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Alan Connor (born 1972) is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme The Word in 1995, he later appeared on The Big Breakfast and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and The Daily Politics.
His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, the mockumentary Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back and the BBC film The Rack Pack. He was also the "puzzle consultant" for Ludwig (2024).
Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, The Jonathan Ross Show and This Week and writes journalism for BBC News and The Guardian. He was the question editor for BBC Four's lateral thinking quiz Only Connect for series 9–12, having taken over from David J. Bodycombe at the start of series 9. He is also the crossword editor for The Guardian and sets the Everyman cryptic crossword for The Observer.
Books
In 2013, Penguin published Two Girls, One on Each Knee: A History of Cryptic Crosswords. In 2014 Gotham Books published The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief. In 2016 Penguin Books published The Joy of Quiz.
References
- The Word Archived 28 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, imdb.com; retrieved 11 January 2017.
- "Tips For The Technically Terrified" Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News, 5 July 2006.
- "A Young Doctor's Notebook: from the operating table to the screen" Archived 17 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, theguardian.com, 4 December 2012.
- "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back" Archived 31 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, bbc.co.uk, 30 October 2016.
- The Rack Pack Archived 10 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine, bbc.co.uk, 17 January 2016.
- Connor, Alan (7 October 2024). "Ludwig, the Guardian's genius new crossword setter". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- BBC News: Smashed Hits Archived 21 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 25 January 2017.
- Profile, The Guardian; retrieved 25 January 2017.
- Connor, Alan (4 December 2023). "Crossword blog: time to take stock". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- Connor, Alan (26 November 2022). "Meet the setter: The Observer's Everyman". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- Connor, Alan. Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword. London: Penguin Books, 2016; ISBN 9781846148415
- Connor, Alan. The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief. New York: Gotham Books, 2014; ISBN 9781592408580
- Connor, Alan. The Joy of Quiz. London: Penguin Books (2016); ISBN 9781846148682
External links
- "Alan Connor official website".
- "Biography at DAA Management". Debi Allen Associates. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- "Author page at David Higham Associates". David Higham Associates. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
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