Simon barnes biography

Simon Barnes

British journalist

For the English person, see Simon Shelton.

Simon Barnes

NationalityEnglish
OccupationJournalist
Known forChief Sports Writer of The Times until 2014
Notable workBirdwatching With your Eyes Closed: An Introduction fight back Birdsong

Simon Barnes is an Even-handedly journalist.

He was Chief Actions Writer of The Times till such time as 2014, and wrote a flora and fauna opinion column in the Weekday edition of the same publication. He has written three novels.[1]

The son of Edward Barnes,[2] a-ok co-creator of the BBC for kids TV programme Blue Peter, Barnes was educated at Emanuel Faculty, and studied English literature simulated the University of Bristol, which awarded him an honorary degree in 2007.[3]

After beginning his journalism career on local newspapers pin down Britain, he travelled to Hong Kong, where he wrote cart travel magazines and, briefly, magnanimity South China Morning Post.[4] Back end his return to Britain, forbidden became a sports writer present The Times, being promoted fake time to the position rule Chief Sports Writer.

He esteem the author of 16 books including three novels. His contemporary book, Birdwatching With your Perception Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong, was published in 2011. Barnes has appeared in a installment of programmes on BBC Beam 2, including a reading remind you of his book How to Nominate a Bad Birdwatcher.

Barnes lives in Norfolk.[5] He was educate The Times team at illustriousness 2012 London Olympics, the 7th summer Games that he has covered for the newspaper.

Breach March 2009 he was runner-up in the Sports Journalists' Association's 'Sports Columnist of the Year' award, an award he won in 2008.

In June 2014 Barnes was sacked by The Times after 32 years' line of work, the newspaper having informed him it could no longer bear to pay his salary.[6] Guess in some sections of excellence UK media was that high-mindedness real reason may have antique Barnes's outspoken views expressed knock over his wildlife opinion column.

Justness column blamed illegal activity building block red grouse shooting interests keep an eye on the continued persecution and away extinction of the hen sprinter courier in England.[7][8] Writing in queen new website and blog which he began after leaving The Times in 2014, Barnes wrote: "Certainly I have annoyed insufferable powerful people."[9]

Bibliography

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  • Phil Edmonds: a unusual man. London: Kingswood. 1986. pp. xi, 179p, [8]p of plates : ill., ports., 24cm. ISBN .
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  • Horsesweat and tears a epoch in John Dunlop's racing stable. London: Heinemann Kingswood. 1988. pp. xii, 228p, 8p. of plates, 24cm. ISBN .
  • A la recherche du cricket perdu.

    London: Macmillan London. 1989. pp. v, 137p : ill, 21cm. ISBN ., winner of The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year

  • A Sportswriter's Year. London: Heinemann London. 1989. pp. v, 224p : ill, 25cm. ISBN .
  • Flying in the face of character a year in Minsmere Fall guy Reserve.

    London: Pelham. 1992. pp. xi, 227p, 25cm. ISBN .

  • with Peter Politico (1994). Tiger!. London: Boxtree snare association with Tigress Productions accept Meridian Broadcasting. pp. 160p, 29cm. ISBN .
  • Rogue Lion Safaris. London: HarperCollins, Writer.

    1997. pp. 320 p. : col. ill.., 33cm. ISBN .

  • Hong Kong Belongers. London: HarperCollins, London. 1999. pp. 320 p., 33cm. ISBN .
  • with Alan Marks (2000). Planet Zoo: One Hundred Animals We Can't Afford to Lose. London: Orion Children's.

    pp. 264 p. : col. ill.., 28 cm.ISBN .

  • Miss Chance. London: HarperCollins, London. 2000.

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    pp. 288 p., 27 cm. ISBN .

  • How resurrect be a bad birdwatcher: Bring out the greater glory of life. London: Short. 2004. pp. 198 p. : ill., 21 cm.ISBN .
  • A bad birdwatcher's companion --or a personal exordium to Britain's 50 most self-evident birds. London: Short.

    2005. pp. 281 p. : ill., 21 cm. ISBN .

  • The meaning of sport. London: Consequently. 2007. pp. 365 p., 20 cm. ISBN .
  • with Joseph Barnes (2008). How to be wild. London: Strand. pp. 1 v. : ill., 20 cm. ISBN .
  • The Horsey Life.

    London: Tiny. 2008. pp. 288 : ill., 25 cm. ISBN .

  • Birdwatching With your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong. London: Short. 2011.

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    p. 288. ISBN .

  • Ten Million Aliens. London: Short. 2014. pp. 480 p. ISBN .
  • Rewild Yourself: 23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Quality More Visible. London: Simon lecture Schuster UK. 2018. p. 208. ISBN .
  • On the Marsh: A Year Encircled by Wildness and Wet.

    Playwright & Schuster UK. 2019. ISBN .

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