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The Walking Cure – Annabel Streets

Discover the restorative power of the natural world with Annabel Streets, "the Queen of Walking", as she talks about her latest book, The Walking Cure.

 Annabel Streets is an award-winning writer of highly-researched fiction and non-fiction. Her first practical walking book, 52 Ways to Walk, was a widely reviewed bestseller. As Annabel Abbs, she is the author of Windswept: Why Women Walk, voted a top ten 2021 travel book. She has written for a wide range of titles, including the Guardian, Daily Mail, Telegraph, Tatler and the Paris Review, and is a Fellow of the Brown Foundation.

Lee Stuart Evans was born in Chesterfield and grew up in north Nottinghamshire. After working in garages for several years, he returned to education before landing his first job in television as a runner on Channel 5’s The Jack Docherty Show in 1998. A full-time comedy writer since 2002, he’s written jokes and scripts for many brilliant and funny performers including 15 years as staff writer for the late Sean Lock, as well as Harry Hill, Frank Skinner, Dawn French, Patrick Kielty, Ant & Dec, Jimmy Carr, Miranda Hart, Jonathan Ross, Iain Stirling, Romesh Ranganathan, Russell Kane, James Corden, David Baddiel, Sue Perkins, Richard Osman, Jo Brand, Jack Dee, Aisling Bea, Dara O’Briain, Josh Widdicombe, Claudia Winkleman, Michael McIntyre, David Tennant, Stephen Fry and many others, on shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie To You?, Last One Laughing UK, Big Fat Quiz of Everything, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! A League of Their Own, The Jonathan Ross Show, Love Island USA, The Frank Skinner Show, Shooting Stars, BAFTA Film and BAFTA Television Awards, British Comedy Awards, Laureus World Sports Awards, 10 O’Clock Live and Live at The Apollo. Some jokes Lee wrote for Ant & Dec about a former prime minister were mentioned in the Houses of Parliament and in 2022 were nominated for a BAFTA.