Tim Footman

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Tim Footman (born 1968) is a British author, journalist and editor. He was educated at Churcher's College, Appleby College in Canada, and the University of Exeter.

He is the author of a number of books about popular music, including Welcome To The Machine: OK Computer and the Death of the Classic Album (2007, ISBN 1-84240-388-5), a study of Radiohead's groundbreaking 1997 album OK Computer and its impact on contemporary music. His work has appeared in The Guardian, Mojo, Time Out, the Bangkok Post, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Plan B, Zembla, the International Journal of Baudrillard Studies and the iconoclastic Doctor Who fanzine Perigosto Stick, among other publications. He is a contributor to the Guardian's comment website Comment is Free.

From 1999 to 2001 he was the editor of Guinness World Records. Before this he was editor of the PUSH Guide to University.

He is notable as the winner of one of the biggest cash prizes on the UK edition of The Weakest Link; other quiz show appearances include Mastemind, University Challenge and Brain of Britain.

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