Below is a (somewhat haphazard) selection of profiles, interviews, and assorted journalism – mainly about the Miscellanies, all in English.
November 2010 · Andrew Pulver for “My Best Shot” in The Guardian.
November 2006 · ABC News. [TV] October 2006 · Charles McGrath in The New York Times.
January 2006 · Gavin Esler for the BBC’s “Hard Talk”. [TV] November 2005 · Decca Aitkenhead in The Guardian.
December 2004 · Matthew Sweet for The Independent.
August 2004 · Jennifer Ludden for NPR. [Audio] August 2003 · Jessica Winter in The Village Voice.
March 2003 · Sarah Sands in The Daily Telegraph.
February 2003 · Private Eye:
December 2002 · Byrony Gordon in The Daily Telegraph.
June 2009 · All Things Considered for NPR. [Audio]
February 2009 · The Early Show, CBS News. [TV] January 2008 · The Food Guys. [Audio] December 2007 · Georgia Dehn for The Daily Telegraph.November 2006 · ABC News. [TV] October 2006 · Charles McGrath in The New York Times.
January 2006 · Gavin Esler for the BBC’s “Hard Talk”. [TV] November 2005 · Decca Aitkenhead in The Guardian.
December 2004 · Matthew Sweet for The Independent.
August 2004 · Jennifer Ludden for NPR. [Audio] August 2003 · Jessica Winter in The Village Voice.
March 2003 · Sarah Sands in The Daily Telegraph.
February 2003 · Private Eye:
December 2002 · Byrony Gordon in The Daily Telegraph.
Audio Curiosities
In 2007, to promote the 2008 edition of Schott’s Almanac, the ad-agency Mustoes designed a splendidly eccentric radio advert. Featured are the serious and trivial events of the year – from Brown’s ascendancy to Prime Minister to Paris Hilton’s imprisonment.