Simon Fanshawe
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Simon Hew Dalrymple Fanshawe (born December 26, 1956, in Devizes, England) is a writer and broadcaster. He contributes frequently to British newspapers and radio.
He first came to public attention as a stand-up comedian (winning the prestigious Perrier Award in 1989) and on the television programme That's Life!.
Since then he has been a very frequent contributor on a variety of subjects from arts to politics in newspapers and on many BBC radio and TV programmes. (His BBC Radio 4 profile lightheartedly describes him as a "media tart".)
He has also been involved in many community/campaigning groups and public bodies - often as a board member. He led the campaign to make Brighton and Hove a city. He was a founding member of Stonewall.
He studied law at the University of Sussex (of which he is now a member of the governing Council) in Brighton, England and now lives in the Kemptown area of Brighton.
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[edit] Newspapers and magazines
Fanshawe has contributed articles to the following publications:
[edit] Radio
Fanshawe has been a presenter on the following radio programs:
- Just a Minute
- Kaleidoscope
- Sunday Brunch
- Fanshawe on Five
- The Reference Library
- Live From London
- Fanshawe Gets To The Bottom Of...
- Loose Ends
- The Motion Show
[edit] Television
- That's Life!, a BBC television light entertainment series. A co-presenter, for one series only, in 1990.
- Thames Roadshow
- Live from Jongleurs
- The Trouble With Gay Men
[edit] Book
- The Done Thing (Random House, June 2005) ISBN 1-84413-873-9 (hardback). A campaign for good manners in the modern world, written in a witty tone.
