Jonathan Rice is a well-respected Wisden writer and the author of a variety of cricket books.
Pam Ayres, our much-loved comedienne and broadcaster, has entertained us for almost 40 years since winning Opportunity Knocks in 1975. Her series on BBC Radio 4 is Ayres on the Air, and she has also appeared as a guest on Just A Minute, Loose Ends and Saturday Live. She is one of the UK's top-selling comediennes with her theatre shows. Pam's poetry collections include The Works, With These Hands and Surgically Enhanced, and The Necessary Aptitude is her memoir of growing up in Berkshire during the post-war years. Pam has appeared three times for HM Queen Elizabeth, and was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2004. Pam and her husband have lived in Gloucestershire for over 25… years, where they have a smallholding with cattle, sheep, bees, chickens and guinea fowl. www.pamayres.com @PamAyres