Damian Le Bas (writer)

Damian James Le Bas (born 11 May 1985) is a British writer and journalist from West Sussex in England best known for his book The Stopping Places: A Journey Through Gypsy Britain.

He grew up in Worthing, attending Christ's Hospital school and then reading Theology at St John's College, Oxford.

[1] In 2018 he presented the BBC documentary A Very British History: Romany Gypsies.

[2] In 2019, he was part of a panel discussion on the theme of Identity at the Alpine Fellowship.

[9] Before its publication, The Stopping Places won a 2016 Jerwood Award supporting authors writing their first major commissioned non-fiction work.