Phil Jones, born in 1958 in Wimbledon, is one of the BBC's longest-serving editors. He has worked on The Jeremy Vine Show (and its predecessor The Jimmy Young Show) for 30 years, and thought up the What Makes Us Human? feature when he was cycling back from a party while drunk.

Originally from England, Tess is an oncology/palliative care registered nurse and a university academic, living in Sydney, Australia. She has three incredible children and a patient husband, all of whom inspire her in her everyday life as well as in her writing. Social justice, equality and acceptance are important concepts that should be introduced to children in their early years and Tess has achieved this through a charming story that can be enjoyed by all. Tess, together with her daughter Zoe, has published The Big Wall Feeling, an adventure story for children exploring similar themes as their next book, Just Like Me.