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Get Contact List →Download Contact ListAnna Eavis bridges heritage preservation and contemporary urban challenges through her roles at English Heritage and Oxford Preservation Trust. With dual expertise in medieval architecture and modern policy, she advocates for adaptive reuse of historic assets as climate-resilient community infrastructure.
"True preservation requires equal parts reverence for the past and imagination for the future."
As podcast editor and lead multimedia historian at BBC History Magazine’s HistoryExtra, Ellie Cawthorne specializes in bringing forgotten narratives to life through innovative storytelling formats. Her work spans:
Successful outreach should emphasize:
“The best history stories make us reevaluate not just the past, but our present moment.”
With dual expertise in modern history and scientific journalism, Emma Mason crafts narratives that reveal how past innovations shape present realities. Her work for BBC History Magazine and Biocompare demonstrates unique ability to make technical subjects accessible without sacrificing depth.
Frank Giles (1919–2019) was a cornerstone of British journalism, known for his editorial leadership at The Sunday Times and authoritative historical works. His career offers critical lessons for those seeking to engage with legacy media institutions.
While Giles is no longer active, his body of work suggests these approaches for related projects:
“The responsible course would be to halt publication—but the pressures were considerable.”
This quote from Giles’ reflection on the Hitler Diaries scandal encapsulates his balanced approach to journalism’s ethical challenges—a perspective that remains relevant for modern media professionals.
Specializing in 20th-century British life, Gardiner brings academic depth to public history through books, documentaries, and museum collaborations. Her work for institutions like the Imperial War Museum and BBC has redefined how audiences engage with the past.
“The best stories live in the gaps between official records” – Gardiner, 2022
Recent recognitions include the 2023 Public History Prize for her work making wartime diaries accessible through augmented reality projects.
Sir Keith Thomas (b. 1933) is a preeminent British historian focusing on early modern social and cultural transformations. Currently contributing to the London Review of Books, his work bridges academic research and public discourse through essays analyzing historical belief systems and their modern legacies.
While Thomas occasionally connects historical patterns to contemporary issues, he prefers letting historical evidence speak for itself rather than forced comparisons to modern politics.
Nigel Jones is a historian-journalist for The Spectator specializing in the intersection of European history and contemporary politics. With bylines in The Guardian, BBC History, and The Telegraph, his work decodes modern populism through archival rigor and literary analysis.
Sir Peter Stothard bridges ancient history and modern politics through a unique journalistic lens honed over 50 years at The Times, TLS, and The Spectator. His work dissects power dynamics from Caesar’s Rome to contemporary Westminster, favoring primary source analysis and interdisciplinary research methods.
Currently writing for New Statesman, Radford specializes in making historical analysis resonate with contemporary audiences. Her work sits at the crossroads of:
“The best stories aren’t found – they’re excavated through patience and perspective”
With over 150 published works and 500,000 podcast downloads, Radford’s influence extends beyond journalism into academic curricula and museum exhibition design. Her upcoming book Palimpsest Politics (2026) promises to redefine how we engage with cultural memory.
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Sally Alexander (b. 1943) is a pioneering British historian and feminist activist whose work redefined modern historical methodology. Currently contributing to the History Workshop Journal, she specializes in:
"History lives in the spaces between personal memory and collective action - our task is to listen carefully to both."
With over 50 years' experience bridging activism and academia, Alexander remains a vital voice for understanding how past struggles inform present-day social justice movements. Her work continues to inspire new approaches to feminist historical research.
With four decades at Express & Star and 25+ novels, Toby Neal masterfully bridges journalism and fiction. Her work illuminates how place shapes identity, whether profiling Shropshire's aerospace history or documenting American wilderness trails.
"Neal's work reminds us that every landscape holds layered stories - we need only listen." - BBC Countryfile Magazine
Tom Holland stands as one of Britain’s most influential public intellectuals, blending academic rigor with mass-market appeal. Currently a columnist for The Spectator and co-host of the chart-topping podcast The Rest Is History, his work spans:
"To live in a western country is to live in a society still utterly saturated by Christian concepts and assumptions."
When approaching Holland, emphasize understudied historical connections and avoid presentist analyses lacking deep temporal context. His career demonstrates that the most urgent stories are often those we’ve forgotten to remember.
As Principal Diverse Histories Records Specialist at The National Archives (UK), Iglikowski-Broad brings marginalized histories to mainstream audiences through archival research and public engagement. Her work spans:
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