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Tom Vernon

Born

January 01, 1939

Died

September 11, 2013

Genre

Travel, Humor, Cooking, Food & Wine

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Tom Vernon is a British broadcaster and writer, best known as the titular "Fat Man" of a number of popular travelogues. After several years working as a presenter and interviewer for BBC Radio 4, Vernon's first travelogue series was Fat Man On A Bicycle (1979). As the title implied, Vernon was obese and the first episode followed the health tests he had to undergo before setting off on his journey, which took him from Muswell Hill to the Mediterranean coast of southern France. He would repeat this journey fifteen years later for the TV series, Fat Man in France (1994).

Fat Man at Work (1983) and his first television series, Fat Man in the Kitchen (1985-6), deviated from the travelogue style of the other series. The former featured Vernon tal ...more

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Average rating: 3.5 · 66 ratings · 10 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Fat Man on a Bicycle 3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat Man on a Roman Road 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat Man in Argentina 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat man in the kitchen 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CYCLE TOURING IN FRANCE by Rob H. Hunter, Tom Vernon (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fat Man in France: Six Tours for the Cyclist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gobbledegook: Critical Review of Official Forms and Leaflets and How to Improve Them by Tom Vernon, Brian Guthrie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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