Nick Middleton is a British physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He specialises in desertification. Nick Middleton was born in London, England. As a geographer, he has travelled to more than 50 countries. Going to Extremes is a television programme for Channel 4 about extreme lifestyles, in which Middleton experiences life in the hostile conditions other cultures must endure. He has appeared on BBC 2's Through the Keyhole.
Series
Books

Travels As a Brussels Scout
1997

The Global Casino
An Introduction to Environmental Issues
1995

Extremes
Surviving the World's Harshest Environments
2005

Going to Extremes
2001

Surviving Extremes
Ice, Jungle, Sand and Swamp
2004

The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia by Nicholas J. Middleton
1993

Deserts
A Very Short Introduction
2009

Kalashnikovs and Zombie Cucumbers
Travels in Mozambique
1994

Extremes Along the Silk Road
Airside and Export Only
2005

Rivers
A Very Short Introduction
2012

An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist
A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States
2015

Ice Tea and Elvis
1999