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'''Robert "Rob" Penn''' (born 1967)<ref>{{cite web|title=Penn, Rob|url=http://lccn.loc.gov/no2004067114|publisher=[[Library of Congress Authorities]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> is a British writer, photographer and broadcaster.
== '''Robert "Rob" Penn''' (born 1967)<ref>{{cite web|title=Penn, Rob|url=http://lccn.loc.gov/no2004067114|publisher=[[Library of Congress Authorities]]|accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> is a British writer, photographer and broadcaster. ==

He is a frequent columnist in UK national newspapers and has written widely on such subjects as cycling<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/rob-penn-forget-your-sorrows-touch-the-gods--all-you-have-to-do-is-get-on-your-bike-7962373.html Independent: "Rob Penn: Forget your sorrows, touch the gods – all you have to do is get on your bike" (21 July 2012)]</ref> travel<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/writers/rob-penn Travel Intelligence: "Inspiring Travel Writing from Rob Penn"]</ref> British woodlands<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/12/why-we-should-celebrate-winter-woodland-not-just-the-christmas-tree#comments] http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/12/why-we-should-celebrate-winter-woodland-not-just-the-christmas-tree
He is a frequent columnist in UK national newspapers and has written widely on such subjects as cycling<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/rob-penn-forget-your-sorrows-touch-the-gods--all-you-have-to-do-is-get-on-your-bike-7962373.html Independent: "Rob Penn: Forget your sorrows, touch the gods – all you have to do is get on your bike" (21 July 2012)]</ref> travel<ref>[http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/writers/rob-penn Travel Intelligence: "Inspiring Travel Writing from Rob Penn"]</ref> British woodlands<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/12/why-we-should-celebrate-winter-woodland-not-just-the-christmas-tree#comments] http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/12/why-we-should-celebrate-winter-woodland-not-just-the-christmas-tree
</ref> and life in the Brecon Beacons, Wales.
</ref> and life in the Brecon Beacons, Wales.
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His most recent book, ''The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees'' ('Beautifully crafted,' Robert Crampton, ''Times'' books of the year; 'This book is bound for great things', Sophie Morris ''Independent'';  'a fine writer... a lovely book', Ed Cumming ''Observer'') was [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t4khh BBC Radio Four 'Book of the Week'] in December 2015.
His most recent book, ''The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees'' ('Beautifully crafted,' Robert Crampton, ''Times'' books of the year; 'This book is bound for great things', Sophie Morris ''Independent'';  'a fine writer... a lovely book', Ed Cumming ''Observer'') was [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t4khh BBC Radio Four 'Book of the Week'] in December 2015.


His books include ''The Wrong Kind of Snow'' – a survey of the British obsession with the weather deriving its title from the phrase "the wrong type of snow", co-authored with Antony Woodward – and the bestselling ''It's All About the Bike'', which documents his worldwide search for the perfect custom bike while narrating the social history of the bicycle. ''It's All About the Bike'' has been translated into thirteen languages.
His other books include ''The Wrong Kind of Snow'' – a survey of the British obsession with the weather, co-authored with Antony Woodward – and ''It's All About the Bike'', which documents his worldwide search for the perfect custom bike, while narrating the social history of the bicycle. ''It's All About the Bike'' was a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK; it has been translated into thirteen languages.


Television
== Television ==


In 2010, he wrote and presented the television documentary ''Ride of my Life: the Story of the Bicycle'', based on his book ''It's All About the Bike'', which was broadcast on BBC4 and BBC2<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle - BBC Four|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6ylx|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-13}}</ref>. In 2012, he presented the six-part series ''Tales from the Wild Wood''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tales from the Wild Wood - BBC Four|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ng5lr|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-13}}</ref> for BBC4, about British woodlands.
In 2010, he wrote and presented the television documentary ''Ride of my Life: the Story of the Bicycle'', based on his book ''It's All About the Bike'', which was broadcast on BBC4 and BBC2<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle - BBC Four|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6ylx|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-13}}</ref>. In 2012, he presented the six-part series ''Tales from the Wild Wood''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tales from the Wild Wood - BBC Four|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ng5lr|website = BBC|access-date = 2016-01-13}}</ref> for BBC4, about British woodlands.

Revision as of 11:46, 13 January 2016

For other people named Robert Penn, see Robert Penn (disambiguation).

Robert "Rob" Penn (born 1967)[1] is a British writer, photographer and broadcaster.

He is a frequent columnist in UK national newspapers and has written widely on such subjects as cycling[2] travel[3] British woodlands[4] and life in the Brecon Beacons, Wales.

Penn was born in Birmingham and grew up on the Isle of Man[5] before studying history at the University of Bristol.[6] 

He has cycled around the world[7] and across Wales in the dark.[8] 

His most recent book, The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees ('Beautifully crafted,' Robert Crampton, Times books of the year; 'This book is bound for great things', Sophie Morris Independent;  'a fine writer... a lovely book', Ed Cumming Observer) was BBC Radio Four 'Book of the Week' in December 2015.

His other books include The Wrong Kind of Snow – a survey of the British obsession with the weather, co-authored with Antony Woodward – and It's All About the Bike, which documents his worldwide search for the perfect custom bike, while narrating the social history of the bicycle. It's All About the Bike was a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK; it has been translated into thirteen languages.

Television

In 2010, he wrote and presented the television documentary Ride of my Life: the Story of the Bicycle, based on his book It's All About the Bike, which was broadcast on BBC4 and BBC2[9]. In 2012, he presented the six-part series Tales from the Wild Wood[10] for BBC4, about British woodlands.

In 2013, he cycled 1,200 km through the heart of the Amazon rainforest with former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff for the two-part Sky1 documentary Flintoff's Road to Nowhere[11].

In 2014, he travelled round Britain in a fish and chip van with Andrew Flintoff, making a six part series for Sky1. "Lord of the Fries" was broadcast in February and March 2015[12]. The second series, Flintoff Fries Again is broadcast on Sky 1 in February and March 2016.

Publications

  • 2015 - The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees (Particular Books. ISBN 978-1846148422)
  • 2010 – It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels (Particular Books. ISBN 978-1-84614-262-8)
  • 2008 – The Celtic Trail: The Official Guide to National Cycle Network Routes 4 and 47 from Fishguard to Chepstow (Pocket Mountains Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9554548-6-8)
  • 2007 – The Wrong Kind of Snow: The Complete Daily Companion to the British Weather, with Antony Woodward (Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-93787-7)
  • 2005 – A Place to Cycle: Amazing Rides from Around the World (Conran Octopus. ISBN 978-1-84091-391-0)
  • 2004 – The Sky is Falling on Our Heads: A Journey to the Bottom of the Celtic Fringe (Sceptre. ISBN 978-0-340-82752-9)

References

  1. ^ "Penn, Rob". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  2. ^ Independent: "Rob Penn: Forget your sorrows, touch the gods – all you have to do is get on your bike" (21 July 2012)
  3. ^ Travel Intelligence: "Inspiring Travel Writing from Rob Penn"
  4. ^ [1] http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/12/why-we-should-celebrate-winter-woodland-not-just-the-christmas-tree
  5. ^ "Setting sail on a Celtic odyssey". Scotland on Sunday. 14 March 2004.
  6. ^ "Authors: Rob Penn". Hachette India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Adventure Talks: Rob Penn | Belstaff Adventures | Belstaff". Belstaff. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  8. ^ Rest Less Ride Film
  9. ^ "Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Tales from the Wild Wood - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Flintoff's Road To Nowhere Trailer". Find and Watch. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Flintoff's Lord of the Fries trailer". Find and Watch. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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