Editing Martin Sixsmith (section)

{{Short description|British author and presenter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Martin Sixsmith
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 September 1954}}
| birth_place = [[Warrington]], England
| education = [[Manchester Grammar School|The Manchester Grammar School]]
| alma mater = [[Oxford University]]
| occupation = Writer
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| nationality = British
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'''Martin Sixsmith''' (born 24 September 1954){{citation needed|date=February 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin Sixsmith|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baae3fc20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222161227/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baae3fc20|archive-date=22 December 2019|access-date=2021-01-09|website=[[BFI]]|language=en}}</ref> is a British author and radio/television presenter, primarily working for the [[BBC]]. He has also worked as an adviser to the [[Labour Party UK|Labour]] government and to the BBC television comedy series ''[[The Thick of It]]''.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Iannucci|first=Armando|last2=Langham|first2=Chris|last3=Capaldi|first3=Peter|date=19 April 2005|title=The Thick of It {{!}} Cast & Crew Interview|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/thickofit/armando-iannucci.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414071219/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/bbcfour/thickofit/armando-iannucci.shtml|archive-date=14 April 2012|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> Sixsmith's book about [[Philomena Lee]], ''The Lost Child of Philomena Lee'', was the basis for the 2013 film ''[[Philomena (film)|Philomena]]'', in which Sixsmith is played by [[Steve Coogan]].