Mitchell Symons Explained

Mitchell Symons
Birth Place:	London, England
Nationality:	British

Mitchell Symons is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, 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 has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the Daily Express.^[1]

Awards

• 2010 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You^[2]
• 2011 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, Do Igloos Have Loos?^[3]

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)^[4]
• 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^[5]
• 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^[6]
• Do Igloos Have Loos?
• On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!
• Don't Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog
• The Book of Poker Calls (co-author)
• Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam
• The Bumper Book For The Loo
• Why Spacemen Can't Burp
• Numberland
• Happily Never After: Modern Cautionary Tales
• Why Don't You Smell When You're Sleeping?
• There Are Tittles In This Title
• The World In Numbers Calendar 2017
• The World In Numbers Calendar 2018
• The YOU Magazine Book of General Knowledge Crosswords

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mitchell Symons, Esq Profile. Debrett’s People of Today. 28 February 2011.
2. Web site: BBC News - Ali Sparkes wins Blue Peter book of the year award. 3 March 2010. BBC Online. 28 February 2011.
3. Web site: Blue Peter:Book Awards. BBC Online. 28 February 2011.
4. News: The questions of the age... and the man with all the answers. Hammond. Grace. 19 October 2005. Yorkshire Post. 28 February 2011.
5. News: The Wit Parade. O'Grady. Carrie. 24 November 2007. The Guardian. 28 February 2011.
6. News: Why You Need A Passport When You're Going To Puke: Mitchell Symons. 30 April 2010. Daily Express. 28 February 2011.