Elaine Bedell was a BAFTA award-winning TV producer before becoming Controller of Entertainment at the BBC and Director of Entertainment & Comedy at ITV. She has commissioned and produced some of the UK’s most popular entertainment shows, including The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Take Me Out, Britain’s Got Talent, The One Show, Top Gear and Saturday Night Takeaway. She lives in Hackney and has two children. She is currently Chief Executive of the Southbank Centre. About That Night is her first novel.

‘Sharply drawn … brilliantly entertaining.’ SUNDAY MIRROR‘Bedell has been controller of entertainment at the BBC, so knows the world she’s writing about. It’s gripping.’ DAILY MAIL‘Feels like the best kind of insider gossip.’ SUNDAY PEOPLE‘Bedell’s fun, pacy debut crackles with energy – we couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ HEAT‘The most brilliant book. I couldn't put it down.’ Claudia Winkleman‘Lights, cameras and behind the scenes action! A proper page-turner.’ Nick Robinson‘A brilliantly written, authentic depiction of the wild, crazy world of TV.’ Helen Warner‘Loved it! A real page turner.’ Sarah Morgan

Elaine Bedell was a BAFTA award-winning TV producer before becoming Controller of Entertainment at the BBC and Director of Entertainment & Comedy at ITV. She has commissioned and produced some of the UK’s most popular entertainment shows, including The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Take Me Out, Britain’s Got Talent, The One Show, Top Gear and Saturday Night Takeaway. She lives in Hackney and has two children. She is currently Chief Executive of the Southbank Centre. About That Night is her first novel.

‘Sharply drawn … brilliantly entertaining.’ SUNDAY MIRROR‘Bedell has been controller of entertainment at the BBC, so knows the world she’s writing about. It’s gripping.’ DAILY MAIL‘Feels like the best kind of insider gossip.’ SUNDAY PEOPLE‘Bedell’s fun, pacy debut crackles with energy – we couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ HEAT‘The most brilliant book. I couldn't put it down.’ Claudia Winkleman‘Lights, cameras and behind the scenes action! A proper page-turner.’ Nick Robinson‘A brilliantly written, authentic depiction of the wild, crazy world of TV.’ Helen Warner‘Loved it! A real page turner.’ Sarah Morgan