Authors of History Podcast

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by award winning historian and author Helen Castor. Helen Castor is a historian of the later middle ages and sixteenth century. She studied for her BA and PhD at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and was elected to a Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1993. Helen has presented programmes for BBC television, Channel...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podacast I am joined by Wolfson History Prize nominated historian and author Sara Lodge. Sara is Professor of nineteenth-century literature and culture at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of four books and many articles: she writes regularly for papers including the Scotsman, the Times Literary Supplement and the Wall Street Journal. She is...

On this very special episode of the Authors of History Podcast I talk to the newly announced winner of the 2025 Wolfson History Book Prize, author and historian Hannah Durkin. Hannah is a researcher in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Black Atlantic history and culture with specialist expertise in transatlantic slavery and its legacies. She holds a Ph. D. in American Studies from the University o...

On this episode of the Authors of History podcast I am joined by Author, Historian and Podcaster Jane Gulliford Lowes. Jane is a writer, a historian, and podcaster from the northeast of England. She has been obsessed with history and especially World War II and the social history of the Northeast from an early age. She holds a degree in law and a master's degree in the Second World War studies. Ja...

Roger Moorhouse is a historian and author whose latest book WOLFPACK: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War is published on 9th October 2025 by William Collins Publishers. Roger Moorhouse specialises in Nazi Germany, Poland and World War Two in Europe. After studying history at the School of Slavonic and East European History, London University, Roger graduated with an MA in 1994. Thereafter, he worked as re...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by author, historian, battlefield guide and charity ambassador Ben Mayne. Bens books "Wagons Roll : A Memoir of the East Riding Yeomanry - Alan King" was published in 2023. Ben Mayne is a battlefield historian, guide, and advisor for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. He specializes in the Second World War, with a focus on the...

On this episdoe of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by historian and author Lindsay Powell. I talk to him about his journey into history, writing about the Romans and lessons learned in his research and also meeting famous authors. His latest book "Tiberius - From Masterly Commander to Masterful Emperor" is published by Pen and Sword. Lindsay Powell is a historian and a writer who h...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast, I talk to American author and historian Kathryn J Atwood about writing non-fiction for young adults and self publishing her first novel. Kathryn has written multiple young adult collective biographies on women and war for Chicago Review Press. Her first book, Women Heroes of World War II, gets all the attention, but Booklist gave Kathryn's book on...

Phil Craig is a best selling author and multiple-award-winning film-maker, producer and TV network executive. A former RAF cadet pilot, Phil studied history at Cambridge University, was a BBC graduate trainee and built his career working for iconic British current affairs series  World in Action  and  Panorama , where he became senior producer. Later he became joint head of pro...

Dr Elizabeth Norton is a London-based historian specialising in the queens of England and the Tudor period. She has a double first class degree from the University of Cambridge, a Masters degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD from King’s College London. She has taught History at King’s College London and RADA. Her academic research has been published in several peer reviewed journals. Eli...

My guest on this episode of the Authors of History Podcast is Author, Historian, Television Historian,fFounder of the Great War Group and childrens author Alexandra Churchill. Alex takes us through her history journey from her first book on Eton College students in the First World War to researching in the Royal Archive within Windsor Castle and writing in collaboration with Nicolai Eberholst thei...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by Daily Telegraph journalist and historian Tim Wigmore. Tim Wigmore is the author of  Crickonomics- a Waterstones  sports book of the Year-and  Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution , which won the Wisden Book of the Year and  Daily Telegraph  Cricket Book of the Year in 2020. He is a sports writer for the&nbs...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I talk to author and historian Prit Buttar. Prit Buttar  studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. After leaving the army, he worked as a GP, first near Bristol and then in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. An established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th-century military history, He has written 15 non fiction b...

On this episode of Authors of History I talk to the brilliant TV and Radio Historian and author Dr Victoria Taylor about her journey into history and writing. What facinates her about aviation and her new book. Dr Victoria Taylor, BA (Hons), MRes, AFHEA is an award-winning aviation historian, broadcaster and writer who completed her PhD thesis on the Luftwaffe and National Socialism in the Third R...

On this spisode of the Authors of History Podcast, I talk to experienced author Andrew Rawson who takes us through his many journeys to publishing history books from his early experiences to his up coming book. He talks about each aspect of writing, editing and publishing with some fabulous advice for upcoming authors. He also recommends a history book that we all should read. Andrew has over fort...

Séan F. Scullion is a bi-lingual Spanish-English speaker and is currently serving as an officer in the British Army in the Royal Engineers. Brought up in Spain during the later stages of the Franco Regime and its transition to democracy, he studied Spanish at the University of Nottingham. He has written widely on military & historical matters and was a Spanish writer for Collins and Oxford Uni...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by the author and historian Lucy Jane Santos Lucy Jane Santos is a freelance historian and consultant, specialising in the late 19th and early 20th century uncovering the hidden stories of how science and technology have transformed daily life, especially when it comes to innovations in beauty practices. Lucy has been a judge...

On this episode of The Author of History Podcast I am joined by eminent Historian and author Dr Helen Fry. Helen has authored and edited over 25 books covering the social history of the Second World War, including British Intelligence and the secret war, espionage and spies, and MI9 escape and evasion. ​ She is the foremost authority on the 'secret listeners' who worked at special eavesdropping si...

On this episode of Authors of History Podcast I am joined by historian and author Dr Sarah Louise Miller. I talk to her about her journey into history and becoming an author. She recommends an local Independant Books shop and a Author of History we all should read. Sarah is a historian of war and conflict, with particular expertise in the Second World War. She is a specialist on WWII military hist...

On this episode of the Authors of History Podcast I am joined by historian, author, and public relations professional Andrew Chatterton. He released his first book 'Britain's Secret Defense Civilian Saboteurs, Spies and Assassins During Second World War' in July 2022 and his second book 'Fortress Britain, 1940 Britain's Unsung and Secret Defense on Land, Sea, and in the Air' in July 2024, both boo...

On the episode of The Authors of History Podcast I talk to self published author Clare Wichbold about Suffrage, her book 'Hard Work but Glorious - Stories from the Herefordshire Suffrage Campaign'. Clare talks about the trials and tribulations of becoming a self published author, about her jourey into history and writing and about the leading social reformer Constance Radcliffe Cooke who story is...

On this episode of Authors of History Podcast, I talk to Jack Bowsher, historian, author and podcasters about his experince of becomeing an author and writing his first book 'Forgotten Armour - Tank Warfare in Burma' published in 2024. Jack talks about what drew him to writing about this specific part of World war 2 and his wider experiences of being a historian and author and how thats led into s...

On this episode of Authors of History Podcast, I talk to leading Canadian Historian, Author and TV Presenter David O'Keefe about his journey into history and to becoming an author. David talks about how his interest in World War 2 leads to him becoming a world renowned expert on the Operation Jubilee - The Dieppe Raids and the Canadian involvement in World War 2 and D-Day. David gives some excitin...