Professor Medieval Archaelogy, Oxford University. Author of The Tomb of Christ and King Arthur's Round Table.

 

 

Guy Booth qualified as an architect in 1977. A gifted designer with highly original ideas, he takes a keen interest in the history of architecture and related design disciplines from fashion to technology.

 

Mike was the presenter for an award winning and ground breaking history series on BBC One to mark the Millenium. South 2000 was a 40 part series, in which Mike brought to life 2000 years of history, in 40 bite size episodes. Many schools used the series as part of their teaching thanks to Mike's ability to connect with the younger generation.

 

 

Christopher Clark is Professor of Modern European History at St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge specialising in the history of Germany since the eighteenth century. As well as several successful publications, Christopher has appeared on various radio & television documentaries.

 

 
Professor Margaret Cox is an internationally experienced forensic archaeologist/anthropologist who has worked in such places as Rwanda, Kosovo and Cyprus. She was until recently Professor of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield University and is President of the Inforce Foundation. Her most recent work has been on the Fromelles Project.

 

 

An experienced broadcaster, Saul David often appears on British radio and television. His presenting credits include the Escape From… series for Channel Five (2004), Sky One’s genealogy series So You Think You’re Royal? (2007) and The Greatest Knight for BBC2 (2008).

 

Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School. He is a resident faculty member of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

Combining a vivid, warm style with scholarly insights and unique storytelling ability Bettany’s programmes connect to people in all global territories. Her history programmes have now been seen by over 50 million worldwide. Her work on the Hollywood ‘300’ DVD has ensured she has a loyal international fan base of women and men from 16 upwards.

Broadcaster, journalist, author, conservationalist – Stanley Johnnson’s achievements are numerous, traveling the world in pursuit of animal welfare and spearheading environmental projects. Stanley has had many books published and regularly writes for newspapers and magazines on a range of topics – from politics and travel to society at large. He appears on television and radio, presenting documentaries for Channel Four as well as guesting on news, current affairs and feature programmes.

 

Maria Misra teaches history at Oxford University. She recently wrote and presented the Channel 4 series An Indian Affair and is a regular contributor to the Saturday Review on Radio 4.

 

Television and radio presenter Juliet Morris is a well-known face in the world of broadcasting. Juliet left Newsround in 1995 to present BBC Breakfast News for three years and has since fronted a wide range of factual and current affairs programmes for the BBC including House Detectives, The Travel Show and The Heaven and Earth Show. She was previously a reporter on BBC's Countryfile.

 

Dr Marc Morris is an historian and broadcaster, specialising in the Middle Ages. In 2003 he presented the highly acclaimed six-part series Castle for Channel 4 and wrote its accompanying book. He has also contributed to history programmes on Five and UK TV History, as well as other shows on Channel 4 and Radio 4.

 

John Julius Norwich has written histories of Venice, the Byzantine Empire, Norman Sicily and the Mediterranean, together with books on Shakespeare's history plays, music and architecture. He has also written two travel books, on Mount Athos and the Sahara, and has lectured - on all these and several other subjects - in Europe, North America and Australia. He has been Chairman of Colnaghi - the oldest fine art dealers in London, of the Venice in Peril Fund and of the World Monuments Fund in Britain, and has served on the Executive Committee of the National Trust and the Board of the English National Opera. He also produces an annual anthology, A Christmas Cracker, and has twice performed for a week in small London theatres, interspersing readings from these anthologies with songs to the piano.

 

 

Stephen Phillips is a writer, broadcaster, producer and arts consultant who has worked all over the world as a cultural reporter and commentator. He has appeared on all the UK’s terrestrial TV channels - for seven years as Arts Correspondent for Channel Four News - and was a regular presenter of the BBC’s premier radio arts programme Kaleidoscope.

 

    Julian Richards is a presenter on television and radio, a writer and an archaeologist with over 30 years experience of fieldwork and publication. Julian has presented five series of the popular Meet the Ancestors (BBC 2) and the five part Blood of the Vikings (BBC 2) for both of which he wrote accompanying books.

 

Hallie Rubenhold is an author and social historian whose expertise lies in the early modern period (17th, 18th and 19th centuries). Her book, The Covent Garden Ladies was filmed as a documentary, The Harlot's Handbook, and presented by Hallie for the BBC as part of the highly successful, The Century that Made Us season. She has since appeared as an expert contributor on numerous documentaries and has acted as historical consultant for period dramas, including Channel 4's The Harlot's Progress, Living TV's Living with the Dead and a five-part series, City of Vice.

 

Sir Roy Strong is a well-known historian and garden writer, lecturer, critic and columnist and a regular contributor to television and radio programmes.

 

 

Lecturer, broadcaster and author of Pirates of Barbary and The Life of  Christopher Wren and many National Trust books. Academic reputation in UK and US.

 

 

Dr Kate Williams  a historian, with a particular specialisation in 17th to early 20th century history.