Simon Hardeman BA, NCTJ, FHEA

Simon is a highly experienced journalist, broadcaster, and writer. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers, magazines and websites. He is a specialist arts journalist, having spent many years on the arts desk of The Independent. He created and co-wrote the Beginners' Guide column in The Times. He has edited several magazines.

On television he has been a science journalist for Channel 5 News, a regular panel member on The Wright Stuff, and appeared on Sky News and other current affairs programmes and channels. 

On radio he devised and presented the Today's Tomorrow science and technology slot for Talk Radio and then BBC Radio London, and has guested on a variety of radio shows for the BBC and commercial broadcasters.

In the digital world he pioneered online radio by co-founding London Unlimited, which became Big Broadband plc. Earlier he developed content for mobile phones, and before that edited a substantial portion of ITV Oracle. He trained as a news journalist with Reed Midland newspapers, and qualified with the National Council for the Training of Journalists after gaining a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts from Birmingham University.

Simon has considerable experience in the creative arts. He has written comedy for radio and TV, including Rory Bremner's long-running series, and under commission for the BBC. He was for many years a stand-up comedian, improvised comedy performer, and workshop leader. He wrote the play Death of a Comedian, which was performed as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and transferred to London for a run. He is a singer-songwriter and has written songs for the West End stage. His debut solo album, Tell the Truth, was released in 2009, and his most recent group, Mercury Heart, released Heart Attack in 2015.

Simon's personal website is at www.simonhardeman.com. His music is at www.simonhardemanmusic.com.