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'''Kjartan Poskitt''' (born ] ] in ]) is an author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the ] children's series of books. However, he has also written a ''The Knowledge'' book entitled ''The Gobsmacking Galaxy'', a ''Dead Famous'' book about ] named ''Isaac Newton and his Apple'' (referring to the apple that supposedly hit Newton on the head giving him the idea about "]") and an ''Alternative GCSE Guide'' book called ''The Alternative GCSE Guide to Maths''. He has also written ''The Magic of Pants'', and is currently writing a book called ''A Brief History of Pants''. He also wrote the ''Killer Puzzles'' book series.
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'''Kjartan Poskitt''' (born 15 May 1956 in ]) is a British writer and TV presenter who is best known for writing the '']'' children's series of books.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n85-89325 |title=Poskitt, Kjartan |accessdate= 13 April 2010|author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |format= |publisher=WorldCat Identities |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
⚫ He also wrote the theme tune for the children's art program ''SMart'', as well as the title theme and music for the first two series of Brum.
Poskitt was born in ], grew up in ]<ref name="Collides"/> and was educated at the Selby Abbey School,<ref name="Collides"/> at Terrington Hall, North Yorkshire,<ref name="Keens">{{cite web |last1=Keens |first1=Stuart |title=Murderous Maths |url=https://www.terringtonhall.com/latest-news-mos/murderous-maths.html |website=Terrington Hall School |accessdate=12 October 2019 |date=18 January 2017}}</ref> and at ], York,<ref name="Liptrot">{{cite news |last1=Liptrot |first1=Kate |title=World Book Day celebrated across York and North and East Yorkshire |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11060663.world-book-day-celebrated-across-york-and-north-and-east-yorkshire/ |accessdate=12 October 2019 |work=The York Press |date=7 March 2014 |location=York, England}}</ref> before studying engineering at ], ].<ref name="Collides"/>


== Career ==
⚫ He has been a presenter for a number of (mostly ]) educational children's TV shows, more recently including The Maths Channel; along with ] and ].
Poskitt was a member of a comedy group while at Durham University, and toured with it to the US in 1979, playing the piano and singing, performing skits and doing a ventriloquist act with a dummy which wouldn't speak.<ref name="McEnroe">{{cite news |last1=McEnroe |first1=Colin |title=British Comedy Troupe Copies Betters, Fails |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/368251395/?terms=%22Kjartan%2BPoskitt%22 |accessdate=5 October 2019 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=17 September 1979 |location=Hartford, Connecticut |page=26}}</ref> He participated in the ] from 1976-1980,<ref name="College">{{cite journal |title=College Theatre |journal=The Stage |date=8 December 1983 |issue=5356 |page=29 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19831208/199/0029 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> and also performed solo at the ] from 1979<ref name="Wolfe1979">{{cite journal |last1=Wolfe |first1=Clive |title=Strong student showing on Edinburgh fringe |journal=The Stage |date=23 August 1979 |issue=5132 |page=27 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19790823/193/0027 |accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> to 1981.<ref name="Collides">{{cite journal |title=The Fringe collides with comedy |journal=The Stage |date=18 February 1982 |issue=5262 |page=6 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19820218/045/0006 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ashwell">{{cite news |last1=Ashwell |first1=Keith |title=A splendid evening of Canadian music-making |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/471765935/?terms=%22Kjartan%2BPoskitt%22 |accessdate=5 October 2019 |work=Edmonton Journal |date=22 August 1980 |location=Edmonton, Alberta |page=C6}}</ref> He was a member of the pop group ] in the early 1980s.<ref name="Stage1982">{{cite journal |title=Candlewick Green |journal=The Stage |date=12 August 1982 |issue=5287 |page=60 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19820812/247/0060 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref>


He has written and directed a number of pantomimes performed by the National Student Theatre Company, including ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1979),<ref name="Wolfe1979"/> ''The Sleeping Beauty'' (1980),<ref name="FineWork">{{cite journal |title=Fine work of the National Student Theatre Company |journal=The Stage |date=18 December 1980 |issue=5201 |page=18 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19801218/127/0018 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> ''Cinderella'' (1981), ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (1983),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wolfe |first1=Clive |title=Edinburgh Reviews: College Theatre |journal=The Stage |date=29 September 1983 |page=32 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19830929/195/0032 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> as well as a nativity play, ''The Road to Bethlehem'' (1980),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wolfe |first1=Clive |title='Magical' student festival |journal=The Stage |date=1 May 1980 |issue=5168 |page=32 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19800501/201/0032 |accessdate=12 October 2019}}</ref> and a "musical ghost pantomime", ''Sammy's Magic Garden'' (1985).
⚫ Poskitt was educated at Collingwood College, ].


Early children's television appearances included '']'' during its Edinburgh Festival broadcasts,<ref name="Collides"/> and ]'s ''Behind the Bike Sheds''.<ref name="College"/>
Most recently Kjartan has written the first in a new series of children's novels called ''Urgum the Axeman''. This character was previously created in his Murderous Maths range and is the last of the barbarians, truly fearless and equally insane. The second in the series was released in September 2007.

