For some reason many of you seem to want to know about my background - a thing I try very hard to fade into, but I suppose that your curiosity must be satisfied - up to a point.

R.W.F.POOLE M.B.E.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education: Eton. Army

Work:

Failed Chartered Accountant – subsequently discovered to be dyscalculic.
Lorry Driver.
Deck Hand.
25 years full time Master of Foxhounds.
Flockmaster.

Journalism:

Columns:

Shooting Times: 1983 - 91.& 97/99
Daily Telegraph: 1987 - 2004
Country Life: 1994 - 96.
Horse and Hound: 1995 - current.
Journal : 1997 - current
Shooting Gazette : 1995 - current
Newcastle Journal - 1997 - current

Features (including Op Eds, Travel, Book and Video Reviews, Review Fronts, Obits, Food, Sports) for:

Daily Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
Daily Mail
Telegraph Weekend Magazine
Daily Express
Mail on Sunday
Guardian
Standard
Spectator
Field
Shooting Gazette
Shooting News (Ireland)
Venerie (France)
Country Living
Country Homes
Spur (USA)Newcastle Journal

Books:

Hunting: an introductory guide - David and Charles - 1988.
Reissued - Sportsman's Press - 1993
A Backwoodsman's Year - Michael Joseph - 1990 (Pan - 1991)
The Rustic Scribe - Michael Joseph -1991 (Sphere - 1992)
Arthur James and I - Michael Joseph -1992
The Cheviot Ranter - Michael Joseph - 1993
The Fox’s Prophecy - Michael Joseph - 1995
The Hounds of Heaven (Novel) - Nyali Press - 1995 (Paper back rights bought by Penguin)
The Black Madonna (Novel) - Nyali Press – 1997
(both still in print and available from Nyali Press – 01865 881357)
Home from the Hill - Michael Joseph - 1997

Broadcasting:

“Fred & Willy” feature for Tyne , Tees
Morning Story - Radio 4
On Your Farm - Radio 4
Loose Ends - Radio 4
Various appearances as "token peasant" - Radio 4, World Service, BBC 1, Tyne Tees, Newsweek.

Videos:

Willy’s World 1
Willy’s World 2 – Nov 02
Travel (journalism):
USA x 5.
India.
New Zealand.
Russia
Europe (various).

Awards:

MBE – ‘services to journalism and rural affairs’ 2001

Present Status:

Married and living in Northumberland.
Age: 62