Born 27th June 1938, humourist, writer and satirist Alan Coren who was a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine. He's the father of Giles. #AlanCoren
June 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Born 27th June 1938, humourist, writer and satirist Alan Coren who was a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine. He's the father of Giles. #AlanCoren
Back when #AlanCoren was editing #PUNCH it seemed like every week he would spin a page of whimsy out of a small news item so it's appropriately nostalgic to see #GilesCoren reviving the tradition with his TIMES piece on #JamesBond LIVE AND LET CANADA DRY @thespycommand.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Back when #AlanCoren was editing #PUNCH it seemed like every week he would spin a page of whimsy out of a small news item so it's appropriately nostalgic to see #GilesCoren reviving the tradition with his TIMES piece on #JamesBond LIVE AND LET CANADA DRY @thespycommand.bsky.social
Born 27th June 1938, humourist, writer and satirist Alan Coren who was a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine. He's the father of Giles. #AlanCoren
June 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Born 27th June 1938, humourist, writer and satirist Alan Coren who was a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine. He's the father of Giles. #AlanCoren