Robin Page

Robin Page was born in 1943 on the small Cambridgeshire farm where he still lives. He was educated at the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys and, being the second son, he had to seek work away from the farm. After being sacked from the Civil Service for breaking the Official Secrets Acts - he simply published articles in the Spectator correcting the fantasies of some leading politicians - he decided to try to write for a living. He has lived by writing and broadcasting ever since and, following the retirement of his father, he also helps on the family farm. He has a fortnightly 'Country Diary' in the Daily Telegraph and is in great demand at various other national journals and newspapers.

He has written over twenty books, including The Decline of an English Village, The Fox and the Orchid, The Wildlife of the Royal Estates, A Peasant's Diary, Gone to the Dogs and Vocal Yokel. He is also presenter of the BBC's well-loved One Man and His Dog and he is frequently asked to broadcast on radio and television. In 1993 he founded the Countryside Restoration Trust, which has become one of the fastest growing environmental charities in Britain. He has travelled widely in Africa and is addicted to playing village cricket. He stood for the Referendum Party in the 1997 General Election.