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Mike Barfield is a comic writer, cartoonist, poet and performer with 25 years' experience.

He has worked in TV, radio, books, newspapers and magazines - as well as schools, libraries, museums, bookshops, and George Bernard Shaw's back garden.

dennis the menace and gnasher
His TV writing for children includes Saturday Superstore, one hundred episodes of The Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Show, and the teatime TV science series Panic Station. (Mike has a First Class Honours degree in Botany & Zoology from King's College, London.)

Mike also wrote, produced and presented the BSB satellite TV children's show Comic Cuts - all about comics, drawing and cartooning.

For older audiences, he has written for many classic programmes including Spitting Image, Rory Bremner, You Are What You Eat and Location, Location, Location.

millionaire pass
Mike also spent five years as the Programme Associate on the legendary TV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.


apparently priavte eye
For over a decade his cartoon Apparently... has been a regular feature in the pages of Private Eye.




ecoworrier's guide
He also produced the monthly cartoon The Eco-Worrier's Guide for the environment-friendly GreenGauge internet newsletter.

this septic isle
His wildly humorous dictionary This Septic Isle was published by Ebury in 2008 .

Married, and a dad of two, Mike has further expanded his repertoire to include highly entertaining school visits where he hosts prose and poetry 'wordshops' that foster creative and humorous thinking.

clockwork toys
He also presents 'Mike Barfield's Big Wind-Up': clockwork toys a-go-go!

He is VAT registered, CRB Enhanced, and a black belt in origami.

Mike is always delighted to talk to anyone about any project that might engage his talents.

Wonkipedia is his all his own work, Mike having written, drawn, cut, painted, pasted, scanned, crayoned, typed and tinkered with all the content. Please don't nick it.

For any inquiries about Wonkipedia, writing work, poetry, wordshops, cartoons, or any of the million other ideas Mike has, he can be contacted via the Get In Touch! page of Wonkipedia.