John Osborne (writer)
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John Osborne (born 15 December 1981) writes books, scripts and stories for Radio 4. He co-created the Sky 1 sitcom After Hours. He is based in Norwich, United Kingdom and studied at the University of East Anglia.
John Osborne | |
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Born | (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42) Scunthorpe |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
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He created the sell out Edinburgh show John Peel's Shed and has written and performed six half hours storytelling shows for Radio 4.
He is the author of three non-fiction books. His first, Radio Head: Up and Down the Dial of British Radio, was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2009 and was selected as Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.[1] It includes interviews with key people from the history of British radio, including Nicholas Parsons, Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie. The book was reviewed in The Daily Telegraph,[2] and Scotland on Sunday.[3] His second book, The Newsagent's Window: Adventures in a World of Second-Hand Cars and Lost Cats, was published in April 2010 and was awarded best memoir at the East Anglian Book of the Year awards.[4]
His third book, Don't Need the Sunshine, was published by AA Publishing in May 2013 and was adapted for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.