Alan Connor (born 1972) is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme The Word in 1995,[1] he later appeared on The Big Breakfast and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and The Daily Politics.[2]
His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm,[3] the mockumentary Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back[4] and the BBC film The Rack Pack.[5]
Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, The Jonathan Ross Show and This Week and writes journalism for BBC News[6] and The Guardian.[7] He was the question editor for BBC Four's lateral thinking quiz Only Connect for series 9–12, having taken over from David J. Bodycombe at the start of series 9.[citation needed] He is also the crossword editor for The Guardian and sets the Everyman cryptic crossword for The Observer.[8][9]
In 2013 Penguin published Two Girls, One on Each Knee: A History of Cryptic Crosswords.[10] In 2014 Gotham Books published The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief.[11] In 2016 Penguin Books published The Joy of Quiz.[12]
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