Mitchell Symons (Author) Mitchell Symons is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the London School of Economics where he read law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has compiled the You magazine crossword for over 20 years.