Mitchell Symons (born 11 February 1957) is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at

Mill Hill School Mill Hill School is a 13–18 mixed independent, day and boarding school in Mill Hill, London, England that was established in 1807. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. History A committee of Nonconformist me ...

and the

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where he studied Law. Since leaving the

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, 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

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, and has devised many television formats. He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the ''

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''.

Awards

* 2010

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

Published books

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

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