Mark Ovenden

Mark Ovenden is an author, broadcaster and consultant on the subjects of design, cartography, typography and architecture in public transport. His 20 books on these subjects have been translated into half a dozen languages. His broadcast career spans 40 years working at BBC Radio 1, MTV, Ministry of Sound and Kiss with his documentaries having been aired on BBC Four and BBC Radio 4. He is the host of the UK’s only weekly FM radio show on transport and design. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, has a Masters Degree in Railway Studies, and currently lives in a rural village on the Isle of Wight after a lifetime in cities like London, Manchester, Paris, and New York.