Education
David Nicholson graduated with an English Literature degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1986.
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He has written for United Kingdom and international publications and websites since 1986, contributing to the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, Wall Street Journal and Independent, among others, authoring several books, presenting television programmes and running a press agency. Later that year he was appointed assistant editor of The Business of Film magazine, a monthly international film and television industry publication which also produced a daily magazine during the Cannes film festival. David Nicholson"s freelance career began in the summer of 1987.
He has appeared on United Kingdom and international television channels, besides broadcasting on the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service, Radio 4 and many local stations.
He reviewed films for the short-lived television station Live! television, where his co-presenter was Richard Bacon. He also writes weekly blogs.
David Nicholson runs the North London Self-Employed Lunch Club which hosts biannual events bringing freelancers together from across the Capital. The lunches are known as "office parties for the self-employed".
He runs the Butler XI cricket team which plays against other media teams and village sides, around London and the South East, including the Captain Scott XI and Private Eye.
The Butler XI plays at grounds including Arundel Castle, Eton College and Blenheim Palace along with various college grounds in Oxford and Cambridge. Each year the team tours overseas and has visited Paris, Geneva, Copenhagen and Dublin.
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Starting with articles on the media, he went on to specialise in business, property, sport, travel, politics, technology and the environment. David Nicholson has presented economic analysis programmes for Business Week television, interviewing authors, academics and commentators on subjects ranging from the global banking crisis to the state of the environment.
