John Osborne (writer)

For the dramatist (1929–1994), see John Osborne.
John Osborne
John Osborne performing at Howl, Poetry Link Chelmsford 2009. Image by Caroline Joy Watson
John Osborne performing at Howl, Poetry Link Chelmsford 2009. Image by Caroline Joy Watson
Born (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 42)
Scunthorpe
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Website
www.johnosbornewriter.com

John Osborne (born 15 December 1981) writes books, scripts and stories for Radio 4. He co-created the Sky 1 sitcom After Hours. He is based in Norwich, United Kingdom and studied at the University of East Anglia.

He created the sell out Edinburgh show John Peel's Shed and has written and performed six half hours storytelling shows for Radio 4.

He is the author of three non-fiction books. His first, Radio Head: Up and Down the Dial of British Radio, was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2009 and was selected as Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4.[1] It includes interviews with key people from the history of British radio, including Nicholas Parsons, Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie. The book was reviewed in The Daily Telegraph,[2] and Scotland on Sunday.[3] His second book, The Newsagent's Window: Adventures in a World of Second-Hand Cars and Lost Cats, was published in April 2010 and was awarded best memoir at the East Anglian Book of the Year awards.[4]

His third book, Don't Need the Sunshine, was published by AA Publishing in May 2013 and was adapted for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

  1. ^ "Book of the Week: Radio Head". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Gillian (22 May 2009). "Radio Heads". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  3. ^ Maxwell, Fordyce (10 May 2009). "Book review: Radio Head, by John Osborne". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  4. ^ Dockrill, Laura (19 June 2009). "Laura Dockrill's Poets to Watch". Virgin Media. Retrieved 10 December 2009.[permanent dead link]