Dea Birkett

Dea Birkett (born 1958) is a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and a former circus performer.[1] She has written on social issues for The Guardian and broadcasts for BBC Radio 4.

She is creative director of the charity Kids in Museums and Ringmaster of Circus 250. She is the mother of disabled actress Storme Toolis.

She was awarded the Somerset Maugham Award in 1993 for Jella.

Bibliography
  • Spinsters Abroad (1989)
  • Jella: A Woman at Sea (1992)
  • Mary Kingsley: Imperial Adventuress (1992)
  • Serpent in Paradise (1997)
gollark: Based on what happened with the people who had to selfisolate there will be actual teachers there, and we have pretty small classes so it should be okay.
gollark: My school is apparently doing two weeks or so online when it starts back up again (in a few days?).
gollark: Apparently? That doesn't mean it generalizes to other stuff and magically heals you.
gollark: You can tell the difference between white and deep red quite easily, though.
gollark: That is not remotely the same thing.

References
  1. Dea Birkett "Down to the wire", The Guardian, 20 June 2007


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