Nicholas Rankin
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Nicholas Rankin is a British writer and broadcaster.
Rankin was born in Yorkshire, England but grew up in Kenya. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
and Christ Church, Oxford
. He has lived and worked in Bolivia
and Catalonia
, Spain.
He worked for the BBC World Service
for 20 years. He was Chief Producer, Arts, at the BBC World Service
, when his eight-part series on ecology and evolution, A Green History of the Planet, won two UN awards.
He currently works as a freelance writer and broadcaster and lives in London
with his wife, the novelist Maggie Gee
, and their daughter Rosa.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
in 2009.
Rankin was born in Yorkshire, England but grew up in Kenya. He was educated at Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded by Royal Charter in 1552. The present campus to which the school moved in 1882 is located on the banks of the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. He has lived and worked in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
and Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain.
He worked for the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
for 20 years. He was Chief Producer, Arts, at the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
, when his eight-part series on ecology and evolution, A Green History of the Planet, won two UN awards.
He currently works as a freelance writer and broadcaster and lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with his wife, the novelist Maggie Gee
Maggie Gee
Maggie Mary Gee is an English novelist. She was born in Poole, Dorset, then moved to the Midlands and later to Sussex. She was educated at state schools and at Oxford University . She later worked in publishing and then had a research post at Wolverhampton Polytechnic where she completed a...
, and their daughter Rosa.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Royal Society of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain". It was founded in 1820 by George IV, in order to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". The Society's first president was Thomas Burgess, who later became the Bishop of Salisbury...
in 2009.
Works
- Dead Man's Chest: Travels after Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
. London, Faber and FaberFaber and FaberFaber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
, 1987. ISBN 9780571138081 - Telegram from Guernica: The Extraordinary Life of George SteerGeorge SteerGeorge Lowther Steer was a South African-born British journalist, author and war correspondent who reported on wars preceding World War II, especially the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War...
, War Correspondent. London, Faber and FaberFaber and FaberFaber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
, 2003. ISBN 9780571205639- Reviewed by Robert MacfarlaneRobert MacfarlaneRobert Macfarlane, , is a British travel writer and literary critic. Educated at Nottingham High School, Pembroke College, Cambridge and Magdalen College, Oxford, he is currently a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and teaches in the Faculty of English at Cambridge.-Books:Macfarlane's first...
in http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/apr/06/biography.features The Observer (April 2003) - Reviewed by DJ Taylor in http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/apr/12/featuresreviews.guardianreview the Guardian (April 2003)
- Reviewed by Andrew RobertsAndrew RobertsAndrew Roberts is an English historian and journalist.-Background:Roberts was born in London, England, the son of Simon from Cobham, Surrey, and Katie Roberts...
in http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/non_fictionreviews/3562876/Churchills-Wizards-by-Nicholas-Rankin-review.html the Sunday Telegraph (October 2008) - Reviewed by Michael BywaterMichael BywaterMichael Bywater is a British writer and broadcaster.-Biography:He was educated at Nottingham High School, an independent school...
in http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/3563319/Churchills-Wizards-the-British-Genius-for-Deception-1914-1945---Nicholas-Rankin.html the Daily Telegraph (17 November 2008) - Reviewed by M. R. D. Foot in The Spectator 308/9397 (4 October 2008) : 44
- Reviewed by Robert Macfarlane
- Ian FlemingIan FlemingIan Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
's Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII. London, Faber and FaberFaber and FaberFaber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
, 2011. ISBN 9780571250622- Reviewed by William BoydWilliam BoydWilliam Boyd may refer to:*William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock , Scottish nobleman*William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock , Scottish nobleman*William Boyd William Boyd may refer to:*William Boyd, 3rd Earl of Kilmarnock (died 1717), Scottish nobleman*William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock (1704–1746),...
in http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/19/ian-flemings-commandos-nicholas-rankin-review the Guardian (22 October 2011)
- Reviewed by William Boyd
External links
- Nick Rankin, Covering arts robustly in the UK
- Audio Slideshow interview with Nick Rankin on The Interview Online
- Nick Rankin interviewed for the Faber Podcast for Ian Fleming's Commandos, October, 2011
- Short video interview with Faber and Faber, October 2011
- Q & A interview with Nick Rankin, discussing Ian Fleming's Commandos on the Thought Fox blog