Christopher HammondsChris Hammonds was born in Wolverhampton, in 1943, studied Spanish and Portuguese at Bristol University, and Linguistics at the University of Leeds. He worked as an academic in Sweden, Slovenia, Romania and Norway. He has lectured in China, Croatia, pain and Thailand, and worked as a radio producer and broadcaster at the BBC World Service. His book: 'English Pronunciation OK!' has been translated into a number of languages. Chris has run several marathons, and in 2006 he competed in the Ironman World Championships in Florida. He regularly plays tennis, badminton, table tennis and chess. He has three children and eight grandchildren. Read More Read Less