Richard Barnett

I’m a writer and broadcaster, mostly on the history of science and medicine, and a poet. 

My latest book, The Book of the Human Body, co-written with Vivienne Lo, is out now with Taschen.

My previous books – translated into eight languages so far – include international bestseller The Sick Rose, Medical London, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and Wherever We Are When We Come To The End.

My essays and reviews have appeared in many places, from the London Review of Books to the Lancet. And I write and present Sun Street Passage, a new monthly podcast telling London’s story, one street at a time.