from King"s College London with a degree in law.
He was educated at Epsom College and graduated from King"s College London with a degree in law.
Maitland started his journalism career as a reporter on a local freesheet, The Sutton Guardian. He reported for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Bristol from 1986-1988 and British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4"s Today programme from 1988-1994. From 1995-1998 he presented and reported British Broadcasting Corporation 1"s Watchdog.
One item, about annoying dress codes at golf clubs, saw him take to the fairways in a leather mini skirt with a pair of deer antlers on his head
When challenged he pointed out that neither breached the long list of forbidden clothing. In 1999 he joined Independent Television to present the British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated House Of Horrors, the first show to secretly film and expose dodgy builders.
He also hosted The Manitoba In The Van and Vote Foreign Maine for Independent Television. He has presented and reported for the channel"s flagship current affairs show Tonight since 1999. Maitland has presented "Profile" and two series of "Lyrical Journey", both for Radio 4.
The latter, which he devised, involves taking musicians to a place they have written a song about.
They then perform it in front of people for whom it has special significance. The series featured songs by the Proclaimers ("Sunshine on Leith"), Squeeze ("Up the Junction"), Deacon Blue ("Raintown") and Billy Bragg ("A13 Trunk Road to the Sea").
