Alan Connor

{{Short description|British writer, journalist and television presenter}}

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Alan Connor (born 1972) is a British writer, journalist and television presenter. First seen on Channel 4's youth entertainment programme The Word in 1995,[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169515/ The Word] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928081814/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169515/ |date=28 September 2018 }}, imdb.com; retrieved 11 January 2017. he later appeared on The Big Breakfast and BBC Radio Five Live and was a BBC News correspondent, appearing on BBC News 24 and The Daily Politics.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/5152342.stm "Tips For The Technically Terrified"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905101828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/5152342.stm |date=5 September 2007 }}, BBC News, 5 July 2006.

His scriptwriting credits include the comedy-drama A Young Doctor's Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm,[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/dec/04/young-doctors-notebook-hamm-radcliffe "A Young Doctor's Notebook: from the operating table to the screen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417180958/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/dec/04/young-doctors-notebook-hamm-radcliffe |date=17 April 2019 }}, theguardian.com, 4 December 2012. the mockumentary Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081v8yc "Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031213007/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081v8yc |date=31 October 2023 }}, bbc.co.uk, 30 October 2016. and the BBC film The Rack Pack.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03bv0t5 The Rack Pack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410211145/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03bv0t5 |date=10 April 2024 }}, bbc.co.uk, 17 January 2016. He was also the "puzzle consultant" for Ludwig (2024).{{cite web | last=Connor | first=Alan | title=Ludwig, the Guardian's genius new crossword setter | website=the Guardian | date=2024-10-07 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2024/oct/07/ludwig-the-guardians-genius-new-crossword-setter | access-date=2024-10-24}}

Connor has worked as a writer for programmes including Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, The Jonathan Ross Show and This Week and writes journalism for BBC News[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13761091 BBC News: Smashed Hits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221225339/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13761091 |date=21 February 2024 }}, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 25 January 2017. and The Guardian.[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/alan-connor Profile], The Guardian; retrieved 25 January 2017. He was the question editor for BBC Four's lateral thinking quiz Only Connect for series 9–12, having taken over from David J. Bodycombe at the start of series 9.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} He is also the crossword editor for The Guardian and sets the Everyman cryptic crossword for The Observer.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2023/dec/04/crossword-blog-time-to-take-stock|first=Alan|last=Connor|date=4 December 2023|accessdate=29 May 2024|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Crossword blog: time to take stock}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2022/nov/26/meet-the-setter-the-observers-everyman|first=Alan|last=Connor|date=26 November 2022|accessdate=29 May 2024|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Meet the setter: The Observer's Everyman}}