My career, so far ...

My career has encompassed both journalism and television in London and Los Angeles, where I was The Mail On Sunday's correspondent and a writer for Variety.

I write regularly for the UK magazine, Inside Edge, about poker and novelty betting. I also write for Poker Player and am a consultant for Poker Zone TV.

I have also also been a consultant to various online poker rooms and bookmakers, including Victor Chandler, Intertops,
Stanley Leisure, Paddy Power, CelebPoker and Betfair.

I was a reporter on the Daily Express, columnist on The Sunday Times and The Times and a senior editor of The Independent.

In television, I was Head of Entertainment at Rediffusion, editor of "This Week" and creator/producer of "Ready, Steady, Go!", voted as one of the 100 Best Television Programmes of all time in the British Film Institute Millennium Poll and 50 Best ITV programmes ever.

I have written and produced many video and DVD documentaries that have also played on television in both the US and the UK. Among them are a series of Famous Crimes and a series on Famous Trials.

Won the Berlin Golden Plaque and the only two other prizes at this event (Press Prize and Youth Prize) for his documentary, "Freedom Road".

I am a keen poker player, as I grew up in a gambling household. I've also written extensively for the Racing Post, Online Gaming, Casino Journal, Casino Player, Card Player and Internet Millionaire News.