Nigel Fountain is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications, including The Guardian (for which he was commissioning obituaries editor for many years), The Observer, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman, The Oldie, the London Evening Standard, the New York Soho Weekly News, History Today, New Society, Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and the history of thrillers to dance halls and the events of 1968. His books include the award-winning WWII: The People's Story.