Malachy Doyle grew up in a little seaside town called Whitehead, at the mouth of Belfast Lough. He lived in Ireland until he was 18, when he went to England to go to college. Malachy did a degree in psychology and then trained to teach. He taught for a year but ended up working in advertising until he was 30. At this point he decided it was time for a life change and moved to Wales with his wife and three children. It was ten years later, that Malacy decided to become a writer. Some of his books include: Antonio on the Other Side of the World, The Bold Boy and Jody's Beans.
Richard Aspel is a talented narrator of children's and adult audiobooks. He trained and worked in London, before returning to Australia where he has worked extensively in television, theatre and radio. His television credits include Neighbours and Carson's Law, and he provided various voices for The Silver Brumby animated series. Richard was nominated for the prestigious Audie Award (US) for his narration of The Mark of the Angel by Nancy Huston.