Jonn Elledge Explained

Jonn Elledge
Occupation:Journalist, author
Education:Cambridge University

Jonn Elledge is an English journalist and author.

Education

He attended Cambridge University.[1]

Career

Journalist and broadcaster

Elledge has worked as a columnist and as the assistant editor of New Statesman.[2] Since going freelance, he has written for publications such as The Financial Times,[3] The Guardian,[4] and the i.[5]

His television and radio appearances include The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4[6] and Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3.[7] He has been a guest on topical and political podcasts such as Trash Talk… with Count Binface,[8] Oh God, What Now?,[9] and Paper Cuts.[10]

Author

His book The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything: All the Facts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know was published in 2021 by Hachette UK.[11]

In 2022, he co-wrote Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them with Tom Phillips.[12]

His 2024 book A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps was published by Hachette UK.[13] [14] It was the only non-fiction book nominated for Foyles Book of the Year in 2024.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 June 2017 . Jonn Elledge and the Young Hagrid Audition . 19 November 2024 . New Statesman.
  2. Web site: Jonn Elledge. New Statesman. 19 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Where does a city begin — and where does it end?. Financial Times. 19 November 2024. Jonn. Elledge. 14 May 2024.
  4. Web site: An (incomplete) list of every terrible policy the Conservatives have inflicted on Britain since 2010. The Guardian. 19 November 2024. 1 July 2024. Jonn. Elledge.
  5. Web site: Liz Truss finally learns you can’t be in on the joke when you are the joke. inews. 19 November 2024. Jonn. Elledge. 14 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Do we need to scrap the iconic London Tube map?. bbc.co.uk. 19 November 2024.
  7. Web site: The Daleks. bbc.co.uk. 19 November 2024.
  8. Web site: Trash Talk... with Count Binface - Author Jonn Elledge - Season 1, Ep. 16. acast.com. 19 November 2024. August 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: Deepcast.fm. 27 September 2024. Labour conference roundup - What we learned in Liverpool. 19 November 2024.
  10. Web site: Podscribe. Tory moneyman's race row – Lily Allen: “My kids ruined my career”. 19 November 2024. 13 Mar 2024.
  11. Web site: Reviewed in short: New books from Charlotte Higgins, Jan Grue, Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen, and Jonn Elledge. New Statesman. 19 November 2024. 10 November 2021.
  12. Web site: The Times. Conspiracy by Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge review — a debunking guide to conspiracy theories. 19 November 2024. Ethan. Croft. 6 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Jonn Elledge: A History of the World in 47 Borders review - a view from the boundaries. The Arts Desk. 19 November 2024. Bernard. Hughes. 23 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Why does Wales exist and 46 more questions about the borders of the world, with Jonn Elledge. Country Life. 19 November 2024. James. Fisher. June 3, 2024.
  15. Web site: Foyles Book of the Year Shortlist. Foyles. 19 November 2024.

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