Across three decades I've worked as a print journalist, a BBC broadcast journalist (regional and network) and comedy writer, and an author (as Ali Sparkes, mostly with Oxford University Press), also creating and running a successful BBC magazine along the way.I now split my week (and my identity) between journalism with The Content Engine, covering sustainability and innovation around the world, and (as Ali Sparkes) writing for radio, screen and fiction and visiting schools and festivals around the UK.