Ben Elcomb

After a successful career working in television production on a variety of shows including ITV’s This Morning, Britain’s Got Talent and Ministry of Mayhem, and the BBC’s reboot of The Basil Brush Show, Ben branched out into wrting scripts for CBeebies’ Something Special.

Ben then went on to write Operation Ouch - The HuManual, a companion book to the multi BAFTA winning CBBC show Operation Ouch. Ben also provided the original content to the James & The Giant Peach spin-off book Roald Dahl’s James’ Giant Bug Book, which featured a range of fun activities and things to make with a bug and insect theme.

As a father of two children, Ben continues to pursue his passion for writing entertaining and informative works for young audiences.