Charlie Higson is the author of the phenomenally successful Young Bond series which has now sold over a million copies in the UK and has been translated into 24 different languages.

Charlie is a man of many talents. He is a successful actor, comedian and writer for television and radio, but has been writing books for children since 2005. The Young Bond series started with SilverFin and was followed by Blood Fever, Double or Die, Hurricane Gold and By Royal Command.

Charlie has always been a fan of ‘70s and ‘80s horror. While at university he studied gothic literature, a film course on horror and wrote a dissertation on David Cronenberg, as well as putting on all night horror movie showings.

After studying at the University of East Anglia, Charlie formed a band, The Higsons. He then became a decorator before turning to the world of television and going into partnership with his friend Paul Whitehouse. His successes include Saturday Live, the Harry Enfield Television Programme, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Randall and Hopkirk Deceased, the film Suite 16, Swiss Toni and of course, the Fast Show.

In 2006, Charlie and Paul Whitehouse co-produced the controversial and award-winning spoof radio series Down the Line for BBC Radio 4, in which they also both performed. Their new series Bellamy's People aired on the BBC earlier this year. Click here to watch.