McIntyre's new work is the first biography of Sir Joshua Reynolds for over forty years. It traces the creative and personal life of the boy from a small town in Devon who became the most celebrated artist of his time.
Ian McIntyre was a BBC Radio producer, journalist, broadcaster and author. who was Controller of BBC Radio 4 from 1976 to 1978 and then Controller of BBC Radio 3 between 1978 and 1987.