Rob Penn
Robert Penn is a British writer, photographer and broadcaster.
He is a frequent columnist in UK national newspapers and has written widely on such subjects as bicycling[1] travel[2] and life in the Brecon Beacons in Wales.[3]
He has cycled around the world and across Wales in the dark.[4]
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" – and It's All About the Bike, which documents his worldwide search for the perfect custom bike.
Television
In 2010 his television documentary Ride of my Life: the Story of the Bicycle, based on his book It's All About the Bike, was broadcast on BBC4 and BBC2.
In 2012 he presented Tales from the Wild Wood,[5] a six-part series for BBC4 about 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.
Publications
- 2004 – The Sky is Falling on Our Heads: A Journey to the Bottom of the Celtic Fringe (Sceptre. ISBN 978-0-340-82752-9)
- 2005 – A Place to Cycle: Amazing Rides from Around the World (Conran Octopus. ISBN 978-1-84091-391-0
- 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)
- 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
- 2010 – It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels (Particular Books. ISBN 978-1-84614-262-8)
References
- ^ Independent: "Rob Penn: Forget your sorrows, touch the gods – all you have to do is get on your bike" (21 July 2012)
- ^ Travel Intelligence: "Inspiring Travel Writing from Rob Penn"
- ^ Observer: "Country life is richer than city living, whatever your age" (4 March 2012)
- ^ Rest Less Ride Film
- ^ Indus Films. Director: Will Lorimer