Paul Sieveking
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Paul R.A. De Giberne Sieveking (born 1949) is a British journalist and former magazine editor.
Until 2002, Sieveking was co-editor of the magazine The Fortean Times
with its founder Bob Rickard
. He joined the UK-based "Journal of the Unexplained" in 1978. His father, Lancelot "Lance" De Giberne Sieveking
was an early BBC
radio and television drama pioneer, and his half-brother Gale De Giberne Sieveking
was an archaeologist.
in 1949, the son of writer/broadcaster/producer Lance Sieveking
. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge
, where he read anthropology
, graduating in 1971.
He subsequently produced the first English translation (with John Fullerton) of Raoul Vaneigem
's The Revolution of Everyday Life
, which was published by Practical Paradise Publications in 1975.
by mutual friend Ion Will in 1978, some five years and more than 25 issues after it was first self-published as The News in 1973, before becoming Fortean Times in 1976. Joining the team as co-associate editor (with Steve Moore
) under Rickard. He took over full editorial duties for the four quarterly issues of 1984-1985 (#43-46), to give Rickard a chance to "revitalize", (which he did). Sieveking then joined Rickard as co-editor for the next 16–17 years, until editorship was passed to David Sutton in 2002.
Sieveking is still a major part of FT, continuing as before to edit and write most of the Strange Days news section, to edit the letters pages, to act as quality-control proof-reader and contribute occasional feature articles.
Until 2002, Sieveking was co-editor of the magazine The Fortean Times
Fortean Times
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
with its founder Bob Rickard
Bob Rickard
Robert "Bob" J M Rickard is the founder and editor of the UK magazine Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena, which debuted in 1973 under its original title The News. The magazines express purpose is to continue the documentary work of Charles Fort on the strange, anomalous and unexplained...
. He joined the UK-based "Journal of the Unexplained" in 1978. His father, Lancelot "Lance" De Giberne Sieveking
Lance Sieveking
Lance Sieveking was an English writer and pioneer BBC radio and television producer. He was married three times, and was father to archaeologist Gale Sieveking and Fortean-writer Paul Sieveking .-Biography:...
was an early BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio and television drama pioneer, and his half-brother Gale De Giberne Sieveking
Gale Sieveking
Gale de Giberne Sieveking was a prehistoric archaeologist, best known for his work on flint and flint mines, particularly at sites such as Grimes Graves. He "played... an important part in the development of archaeology as a discipline" and particularly in the understanding of the prehistoric period...
was an archaeologist.
Biography
Sieveking was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1949, the son of writer/broadcaster/producer Lance Sieveking
Lance Sieveking
Lance Sieveking was an English writer and pioneer BBC radio and television producer. He was married three times, and was father to archaeologist Gale Sieveking and Fortean-writer Paul Sieveking .-Biography:...
. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, where he read anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, graduating in 1971.
He subsequently produced the first English translation (with John Fullerton) of Raoul Vaneigem
Raoul Vaneigem
Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines . After studying romance philology at the Free University of Brussels from 1952 to 1956, he participated in the Situationist International from 1961 to 1970...
's The Revolution of Everyday Life
The Revolution of Everyday Life
The Revolution of Everyday Life is a 1967 book by Raoul Vaneigem, Belgian author, philosopher and former member of the Situationist International . In French the title of the work was more elaborate: Traité du savoir-vivre à l’usage des jeunes générations, or Treatise on Living for the Younger...
, which was published by Practical Paradise Publications in 1975.
Fortean Times
Sieveking was introduced to FT-founder Bob RickardBob Rickard
Robert "Bob" J M Rickard is the founder and editor of the UK magazine Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena, which debuted in 1973 under its original title The News. The magazines express purpose is to continue the documentary work of Charles Fort on the strange, anomalous and unexplained...
by mutual friend Ion Will in 1978, some five years and more than 25 issues after it was first self-published as The News in 1973, before becoming Fortean Times in 1976. Joining the team as co-associate editor (with Steve Moore
Steve Moore (comics)
Steve Moore is a British comics writer.Moore is credited with showing acclaimed writer Alan Moore , then a struggling cartoonist, how to write comic scripts...
) under Rickard. He took over full editorial duties for the four quarterly issues of 1984-1985 (#43-46), to give Rickard a chance to "revitalize", (which he did). Sieveking then joined Rickard as co-editor for the next 16–17 years, until editorship was passed to David Sutton in 2002.
Sieveking is still a major part of FT, continuing as before to edit and write most of the Strange Days news section, to edit the letters pages, to act as quality-control proof-reader and contribute occasional feature articles.
Other
Sieveking has produced occasional articles for online magazine NthPosition, and is described by them as having "been a student of extreme human behaviour since the glory days of the Situationists."Fortean Times collected editions
- Yesterday's News Tomorrow: Fortean Times Issues 1-15, (As editor, collected ed.) John Brown Publishing, 1992, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-26-3
- Diary of a Mad Planet: Fortean Times Issues 16-25, (As editor, collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1995, paperback, ISBN 1-870021-25-8
- Seeing Out the Seventies: Fortean Times Issues 26-30, (As editor, collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1992, paperback, ISBN 1-870021-20-7
- Gateways to Mystery: Fortean Times Issues 31-36, (As editor, collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1993, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-37-9
- Heaven's Reprimands: Fortean Times Issues 37-41, (As editor, collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-52-2
- If Pigs Could Fly: Fortean Times Issues 42-46, (As editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-47-6
- Fishy Yarns: Fortean Times Issues 47-51, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994, hardback, ISBN 1-870870-48-4
- Bonfire of the Oddities: Fortean Times Issues 52-56, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1995, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-61-1
- Strange Attractors: Fortean Times Issues 57-62, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-73-5
- Plumber from Lhasa: Fortean Times Issues 63-67, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-79-4
- Memories of Hell: Fortean Times Issues 68-72, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1997, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-90-5
- Mouthful of Mysteries: Fortean Times Issues 73-77, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-66-2
- Snakes Alive!: Fortean Times Issues 93-97, (As co-editor, original magazines & collected ed.) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-902212-04-5
Other Fortean titles
(As editor/compiler, unless stated.)- Man Bites Man: The Scrapbook of an English Eccentric - George Ives, Jay Landesman 1980; Penguin Books, 1981 ISBN 0-14-00-5960-1
- Fortean Times 1993 Diary, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1992, hardback, ISBN 1-870870-24-7
- The Fortean Times Book of More Strange Deaths, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-902212-02-9
- The Fortean Times Book of Medical Mayhem, (with Ian Stuart Simmons) John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1999, paperback, ISBN 1-902212-19-3