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Ivor Baddiel
Represented By: Sallyanne Sweeney
Ivor Baddiel has been eking out a living as a writer since the mid-nineties, a fact that, since that time, has rarely ceased to amaze him.
In a previous life he was a Residential Social Worker, a TEFL teacher and a Primary School teacher, experiences that he cherishes and his one time pupils and ex-colleagues have tried to obliterate from their memories.
Ivor writes extensively for television and includes amongst the glittering array of celebrities who have employed him the likes of Stephen Fry, Graham Norton, Joan Rivers, Dermot O’ Leary, James Nesbitt, Claudia Winkleman, Bruce Forsyth, Ant and Dec, Julian Clary, Ricky Tomlinson, Johnny Vaughn, Dara O’Briain and Danny Wallace. (He could go on, but feels the point is made, whatever that point might be).
Ivor is the author of 23 books ranging from those for the youngest reader (Cock-A-Doodle-Quack-Quack, published by David Fickling Books) to those for the slightly older reader (Ultimate Football published by Dorling Kindersley, Mystical Magic published by Scholastic) to those for the more mature reader (Not The Highway Code published by Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, Bottle published by Mainstream).
Ivor’s natural metiers, if he can be so bold, are comedy/humour, football and children’s books.
Ivor is slightly overweight and loves the Canadian rock band Rush.
Okay, he’s really overweight.
Represented By: Sallyanne Sweeney
Ivor Baddiel has been eking out a living as a writer since the mid-nineties, a fact that, since that time, has rarely ceased to amaze him.
In a previous life he was a Residential Social Worker, a TEFL teacher and a Primary School teacher, experiences that he cherishes and his one time pupils and ex-colleagues have tried to obliterate from their memories.
Ivor writes extensively for television and includes amongst the glittering array of celebrities who have employed him the likes of Stephen Fry, Graham Norton, Joan Rivers, Dermot O’ Leary, James Nesbitt, Claudia Winkleman, Bruce Forsyth, Ant and Dec, Julian Clary, Ricky Tomlinson, Johnny Vaughn, Dara O’Briain and Danny Wallace. (He could go on, but feels the point is made, whatever that point might be).
Ivor is the author of 23 books ranging from those for the youngest reader (Cock-A-Doodle-Quack-Quack, published by David Fickling Books) to those for the slightly older reader (Ultimate Football published by Dorling Kindersley, Mystical Magic published by Scholastic) to those for the more mature reader (Not The Highway Code published by Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, Bottle published by Mainstream).
Ivor’s natural metiers, if he can be so bold, are comedy/humour, football and children’s books.
Ivor is slightly overweight and loves the Canadian rock band Rush.
Okay, he’s really overweight.
Published Works
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
Cat-like reflexes, cyborg superpowers … you’ve never met a superhero who rolls like this!
After an eventful trip to the Creepy Crawly House at the safari park on a school trip, Ade and the Parsons Road Gang are feeling good – even if Ade’s legs are getting weaker and he needs the wheelchair more, it’s okay because he’s learned some cool moves with his wheels. He’s been invited to join Salim’s wheelchair basketball team and life feels good.
There’s only one problem – to be on the team he needs a sports wheelchair. And that costs a lot of money. So Ade and his friends set about fundraising. It’s all going well until someone starts to disrupt the events, and some of the money goes missing too. Who is the Masked Marauder who’s determined to stop Ade from getting his wheels?
Ade’s superhero alter ego Cyborg Cat is going to need all his wits about him to tackle an unexpected enemy. His superpowers and special skills are up against the biggest test yet…
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
A hilarious whodunnit about two kids trying to save the UK’s top TV talent show from a mysterious saboteur!
Someone is threatening to destroy Britain’s Biggest New Star, the country’s favourite TV talent show. The secret service decides to send in two young spies, twins Harry and Abby, to investigate. Their ticket backstage is their father, washed up comedian Gus, who believes the contest is his chance to revive his career.
The list of suspects is long, and the twins don’t know whom to trust. But they better track down the culprit soon, before disaster strikes the show – and its royal guest!
A fast-paced spy caper packed with laughs and surprising twists, from comedy writer Ivor Baddiel – someone who really knows backstage life on Britain’s favourite talent shows! Perfect for fans of books by David Walliams and Tom Fletcher, and Maz Evans’s Vi Spy.
“Annoyingly good.”
- David Baddiel“Ivor is a funny, clever and brilliant writer, so it's no surprise that he's written such a funny, clever and brilliant book, which is also heartwarming and full of joy. The man's a marvel.”
- Dermot O’Leary“Kids are going to go crazy for this brilliant book! Ivor Baddiel tells a rip-roaring good story - pesky, gleeful and very funny.”
- Mel Giedroyc“This is a terrifically funny "whodunnit" children's book.”
- Peter Dickson (voice of the X Factor)
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
These brainy kids are a SMASH hit! Young Marsham needs to survive a TV show competition where they don’t just test trivia knowledge, they test everything…
Marsham’s gran signs him up for his favourite TV show, Britain’s Smartest Kid, but under a different name. He’s in disguise because he knows being clever only gets him into trouble with bullies at school.
But the show has surprises in store – including the fact that some of the challenges will be held on ice!
The competition is fierce, and one of the contestants will stop at nothing to win.
Can Marsham outsmart the others to claim the prize without revealing his true identity – or falling flat on his face?
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career.
Have you heard about the most controversial goal in world cup history?
Or about the women’s team who showed the world that football truly is for everyone?
And I bet you didn’t know about the team that won a match without scoring a single goal?
Written with author and TV writer Ivor Baddiel, in this fun and fact-packed book, Gary Lineker shares 50 of his favourite football moments that highlight the many awe-inspiring, heart-warming and eye-opening moments that have changed the game – and sometimes the world – forever.
From pioneering players, trailblazing managers, and incredible tales both on and off the pitch, this book contains everything you ever wanted to know about the beautiful game. And with Gamechanger Awards presented by Gary to incredible teams and players throughout, this is the ultimate gift for young footie fans everywhere.
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
Want to be the funniest kid in school?
Then this joke book is for you! Side-splitting jokes about school that will keep everyone laughing till home time and beyond! Settle down, class! Listen up for a gag-filled lesson in laughter and an extra helping of lunchtime LOLs with hundreds of brand new hilarious jokes never HA-HA-heard before. So, get ready to be top of the comedy class and become The Funniest Kid in School!
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
Get set to listen up for another fun-filled lesson in laughter and loads more LOLs with hundreds of brand-new hilarious jokes to crack up your class.
So, settle down, grab your copy and prepare for an A** report as top of the comedy class, as you become Even Funnier than The Funniest Kid in School!
Author: Ivor Baddiel
Genre: Children’s
The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with, to date, no one getting it right.
And human beings have been around for about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet we still haven’t developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly. In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine the predictions that have been made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects, from the end of the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the workplace, teleportation and space exploration. With a witty and fresh tone, they examine how these predictions came about and why, and rate them for retrospective accuracy.
Written with Jonny Zucker.