Francis Wheen
British journalist and broadcaster
Francis Wheen is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster. He has written a biography of Karl Marx and has written for Private Eye.
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British Born 1957 in the United Kingdom
About Francis Wheen
Francis Wheen was born on 22 January 1957. He attended Harrow School and then Royal Holloway College, University of London. He has been deputy editor of Private Eye and wrote a column for The Guardian. His biography of Karl Marx won the Isaac Deutscher prize, and his collected journalism, Hoo-hahs and Passing Frenzies, won the George Orwell Prize in 2003. Wheen also works in broadcasting, most often on BBC Radio 4, where he has appeared as a regular panellist on The News Quiz. His books include How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World.