Alan Connor
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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,[1] 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.[2]
His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm,[3] the mockumentary Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back[4] and the BBC film The Rack Pack.[5] He was also the "puzzle consultant" for Ludwig (2024).[6]
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[7] and The Guardian.[8] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He is also the crossword editor for The Guardian and sets the Everyman cryptic crossword for The Observer.[9][10]
Books
In 2013, Penguin published Two Girls, One on Each Knee: A History of Cryptic Crosswords.[11] In 2014 Gotham Books published The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief.[12] In 2016 Penguin Books published The Joy of Quiz.[13]
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- ↑ The Word Template:Webarchive, imdb.com; retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tips For The Technically Terrified" Template:Webarchive, BBC News, 5 July 2006.
- ↑ "A Young Doctor's Notebook: from the operating table to the screen" Template:Webarchive, theguardian.com, 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back" Template:Webarchive, bbc.co.uk, 30 October 2016.
- ↑ The Rack Pack Template:Webarchive, bbc.co.uk, 17 January 2016.
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- ↑ BBC News: Smashed Hits Template:Webarchive, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ Profile, The Guardian; retrieved 25 January 2017.
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- ↑ Connor, Alan. Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword. London: Penguin Books, 2016; Template:ISBN
- ↑ Connor, Alan. The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief. New York: Gotham Books, 2014; Template:ISBN
- ↑ Connor, Alan. The Joy of Quiz. London: Penguin Books (2016); Template:ISBN