Dr Julian Richards is an archaeologist with over 40 years of experience of fieldwork and excavation, a writer and presenter on television and radio. An acknowledged expert on Stonehenge and Britain’s prehistoric past Julian devised, researched and presented seven 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. He also presented six series of Mapping the Town on Radio 4, and designed the award winning Hunt the Ancestor game for the BBC History website. Julian also presented a four-part series, Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited which aired on BBC4. Julian lives in Dorset where he maintains his special...
Dr Julian Richards is an archaeologist with over 40 years of experience of fieldwork and excavation, a writer and presenter on television and radio. An acknowledged expert on Stonehenge and Britain’s prehistoric past Julian devised, researched and presented seven 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. He also presented six series of Mapping the Town on Radio 4, and designed the award winning Hunt the Ancestor game for the BBC History website.
Julian also presented a four-part series, Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited which aired on BBC4.
Julian lives in Dorset where he maintains his special interests in Stonehenge, the history of ceramics and old cars.
Julian is also an experienced and entertaining after dinner speaker (his life in archaeology is summed up in ‘A career in ruins’) and an Arts Society lecturer.
