Darien Graham-Smith
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Dr Darien Graham-Smith is a British
journalist, scholar and thespian
. He was born in London
in 1975.
Dr Graham-Smith holds the title of Technical Editor at the British periodical PC Pro
, published monthly by Dennis Publishing
, where he is responsible for coverage of technical issues ranging from microprocessor architecture to operating systems. He is an occasional contributor to the news media, appearing on BBC News 24
in December 2008 to discuss security weaknesses in Internet Explorer
.
Graham-Smith is also a co-presenter of the Open University
's 2010 introduction to computing module, entitled "Inside the Box", alongside the BBC's Spencer Kelly
.
Prior to entering journalism, Dr Graham-Smith studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge
before progressing to specialise in Victorian literature at the University of Wales, Bangor. Academically he is best known for his research into the works and ideas of Lewis Carroll
in the context of the broader Victorian intellectual tradition. His work Contextualising Carroll () was published by the University of Wales, where he holds his doctorate and where he was, during 2000-2, editor in chief of University newspaper Seren. While at the University of Cambridge, he was also the assistant editor of Graduate Varsity.
He is also notable for his involvement in independent theatre: achievements include co-writing The Cat Must Die, which The Times
named critics' choice at the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and directing the South London Theatre
's 2005 production of A Doll's House
by Henrik Ibsen
.
United Kingdom
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journalist, scholar and thespian
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He was born in London
London
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in 1975.
Dr Graham-Smith holds the title of Technical Editor at the British periodical PC Pro
PC Pro
PC Pro is one of several computer magazines published monthly in the United Kingdom by Dennis Publishing. PC Pro also licenses individual articles for republication in various countries around the world - and some articles are translated into local languages...
, published monthly by Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing
Dennis Publishing Ltd. is an independent publisher. It was founded in 1974.As of April 2010 the company publishes 31 magazine or online titles, predominately in the UK....
, where he is responsible for coverage of technical issues ranging from microprocessor architecture to operating systems. He is an occasional contributor to the news media, appearing on BBC News 24
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
in December 2008 to discuss security weaknesses in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
Windows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
.
Graham-Smith is also a co-presenter of the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
's 2010 introduction to computing module, entitled "Inside the Box", alongside the BBC's Spencer Kelly
Spencer Kelly
Spencer Kelly is the presenter of the BBC's technology programme Click, broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News in the United Kingdom. He grew up in Bishopstoke, near Eastleigh in Hampshire and attended Wyvern Secondary School in Fair Oak, then Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh...
.
Prior to entering journalism, Dr Graham-Smith studied English Literature at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
before progressing to specialise in Victorian literature at the University of Wales, Bangor. Academically he is best known for his research into the works and ideas of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
in the context of the broader Victorian intellectual tradition. His work Contextualising Carroll () was published by the University of Wales, where he holds his doctorate and where he was, during 2000-2, editor in chief of University newspaper Seren. While at the University of Cambridge, he was also the assistant editor of Graduate Varsity.
He is also notable for his involvement in independent theatre: achievements include co-writing The Cat Must Die, which The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
named critics' choice at the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and directing the South London Theatre
South London Theatre
The South London Theatre is a Community theatre in West Norwood in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The first play opened in October 1967, and it is now a busy theatrical venue, presenting more than 22 shows annually in two auditoria: the 100-seater proscenium arch "Bell Theatre" and a...
's 2005 production of A Doll's House
A Doll's House
A Doll's House is a three-act play in prose by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premièred at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month....
by Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
.