Career
His second novel, Jesus And The Adman (HarperCollins) was published in 1999. His third novel, The Aftermath, was published in April 2013 by Penguin United Kingdom, Knopf United States and a further 18 publishers around the world. His short stories have been published by The Paris Review, Punch, The New Statesman, Time Out and others
And several were broadcast on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4’s Short Story.
His first commission for television - Mr Harvey Lights A Candle - was broadcast in 2005 on BBC1 and starred Timothy Spall. He wrote for the British Broadcasting Corporation series Silent Witness between 2005-2007, and the factual drama Atlantis for BBC1 in 2008.
Africa United, his first feature film (Pathe), went on general release in the United Kingdom in October 2010. He is adapting The Aftermath as a feature for Scott Free and British Broadcasting Corporation Film.
He has written articles for papers, including The Observer, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
In 2005, he presented Nailing The Cross, a documentary for BBC1. In 2006 he broadcast a series In The Blood for British Broadcasting Corporation World Service, recording his family’s journey through the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome pandemic. His book about that journey - More Than Eyes Can See - was published by Marion Boyars in 2007.
He has been a regular contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day for more than twelve years.
