John Timpson (1) (1928–2005)

Author of Timpson's England: A Look beyond the Obvious

For other authors named John Timpson, see the disambiguation page.

About the Author

John Timpson was co-presenter of Today on Radio 4 between 1970 and 1986 and chairman of Any Questions during the late '80's. He is a past President of the Norfolk Society. He has written over twenty books

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Works by John Timpson

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Timpson's England: A Look beyond the Obvious (1987) 98 copies, 1 review

Timpson's English Eccentrics (1991) 56 copies

Timpson's Country Churches (1998) 42 copies

Timpson's Leylines: A Layman Tracking the Leys (2000) — Author — 40 copies, 1 review

Timpson's Book of Curious Days: A Year of English Oddities (1997) 26 copies

Timpson's Towns: England and Wales (1994) 23 copies

Timpson's English Villages (1992) 22 copies

Timpson's Adaptables (1998) 19 copies

Timpson's Other England (1993) 18 copies

Timpson's English Country Inns (1995) 17 copies

Little Trains of Britain (1992) 17 copies

Insider's Towns: England and Wales (1989) 16 copies

Timpson's Time Paths: Journeys Through History from the Stone Age to Steam (1994) 14 copies

Timpson's Travels in East Anglia (1990) 14 copies

Requiem for a Red Box (1989) 12 copies

Paper Trail (1989) 9 copies

The Lighter Side of Today (1983) 5 copies

Sound Track (1991) 3 copies

Norwich: A Fine City (1988) 3 copies

Today and yesterday (1976) 1 copy

Timpson's Norfolk Notebook (2001) 1 copy

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England from the Air (1988) — Foreword — 44 copies

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Legal name: Timpson, John Harry Robert
Birthdate: 1928-07-02
Date of death: 2005-11-19
Gender: male
Occupations: broadcaster
television presenter
reporter
novelist
non-fiction writer
Organizations: British Broadcasting Corporation
Awards and honors: Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1987)
Nationality: England
UK
Birthplace: Kenton, London, England, UK
Place of death: King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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miketroll 348 reviews

Timpson's Leylines: A Layman Tracking the Ley's by John Timpson

A pleasant coffee table book - nice photos of the English countryside. Leylines in the title to hook the New Ager, but little of consequence said on the subject.

Feb 21, 2007

Harrod 427 reviews

Timpson's England: A Look Beyond the Obvious by John Timpson