Michael Smith is a writer, film-maker, broadcaster and TV presenter. He is the author of two novels, and has written features for the Guardian, the Observer, the Idler and Dazed and Confused, amongst others. He has made a number of short films for BBC2's The Culture Show and ten years ago had his own tv series (12 episodes) on BBC3, called Citizen Smith. His short film Lost in London was premiered at the Barbican Centre, London, in June 2012.