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Top Gear deputy editor moves to Lonely Planet

Date posted:

7th August 2008

Peter Grunert, deputy editor at Top Gear magazine has been confirmed as the editor for the new Lonely Planet magazine, to be published later this year.

Peter Grunert, deputy editor at Top Gear magazine has been confirmed as the editor for the new Lonely Planet magazine, to be published later this year.

The magazine, published by BBC Magazines and aimed at "open-minded, inquisitive people who have a real sense of adventure", will be a big feature of the BBC's magazine range, and represents a deserved step up for the Top Gear deputy editor.

Nick Brett, BBC Magazines group editorial director, said: "Editorially, the two brands are a perfect match for each other.

"Lonely Planet has long wanted a magazine in its portfolio, which we can now provide, and the BBC has an array of travel programmes and talent that we can bring to the party."

BBC Worldwide bought a 75 per cent stake in Lonely Planet in 2007, which sells over six million travel guides annually.

The announcement comes just a week after Channel 4 was told it could not have a stake in BBC Worldwide to plug its public service broadcast funding gap.

Channel 4 had been hoping for an injection of £150 million, but the decision was deemed both too complex and financially unnecessary, protecting the multi-billion pound turnover for the time being.

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