Mark Constantine was born in July 1952 in Sutton, London, and grew up in Weymouth, Dorset. He became homeless at the age of 16, but managed to complete an apprenticeship as a hairdresser. At the age of 21, he started making herbal hair products while stud... See more
Simon James King was born in Kibblesworth, County Durham. His first job, at the age of 16, was laying paving stones for a construction company. He got his break in television as a runner on Byker Grove , later working as a location manager and assistant d... See more
Andrew Davies was born in Wales in 1936. He attended grammar school in Cardiff, before studying for a BA in English at University College London. He became a teacher and later a lecturer, writing on the side. He wrote his first play for radio in 1964, and... See more
Lisa Maffia shot to fame as a member of UK garage pioneers So Solid Crew. In 2001, the group hit No 1 in the UK with 21 Seconds and their debut album, They Don’t Know, went platinum. Maffia went solo in 2003, with hit singles including All Over and In Lov... See more
Frank Cottrell-Boyce was born in Bootle in September 1959. His children’s books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children’s Fiction Award, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and the B... See more
