Francis Wheen
Description
Francis Wheen is a prolific freelance journalist and broadcaster, and has worked for the New Statesman, Independent, Mirror, Gay News, Today, New Socialist and Tatler. Having presented News-Stand on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years, Francis has appeared often on ITV's What the Papers Say and more recently on BBC2's Have I Got News For You. He was also the writer of Wheen's World a regular column appearing in the Guardian, for which he was voted Columnist of the Year.
Books
Karl Marx
The sixties
The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.