== Writing ==
In addition to his science and maths books, which include books on Isaac Newton (Dead Famous: Isaac Newton and his Apple), and various galaxy puzzles, practical jokes and secret codes, Poskitt has written a book of magical tricks (''Magic Tricks with Underpants'', Scholastic 2004),<ref>{{cite journal |last1=V. L. |title=''Magic Tricks With Underpants'' (Book Review) |journal=Reading Time |date=1 May 2005 |volume=49 |issue=2 |page=27 |publisher=Children's Book Council of Australia}}</ref> a GCSE Maths support book and four '']'' annuals. In 2007, Poskitt published the first in a series of children's novels called ''Urgum the Axeman''.<ref name=Schol>{{Cite web|url= http://www5.scholastic.co.uk/zone/authors_k-poskitt_biog.htm|title= Kjartan Poskitt|accessdate= 13 April 2010|author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |publisher= Scholastic Children's Books|pages= |language= |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121014085334/http://www5.scholastic.co.uk/zone/authors_k-poskitt_biog.htm|archivedate= 14 October 2012|quote= |url-status= dead}}</ref> Since then he has written the "Borgon the Axeboy" series and the award winning "Agatha Parrot" series.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Agatha Parrot & the Heart of Mud (Book Review) |journal=Kirkus Reviews |date=15 August 2016 |volume=84 |issue=16 |page=1 |issn=1948-7428}}</ref><ref name="Polace">{{cite journal |last1=Polace |first1=Sarah |title=Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken |journal=School Library Journal |date=June 2017 |volume=63 |issue=6 |page=82 |issn=0362-8930}}</ref>

⚫ He also wrote the theme tune for the children's art program '']'', as well as the title theme and music for the first two series of '']''. He is also the creator of a logic puzzle, Kjarposko.<ref name=Schol />

⚫ He has been a presenter for a number of (mostly ]) educational children's TV shows.<ref name=Schol />


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British author and TV presenter (born 1956)

Kjartan Poskitt in 2014

Kjartan Poskitt (born 15 May 1956 in York) is a British writer and TV presenter who is best known for writing the Murderous Maths children's series of books.

Early life and education

Poskitt was born in York, England, grew up in Selby, Yorkshire and was educated at the Selby Abbey School, at Terrington Hall, North Yorkshire, and at Bootham School, York, before studying engineering at Collingwood College, Durham University.

Career

Poskitt was a member of a comedy group while at Durham University, and toured with it to the US in 1979, playing the piano and singing, performing skits and doing a ventriloquist act with a dummy which wouldn't speak. He participated in the National Student Drama Festival from 1976-1980, and also performed solo at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 1979 to 1981. He was a member of the pop group Candlewick Green in the early 1980s.

He has written and directed a number of pantomimes performed by the National Student Theatre Company, including Jack and the Beanstalk (1979), The Sleeping Beauty (1980), Cinderella (1981), Jack and the Beanstalk (1983), as well as a nativity play, The Road to Bethlehem (1980), and a "musical ghost pantomime", Sammy's Magic Garden (1985).

Early children's television appearances included Swap Shop during its Edinburgh Festival broadcasts, and ITV Yorkshire's Behind the Bike Sheds.

Writing

In addition to his science and maths books, which include books on Isaac Newton (Dead Famous: Isaac Newton and his Apple), and various galaxy puzzles, practical jokes and secret codes, Poskitt has written a book of magical tricks (Magic Tricks with Underpants, Scholastic 2004), a GCSE Maths support book and four Rosie and Jim annuals. In 2007, Poskitt published the first in a series of children's novels called Urgum the Axeman. Since then he has written the "Borgon the Axeboy" series and the award winning "Agatha Parrot" series.

He also wrote the theme tune for the children's art program SMart, as well as the title theme and music for the first two series of Brum. He is also the creator of a logic puzzle, Kjarposko.

He has been a presenter for a number of (mostly BBC) educational children's TV shows.

See also

References

  1. "Poskitt, Kjartan". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ "The Fringe collides with comedy". The Stage (5262): 6. 18 February 1982. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. Keens, Stuart (18 January 2017). "Murderous Maths". Terrington Hall School. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. Liptrot, Kate (7 March 2014). "World Book Day celebrated across York and North and East Yorkshire". The York Press. York, England. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. McEnroe, Colin (17 September 1979). "British Comedy Troupe Copies Betters, Fails". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 26. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. ^ "College Theatre". The Stage (5356): 29. 8 December 1983. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ Wolfe, Clive (23 August 1979). "Strong student showing on Edinburgh fringe". The Stage (5132): 27. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. Ashwell, Keith (22 August 1980). "A splendid evening of Canadian music-making". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta. p. C6. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  9. "Candlewick Green". The Stage (5287): 60. 12 August 1982. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  10. "Fine work of the National Student Theatre Company". The Stage (5201): 18. 18 December 1980. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  11. Wolfe, Clive (29 September 1983). "Edinburgh Reviews: College Theatre". The Stage: 32. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. Wolfe, Clive (1 May 1980). "'Magical' student festival". The Stage (5168): 32. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  13. V. L. (1 May 2005). "Magic Tricks With Underpants (Book Review)". Reading Time. 49 (2). Children's Book Council of Australia: 27.
  14. ^ "Kjartan Poskitt". Scholastic Children's Books. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  15. "Agatha Parrot & the Heart of Mud (Book Review)". Kirkus Reviews. 84 (16): 1. 15 August 2016. ISSN 1948-7428.
  16. Polace, Sarah (June 2017). "Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken". School Library Journal. 63 (6): 82. ISSN 0362-8930.

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