John Preston
English journalist, novelist and screenwriter
John Preston is an English journalist, novelist and screenwriter. His book A Very English Scandal was made into an award-winning BBC series.
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British Born 1953
About John Preston
Born in 1953, John Preston worked as arts editor of the Evening Standard and the Sunday Telegraph. He also spent ten years as television critic for the Sunday Telegraph. He has written novels including Kings of the Roundhouse (2005) and The Dig (2007), as well as a travel book, Touching the Moon. His writing has also reached the screen. The Dig became a Netflix film, and A Very English Scandal became a BBC series starring Hugh Grant.