David Bodycombe

Education

University of Durham.

Career

He is based in London, and his work is read by over 2 million people a day in the United Kingdom, and is syndicated to over 300 newspapers internationally. The British public know him best as the author of popular puzzle columns in publications such as the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Metro and British Broadcasting Corporation Focus magazine. He also consults on many television game shows, including The Crystal Maze, The Krypton Factor, The Mole and Treasure Hunt.

He was the question editor for the first 8 series of British Broadcasting Corporation Four"s lateral thinking quiz Only Connect.

On British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 he appeared on the quiz Puzzle Panel and devised the cryptic clues for X Marks the Spot. He has written and edited over forty books, including How to Devise a Game Show and The Riddles of the Sphinx – a history of modern puzzles.

In 2005 he became a leading author of sudoku puzzles, and he was the first person to have sudokus published in several major territories, including India and Scandinavia. As well as the classic 9x9 puzzle, he pioneered a number of alternative designs which have proved popular with readers all over the world.

His games, puzzles and questions also appear in many magazines, and on websites, advertising campaigns, board games and interactive television

He edits, a wiki-based web site cataloguing United Kingdom television and radio game shows. Bodycombe co-founded and still runs the website.

Works

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  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku 2 (Penguin Pocket Books) (Bk. 2)

    (Banish boredom with the book no sudoku fan's pocket shoul...)

  • Pocket Penguin Sudoku 3: The Perfect Book of Protable Puzzles

    (The mini marvel of Sudoku books is back! Here are 200 bra...)

  • The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: Volume 1

    (Welcome to The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: with 1 sudoku pu...)

  • Penguin Sudoku 2006: A Year's Supply of Sudokus and Some Nonograms and Cross Sums, the Fiendish New Japanese Puzzles

    (Containing a year’s supply of Sudokus and some fantastic ...)

  • The Mammoth Puzzle Carnival: Come Enjoy the Amazing IQ Merry-Go-Round (The Mammoth Book Series)

    (A mammoth-sized circus of challenges in images, language,...)

  • Penguin Sudoku 2008: A Year's Supply of Sudoku and Some Fiendish New Japanese Puzzles

    (Sudoku is a real cultural phenomenon: a French fad in the...)

  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku: Banish Boredom with the Book No Pocket Should Be Without (Penguin Pocket Books)

    (Sudoku is a real cultural phenomenon: a French fad in the...)

  • Codes & ciphers

    (Work out what the codes and ciphers in this collection ar...)

  • 2007 Penguin Sudoku

    (Penguin's bumper volume of Sudoku puzzles is a number gam...)

  • Lateral Puzzles

    (100 puzzles that look ordinary enough until you realise w...)

  • Lateral Puzzles

    (100 puzzles that look ordinary enough until you realise w...)

  • Penguin Sudoku 2009: A Whole Year's Supply of Sudoku plus some fiendish new Japanese Puzzles

    (A Sudoku a day helps you work, rest and play. Welcome to ...)

  • Penguin Sudoku 2010: A Whole Year's Supply of Sudoku plus some fiendish new Japanese Puzzles

    (Your daily dose of Sudoku, for a whole year. Boost you...)

  • Optical Illusions & Picture Puzzles

    (100 Puzzles that look ordinary enough...Until you try to ...)

  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku 2: a Small But Perfectly Formed Book for All Sodoku Fans (Penguin Pocket Books) (Paperback) - Common

    (Sudoku is more than a game. It is seriously good for you ...)

  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku: Banish Boredom with the Book No Pocket Should Be Without (Penguin Pocket Books) by David J. Bodycombe (2008-06-24)
  • Pocket Penguin Sudoku 3: The Perfect Book of Protable Puzzles POCKET PENGUIN SUDOKU 3: THE PERFECT BOOK OF PROTABLE PUZZLES by Bodycombe, David J. (Author) Apr-21-10 Paperback
  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku: Banish Boredom with the Book No Pocket Should Be Without (Penguin Pocket Books) by David J. Bodycombe (2008-06-24)
  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku 2 (Penguin Pocket Books) (Bk. 2) by David J. Bodycombe (2009-04-28)
  • Penguin Pocket Sudoku (Penguin Pocket Books) by David J. Bodycombe (2008-03-27)
  • The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: Volume 1 by David J. Bodycombe (2010-12-28)
  • Penguin Sudoku 2008: A Year's Supply of Sudoku and Some Fiendish New Japanese Puzzles by David J Bodycombe (2007-05-03)
  • The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: Volume 2 by David J Bodycombe (2011-10-01)
  • The Mammoth Puzzle Carnival: Come Enjoy the Amazing IQ Merry-Go-Round (The Mammoth Book Series) by David J. Bodycombe (1997-06-03)
  • David J. Bodycombe: The Penguin Sudoku Challengem Volume 1 : 365 Brand New Sudoku for Every Day of the Year Plus the Latest Addictive Japanese Puzzles (Paperback); 2010 Edition
  • The Penguin Sudoku Challenge: Volume 2 by David J Bodycombe (2011-10-01)
  • Sudoku Under the Sun: More Than 380 Puzzles from the Penguin Samurai by David J. Bodycombe (2006-07-14)