Nicholas Rory Cellan-Jones[1] OBE[2] (born 17 January 1958; "Cellan" pronounced [ˈkɛɬən]) is a British journalist and author and a former BBC News technology correspondent.
[14] He attended Jesus College, Cambridge University, obtaining a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages in 1981, and automatic MA three years later.
[18] He has evaluated the growth of websites and internet companies including the rise of Google and Wikipedia and online retailing.
[18] On 30 May 2019, following his presentation of the first BBC broadcast over a 5G network, Cellan-Jones announced via Twitter that he had been diagnosed with early Parkinson's disease, but that he intended to carry on as normal.
Recordings are made in a Notting Hill pub and presenters (Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman) discuss "the highs and lows, trials and tribulations, of living with the condition".
[29] Cellan-Jones wrote a book about her, Sophie from Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog, published in October 2024.