Luke Barclay studied History at the University of Sheffield, before spending two years living in rural Japan, teaching English on the JET Programme. After returning to the UK he joined the BBC and spent a number of years working in factual programme making. He is the author of A Loo with a View (Virgin 2008), Good Loo Hunting (Virgin 2010) and A Loo with a View: Sights You Can See from the Comfort of a Convenience (Firefly 2011), the North American edition which combines the two. Despite appearances, he does have other interests in life apart from latrines... e.g. sinks, bidets and, of course, taps.