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Emma Kennedy

Emma is a comedy writer and author. She wrote The Tent the Bucket and Me and I Left My Tent in San Francisco, both travel books about her disastrous attempts to go on holiday. She was also the runner up World Conker Champion, her greatest achievement to date.

December 2022

  • Comedian and writer Emma Kennedy doing exercise at home

    ‘I sleep better, I feel incredible and my energy levels are through the roof’: the one exercise that finally worked

    A 75-day six-pack programme, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, women-only weightlifting and Couch to 5k: four writers on finding their perfect route to fitness

December 2012

  • Aussois, on the edge of the Vanoise national park

    New activities on the slopes for snow lovers, France

    Snow lovers can enjoy a host of new activities in France's Haute-Maurienne – the cheaper alternative to the popular Trois Vallées, writes Emma Kennedy

  • Sarah Lund in The Killing III

    TV and radio blog
    The Killing III: was this really a fitting end for Sarah Lund?

    Emma Kennedy: Were you exultant or outraged at the end of The Killing? A superfan and Sofie Gråbøl give their takes on the controversial finale

  • Queen of puds … Emma was challenged to dispatch the best of the Pudding Club.

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    The Pudding Club, Gloucestershire

    Seven great British puddings in one sitting? Easy, as long as you don't make a schoolgirl error like Emma Kennedy and hit the chocolate ones too early …

November 2012

  • Catch me if you can … badgers are the centre of attention

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Badger watching, Hertfordshire

    Emma Kennedy takes her parents to a comfy hide in Hertfordshire to spy on the local badgers – but where has dad got to?

  • Emma Kennedy in Edinburgh zoo

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Be a zookeeper for a day, in Edinburgh

    Emma Kennedy's day as a zookeeper at Edinburgh zoo brings her vicious meerkats, a sad wallaby and some very picky penguins

    • Emma's eccentric Britain
      At home with the first feminists … the eccentric Devon home built by women

    • Emma's eccentric Britain
      Forget the Cavern, for Liverpool's real underground try its secret tunnels

    • Emma's eccentric Britain
      Needles at the ready: the Shetland Craft Trail

October 2012

  • Zombies Zed Events

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Zombies and shopping: the perfect British day out

    A disused shopping centre in Reading gives Emma Kennedy the fright of her life – and she loved it

September 2012

  • Spot your favourite products at the Museum of Brands, London

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    The Museum of Brands, Notting Hill, London

  • Shortcuts
    MasterChef winner Emma Kennedy on how to win

  • Dome roaming … Up at the O2 takes you on a walkway over the roof of the old Millennium Dome.

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    London: climbing the O2

  • Daubenton's bat

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    A bat safari in Cambridge

August 2012

  • David Kennard and Fly

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: shepherding in Devon

  • Emma Kennedy, with Polly, in Devon – and a Californian dog showing how it should be done

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: dog surfing in Devon

  • If Emma just keeps practising … street performers in Covent Garden, London

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: escapology, Covent Garden, London

  • Emma Kennedy suited up for her introduction to beekeeping

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: beekeeping in Shropshire

July 2012

  • Emma and Tracey

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: murder on the Orient Express

  • Take that … jousting knights in action

    Emma's eccentric Britain
    Emma's Eccentric Britain: medieval jousting, Eltham Palace, London

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