adults Pat Barr (writer) Raymond Briggs Robert Browning G. K. Chesterton Paul Cornell (did not graduate) Bernard Cornwell (BA History, 1966), author of historical fiction David Crystal Nigel Davies (PhD Archaeology), historian of pre-Columbian America and former UK Conservative Party politician Romesh Chunder Dutt (রমেশচন্দ্র দত্ত)) (later Professor of Indian History), Indian civil servant and writer who translated the Ramayana and Mahabharata. He also served as President of the Indian National Congress (1899). Sir Geoffrey Elton (PhD History, 1949), prominent political historian of the Tudor period Ken Follett Clare Francis Stella Gibbons David Irving (Political Economy), Holocaust denier and author Laila Lalami David Lodge, author Dimitris Lyacos David Magarshack, biographer and translator of Russian authors Jon de Burgh Miller Jonathan Miller Gladys Mitchell Bel Mooney Blake Morrison Ian Mortimer (MA), historian and historical fiction author Jim Smith, writer Michael Smith, author of The Giro Playboy etc. Natsume Sōseki (夏目 漱石), foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era (1868–1912) Marie Stopes, writer, scientist and activist Rabindranath Tagore (Law, did not graduate), Bengali poet and polymath. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913). Sean Thomas journalist and novelist Ken Wiwa Jerrold Yam, Singaporean poet and lawyer Film, television, theatre and radio Sir Ken Adam (Architecture), Academy Award-winning film production designer famous for designing the sets for various James Bond films (including the first Dr. No) and the famous car for the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jassa Ahluwalia (Spanish and Russian), actor Babar Ahmed, film director Franny Armstrong (Zoology), documentary film director Ikenna Azuike (LLB with French Law), TV broadcaster and presenter of What’s Up Africa David Baddiel, comedian and television presenter Guy de la Bédoyère (MA Archaeology, 1987), historian, TV personality and Time Team historical expert Brooke Burfitt, actress and radio presenter George Clarke (Postgraduate Diploma), architect and TV presenter of shows including George Clarke's Amazing Spaces Nat Coombs, presenter, writer & comedian Andrew Davenport, co-creator of the Teletubbies Andrew Davies (BA English, 1957), novelist and screenplay writer. His famous works include Mr Selfridge, House of Cards (UK) and a 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Ptolemy Dean (Architecture), architect and TV presenter Naamua Delaney (LLB), news presenter Felix Dexter (LLB), actor and comedian Clarissa Dickson-Wright (LLB), celebrity chef, writer and TV personality Jonathan Dimbleby, writer and television presenter Frank Dunlop, former Director of the Edinburgh International Festival; founder and former Director, The Young Vic.