Mitchell Symons (born 11 February 1957)
[ is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at ]Mill Hill School
Mill Hill School is a 13–18 co-educational Private schools in the United Kingdom, private, Day school, day and boarding school in Mill Hill, London, England that was established in 1807. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' ...
and the LSE LSE may refer to:
Education
* London School of Economics, a public research university within the University of London
* Lahore School of Economics, a private university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
* Lincoln Southeast High School, a public gove ...
where he studied law. Since leaving the BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit
''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question the ...
, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an opinion column for the ''Daily Express
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first ...
'', for which he was named If It's In the News Columnist of the Year in 2002.
Awards
* 2010 Blue Peter Book Awards
The Blue Peter Book Awards were a set of literary awards for children's books conferred by the BBC television programme ''Blue Peter''. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999 and 2000. The awards were managed by reading charity ...
Best Book with Facts, ''Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You''
* 2011 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, ''Do Igloos Have Loos?''
Published books
Fiction
* ''All In''
* ''The Lot''
* ''No Red Light Shining''
Non-fiction
*Why Girls Can't Throw (and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered)
* That Book
*This Book of More Perfectly Useless Information
*The Other Book of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
*This, That and the Other (Compilation of That Book, This Book and the Other Book). Later re-released as The Ultimate Loo Book
*Forfeit!
*The Equation Book of Sports Crosswords
*The Equation Book of Movie Crosswords
*The You Magazine Book Of Journalists (four books, co-author)
*Movielists (co-author)
*The Sunday Magazine Book Of Crosswords
*The Hello! Magazine Book Of Crosswords (three books)
*How To Be Fat: The Chip and Fry Diet (co-author)
*The Book of Criminal Records
*The Book of Lists
*The Book of Celebrity Lists
*The Book of Celebrity Sex Lists
*National Lottery Big Draw 2000 (co-author)
*How to Avoid a Wombat's Bum
*The Sudoku Institute Book
*How To Speak Celebrity
*Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?
*Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
*Don't Get Me Started: A Way-Beyond-Grumpy Rant About Modern Life
*How Much Poo Does An Elephant Do?
*Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
*Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?
*Mitchell Symons Diary 2010
*Why You Need A Passport When You're Going To Puke
References
External links
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British children's writers
British male journalists
Children's non-fiction writers
Alumni of the London School of Economics
People educated at Mill Hill School
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)