Damian Le Bas (writer)


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

Life

Le Bas is the son of the artists Damian Le Bas and Delaine Le Bas. He grew up in Worthing, attending Christ's Hospital school and then reading Theology at St John's College, Oxford. His work as a journalist has included editorship of Travellers Times.
In 2018 he presented the BBC documentary A Very British History: Romany Gypsies.
In 2019, he was part of a panel discussion on the theme of Identity at the Alpine Fellowship.