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Books

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I write narrative non-fiction, nature and travel books for major British publishers, as well as humour and satire which I also layout and design. My most recent book was The Lie of the Land: an ‘under-the-field guide’ to the origins of Great Britain's landscape.

Features

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I am a columnist for BBC Countryfile magazine and also write regularly for The Guardian. I have contributed to The Daily Telegraph, the Radio Times and Countryside Voice, among others.

Radio and TV

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I co-wrote and presented a half-hour radio documentary – Three Men in a Float – for BBC Radio 4, based on the book of the same name and have in the past written material for Radio 4 sketch shows, BBC3/Zeppotron and Channel 4/Vera, including Bremner, Bird & Fortune.

Newspaper Links


Stop. Look up, look down. There are natural wonders on your doorstep
You don’t have to pedalo up the Congo for spectacle

Stonehenge: a New Dawn
G2 Shortcuts feature on the landscape restoration work at Stonehenge.

Some good Anglo-Saxon values for Mitt Romney
If Romney wants to rebuild the special relationship on Anglo-Saxon values, what might that mean exactly?

The joy of a proper picnic
Those of us with picnicking at the very core of our being lay out rugs come rain, wind or snow.

Why I hate summer
Why can’t we accept hot weather doesn’t belong here?

Why illuminating Stonehenge is an unenlightened idea
Introducing light pollution would only disconnect us further from the landscape they inhabit

Complete list of Guardian articles



Quiet Life: Three Men in a Float

Witchcraft in the full moon
In the first of a monthly series exploring curious and uncommon corners of Britain, Ian Vince visits Avebury

Fired by ancient zeal in Cornwall
Continuing his series on the curious, Ian Vince pays his respects to the sun in Cornwall

A small sacrifice for a Long Man
The curious Ian Vince is willing to go to huge lengths to join a hillside pagan ritual

Hallowe'en: A chilly welcome from mine ghost
Ian Vince books in for a spooky night out in pursuit of the paranormal

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Britain: What a State (2005)
Expanded e-book 2010

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Three Men in a Float
Hardback 2009

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The Little Black Book of Red Tape (2007) Paperback 2008

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The Lie of the Land (2010)
Paperback 2011

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The Myway Code (2006)
2nd Edition 2007

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Three Men in a Float
Paperback 2009