Nicola Wilding

Writer and TV Producer

'A wonderful achievement. Terse, smacking of truth throughout... I was immersed in it. The power, even the fury, of the prose is, as is flagged “a country on fire”. I hope it gets the full attention and praise it deserves...'

MELVYN BRAGG

'An unforgettable and moving portrait of working-class alienation ... I read it in one sitting'

JAMES REBANKS

'An unforgettable memoir...'

BOOKSELLER book of the month

'Utterly compelling. I couldn't put this down! These Wild English picks you up and takes you on a journey that will leave you changed. It is a book full of heart and hope'

REBECCA SMITH Author - Rural

'This is a wild ride through a childhood of Angel Delight and Poll Tax Riots, scarred market towns and reviled barracks in Northern Ireland, intergenerational trauma and tough, fierce, wild women who just keep on getting back up' -- JONATHAN TRIGELL, Author - Boy A

Coming

July 2nd

'A tender, moving and richly complex portrait of a resilient working-class family in a changing country...a testament to the thrilling messiness of human life and the eternal thirst for belonging.

NICOLAS PADAMSEE Author - England is Mine

'A superb first-hand account of the splintering of a working-class rural family'. JOEL BUDD, author of Underdogs

'Every once in a while a book comes along that doesn't need to beg or plead to be read because the moment you open the cover you know its just too bloody good...'

NATASHA CARTHEW - Author - Undercurrent and Rough Edges

Nicola grew up in the Eden Valley in Cumbria in a rural working class family, an experience that shapes her world view and storytelling. Her debut memoir These Wild English is out in July.

For over 25 years she has been making documentaries on everything from poverty, class and farming to puppies, roller coasters and vacuum cleaners, working with brilliant minds and personalities including Hannah Fry, David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, The Hairy Bikers, Michael Moseley and Clare Balding.