Mark Easton

Mark Easton's Britain Etc. looks at the UK through its relationship to 26 subjects - one for each letter of the alphabet. From Alcohol, Beat Bobbies, Cheese and Dogs through to the Queen, Umbrellas, Vegetables and the Zzzz of a well-deserved rest. The book's meticulously researched but accessible essays map the back-story of contemporary Britain, and reveal a Britain that cannot be seen through the prism of daily news or current affairs.
As the UK welcomes millions of visitors to its shores for the Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee celebrationsMark will be offering an insight into the psyche of Britain; a nation's obsessions, prejudices, values and idiosyncrasies. What sort of place is it, what are the natives like, and how did we get to where we are? Mark has written and presented numerous current affairs programmes and writes the award-winning BBC blog 'Mark Easton's UK'. From 1998-2004 he was the Home and Social Affairs Editor of Channel 4 and in 2004 he became the Home Editor of BBC News.