Nigel Fountain is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications, including The Guardian (for which he was commissioning obituaries editor for many years), The Observer, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman, The Oldie, the London Evening Standard, the New York Soho WeeklyNews, History Today, New Society, Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and the history of thrillers to dance halls and the events of 1968. His books include the award-winning WWII: The People's Story.
Publications
O'Mara Books
Avoid Them Like the Plague
Nigel Fountain
With all the bells and whistles, this intriguing guide to all those everyday phrases really is the bees knees for anyone with a love of the English language.
O'Mara Books
Women At War 1914-91: Voices of the Twentieth Century
Nigel Fountain
Women at War captures the reality of women at war in their own words, examining the enormously important part that women played in the major wars of the twentieth century.
O'Mara Books
Clichés
Nigel Fountain
At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet.
