Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons
Born	11 February 1957 London, United Kingdom
Spouse	Penny Symons

Mitchell Symons is a Journalist/Writer from London, England. Born in 1957, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied Law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the world-renowned board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the Daily Express.^[1] Currently, he writes a weekly column for the Sunday Express.

Published material

Non-fiction

• Why Girls Can't Throw (and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered)^[2]
• 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)
• Forfeit!
• The Equation Book of Sports Crosswords
• The Equation Book of Movie Crosswords
• The You Magazine Book Of Journalists (four books)
• Movielists
• The Sunday Magazine Book Of Crosswords
• The Hello! Magazine Book Of Crosswords (three books)
• How To Be Fat: The Chip and Fry Diet
• The Book of Criminal Records
• The Book of Lists
• The Book of Celebrity Lists
• The Book of Celebrity Sex Lists
• The Bill Clinton Joke Book
• National Lottery Big Draw 2000
• 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^[3]
• How Much Poo Does An Elephant Do?
• Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
• Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?^[4]
• Mitchell Symons Diary 2010
• Why You Need A Passport When You're Going To Puke^[5]
• Do Igloos Have Loos?
• On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!

Fiction

• All In
• The Lot

Awards

• Winner of the 2010 Blue Peter Best Book with Facts for Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You^[6]
• Winner of the 2011 Blue Peter Best Book with Facts for Do Igloos Have Loos?^[7]

References

1. ^ "Mitchell Symons, Esq Profile". Debrett’s People of Today. http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/month/february/1507/Mitchell%20Paul+SYMONS.aspx. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
2. ^ Hammond, Grace (October 19, 2005). "The questions of the age... and the man with all the answers". Yorkshire Post. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/the_questions_of_the_age_and_the_man_with_all_the_answers_1_2537219. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
3. ^ O'Grady, Carrie (24 November 2007). "The Wit Parade". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/nov/24/bestbooksoftheyear.bestbooks1. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
4. ^ Martin, Charlotte (15 October 2009). "Top 30 facts from Mitchell Symons' Why Earwax Tastes So Gross". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2682332/Top-30-facts-from-Mitchell-Symons-Why-Earwax-Tastes-So-GrossFun-triviaFactsRandom-facts.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Why You Need A Passport When You’re Going To Puke: Mitchell Symons". Daily Express. April 30, 2010. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/172232/Why-You-Need-A-Passport-When-You-re-Going-To-Puke-Mitchell-Symons. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
6. ^ "BBC News - Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter book of the year award". BBC Online. 3 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8548002.stm. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
7. ^ "Blue Peter:Book Awards". BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/getinvolved/bookclub/facts.shtml. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 

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Date of birth	11 February 1957
Place of birth	London, United Kingdom
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