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Martin Sixsmith

British author · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1954 · age 72

Martin Sixsmith is a British author and radio/television presenter, primarily working for the BBC. He has also worked as an adviser to the Labour government and to the BBC television comedy series The Thick of It.

Martin Sixsmith is read about 72 times a day, in 6 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Sixsmith's book about Philomena Lee, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, was the basis for the 2013 film Philomena, in which Sixsmith is played by Steve Coogan.

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
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Born 1954 · age 72

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