Chris Maslanka
Christopher M. Maslanka (born 27 October 1954) is a British writer and broadcaster, specialising in puzzles and problem solving.
He was born in Clapham, London, but brought up in Lowdham, Nottingham, in a family of part Polish extraction (he speaks fluent Polish). He was educated at The Becket School, Nottingham and went on to study physics at St. Catherine's College, Oxford.
He writes a puzzle page for The Guardian, and has published several books of puzzles. He also presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Puzzle Panel. He has retained his association with St Catherine's College who describe him as the "College Enigmatist".1
Bibliography
- Christopher Maslanka: Pyrgic Puzzler: Classic Conundrums, 1987, Kingswood. ISBN 0-434-98075-7
- Christopher Maslanka: Guardian Book of Puzzles, 1990, Fourth Estate Ltd. ISBN 1-872180-72-8
- Christopher Maslanka: Mind Olympics, 1993, The Puzzle Club. ISBN 1-897994-00-1
- Christopher Maslanka: The Little Book of Puzzles, 1995, The Puzzle Club. ISBN 0-9527456-0-7