Bill Eykyn

As a journalist, writer, author and broadcaster on home related matters, Bill Eykyn has always been a trailblazer, focused on ideas and innovation. He conceived the Old Woman who lived in a shoe centre-piece of the Ideal Home Exhibition; he built amazing structures on the lawns of the BBC's studio in Birmingham - and over the period of a decade showed people how to make the most out of their home on one of the UK's most popular TV shows Pebble Mill at One. He went on to produce video...See more

As a journalist, writer, author and broadcaster on home related matters, Bill Eykyn has always been a trailblazer, focused on ideas and innovation. He conceived the Old Woman who lived in a shoe centre-piece of the Ideal Home Exhibition; he built amazing structures on the lawns of the BBC's studio in Birmingham - and over the period of a decade showed people how to make the most out of their home on one of the UK's most popular TV shows Pebble Mill at One. He went on to produce video productions for many leading companies and institutions, and started the first insurance- based guarantee scheme for small builders. As a busy freelance writer Bill made home improvement entertaining and accessible, and he wrote books about loft conversions, home extensions and home enlargement that inspired a generation of home owners. Later in life, a totally unexpected diabetes diagnosis forced Bill to drop everything and use his journalistic skills to research and question conventional wisdom about this dreadful disease. As a result he not only learned how to control it, but actually found the vital key to turn his life around - and through this book you can follow suit. See less