Born and raised in London, Brian Melican studied Modern Languages at the University of Oxford and trained as a journalist before starting work as a freelance journalist, translator, and writer in 2008.
Since then, he has written for a variety of newspapers, including Handelsblatt (De.), The Telegraph (UK), and Falter (At.), and produced video and written content for broadcasters such as ZDF (De.), ARTE (De./Fr.), and the BBC (UK):
Brian has also authored three books on Germany and translated from German, French, Spanish, and Swedish into English for a full range of clients.
He is based in Hamburg and travels regularly to Berlin, Düsseldorf, Paris, and London.