Mark Wallington (writer)
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Mark Wallington is an author and broadcaster, perhaps most famous for his humorous "Boogie" travelogues, both memorably serialised on BBC Radio Four. After leaving school, Wallington worked as a jobbing gardener before embarking on a career as a journalist and scriptwriter, his first credit being for Not the Nine O'Clock News
. In addition to his radio successes he has also written many works for television. His latest commission is a dramatisation of Gervase Phinn
’s Over Hill and Dale.
Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC 2 from 1979 to 1982.Originally shown as a comedy "alternative" to the BBC Nine O'Clock News on BBC 1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy...
. In addition to his radio successes he has also written many works for television. His latest commission is a dramatisation of Gervase Phinn
Gervase Phinn
Gervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside....
’s Over Hill and Dale.