Anthony Sattin
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Anthony Sattin is a British
journalist and broadcaster and the author of several highly-acclaimed books of history and travel. He completed a literature degree at the University of Warwick
and an MA in creative writing
at the University of East Anglia
. His main area of interest is the Middle East
and Africa
, particularly Egypt, and he has lived and travelled extensively in these regions.
Sattin's books include The Pharaoh's Shadow, Shooting the Breeze, Lifting the Veil, and The Gates of Africa. He discovered and edited Florence Nightingale
's previously unpublished letters from Egypt and has editedA House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad. Sattin has been a long-time regular contributor to the Sunday Times travel and books pages and to Conde Nast Traveller. His work has appeared in a number of other international publication, including The Daily Telegraph, the Independent and Guardian. He sits on the editorial advisory board of Geographical Magazine and has contributed to several guidebook series, including the Lonely Planet
volumes on Egypt
and Algeria
.
He began broadcasting in 1984, when he presented an arts magazine programme for the Arts Channel. A director of the independent producer, the Principal Film Company, his on-screen appearances have included BBC series The Tourist and The Thirties in Colour. Sattin has also presented a number of documentaries for radio including the Sunday Feature Buying a Culturehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fmdbz for BBC Radio 3 and the prograame "Crazy for Love: Layla and the Mad Poet" for Radio 4.
Giles Foden
, writing in the Conde Nast Traveller
magazine, has called Anthony Sattin one of the ten key influences in modern travel writing.
United Kingdom
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journalist and broadcaster and the author of several highly-acclaimed books of history and travel. He completed a literature degree at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
and an MA in creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. His main area of interest is the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, particularly Egypt, and he has lived and travelled extensively in these regions.
Sattin's books include The Pharaoh's Shadow, Shooting the Breeze, Lifting the Veil, and The Gates of Africa. He discovered and edited Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
's previously unpublished letters from Egypt and has editedA House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad. Sattin has been a long-time regular contributor to the Sunday Times travel and books pages and to Conde Nast Traveller. His work has appeared in a number of other international publication, including The Daily Telegraph, the Independent and Guardian. He sits on the editorial advisory board of Geographical Magazine and has contributed to several guidebook series, including the Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book and digital media publisher in the world. The company is owned by BBC Worldwide, which bought a 75% share from the founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler in 2007 and the final 25% in February 2011...
volumes on Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
.
He began broadcasting in 1984, when he presented an arts magazine programme for the Arts Channel. A director of the independent producer, the Principal Film Company, his on-screen appearances have included BBC series The Tourist and The Thirties in Colour. Sattin has also presented a number of documentaries for radio including the Sunday Feature Buying a Culturehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fmdbz for BBC Radio 3 and the prograame "Crazy for Love: Layla and the Mad Poet" for Radio 4.
Giles Foden
Giles Foden
Giles Foden is an English author best known for his award-winning novel The Last King of Scotland .-Biography:Giles Foden was born in Warwickshire in 1967. His family moved to Malawi in 1971 where he was raised...
, writing in the Conde Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller is published by Condé Nast Publications Ltd, from Vogue House in Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. It is a luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller....
magazine, has called Anthony Sattin one of the ten key influences in modern travel writing.
External links
- Sattin's books on Amazon UK
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fmdbz Anthony Sattin on the BBC website