Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the Daily Express.

Awards

 * 2010 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
 * 2011 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, Do Igloos Have Loos?

Fiction

 * All In
 * The Lot
 * No Red Light Shining

Non-fiction

 * Why Girls Can't Throw (and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered)
 * That Book
 * This Book of More Perfectly Useless Information
 * The Other Book of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
 * This, That and the Other (Compilation of That Book, This Book and the Other Book). Later re-released as The Ultimate Loo Book
 * Forfeit!
 * The Equation Book of Sports Crosswords
 * The Equation Book of Movie Crosswords
 * The You Magazine Book Of Journalists (four books, co-author)
 * Movielists (co-author)
 * The Sunday Magazine Book Of Crosswords
 * The Hello! Magazine Book Of Crosswords (three books)
 * How To Be Fat: The Chip and Fry Diet (co-author)
 * The Book of Criminal Records
 * The Book of Lists
 * The Book of Celebrity Lists
 * The Book of Celebrity Sex Lists
 * National Lottery Big Draw 2000 (co-author)
 * How to Avoid a Wombat's Bum
 * The Sudoku Institute Book
 * How To Speak Celebrity
 * Where Do Nudists Keep Their Hankies?
 * Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
 * Don't Get Me Started: A Way-Beyond-Grumpy Rant About Modern Life
 * How Much Poo Does An Elephant Do?
 * Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
 * Why Does Ear Wax Taste So Gross?
 * Mitchell Symons Diary 2010
 * Why You Need A Passport When You're Going To Puke
 * Do Igloos Have Loos?
 * On Your Farts, Get Set, Go!
 * Don't Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog
 * The Book of Poker Calls (co-author)
 * Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam
 * The Bumper Book For The Loo
 * Why Spacemen Can't Burp
 * Numberland
 * Happily Never After: Modern Cautionary Tales
 * Why Don't You Smell When You're Sleeping?
 * There Are Tittles In This Title
 * The World In Numbers Calendar 2017
 * The World In Numbers Calendar 2018
 * The YOU Magazine Book of General Knowledge Crosswords