(Edward) Hunter Davies - Works (selection)

Writer, journalist, and broadcaster, born in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, W Scotland, UK. He studied at Durham University, joined the Sunday Times as a reporter (1960– ), and became chief feature writer (1967) and editor of the Sunday magazine (1975–7). He is well known for his ‘Father's Day’ column in Punch (1979–89, televised 1983), and as presenter of the radio programme Bookshelf (1983–6). He currently writes for the New Statesman and other newspapers. A prolific writer of diverse subjects, his novels include A Very Loving Couple (1971) and Saturday Night (1989), as well as much non-fiction, such as The Good Guide to the Lakes (1984) and The Eddie Stobart Story (2001). Passionate about football, his book The Glory Game (1999) has become a classic. His biographies include The Beatles (1968) and William Wordsworth (1980), and among his fiction for children are the continuing adventures of Flossie Teacake and Snotty Bumstead. He is married to novelist Margaret Forster.

Hunter Davies (born 7 January 1936) is a prolific British author, journalist and broadcaster, best known for his books about The Beatles.

Although raised in Carlisle, he was born in Scotland to Scottish parents and considers himself Scottish.

Davies also wrote a biography of Alfred Wainwright, and contributed to the autobiography of footballer Wayne Rooney.

He is a supporter of the English Premier League Football club Tottenham Hotspur, and writes a football column for the New Statesman magazine which is written in his trademark humorous, irreverant tone.

Works (selection)

The Beatles, (1978), McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-015463-5 The Beatles, (2nd Revised Edition, 1985), McGraw-Hill.