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History Speakers
History speakers and historians. Speakers on social history. Speakers on military history. We may even have speakers on the history of public speaking – it has a very long history indeed.
David Aaronovitch
David Aaronovitch - Orwell Prize-winning journalist, author and long-running columnist for The Times. ... [more]
Samira Ahmed
Samira Ahmed multi-lingual journalist, broadcaster and documentary maker in the fields of culture, politics and social history.... [more]
Audrey Allwood
Dr Audrey Allwood, speaker on health and well-being and anthropologist of Caribbean migration and belonging.... [more]
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is the bestselling author of The Lost Continent, Mother Tongue, Neither Here Nor There, Made in America, Notes From a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Notes From a Big Country, Down Under and, most recently, A Short History of Nearly Everything.... [more]
Michael Cockerell
Michael Cockerell - legendary award-winning BBC documentary maker who has interviewed 9 PM's, written about British political leaders and their image-makers.... [more]
Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank - author, broadcaster and professor, is a regular on the BBC, best known for his popular series Britain's Best Buildings, Around the World in 80 Treasures and What the Industrial Revolution Did For Us.... [more]
Stephen Dalziel
Stephen Dalziel - former BBC Russian Affairs Analyst and Director of Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, military analyst and political commentator.... [more]
Peter Frankopan
Peter Frankopan speaker, one of the world's leading historians, author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World explaining the importance of Asia, and China's One Belt One Road.... [more]
Peter Hawthorne
Peter Hawthorne is the expert on the Animal Victoria Cross, the medal awarded by the animal charity PDSA for acts of loyalty and bravery by animals in the service of humans. ... [more]
Professor Turi King
Professor Turi King speaker on DNA, genetics, and ancestry known for her remarkable work in identifying King Richard III. Professor Turi King agent for speaking and presentation in both in-person and virtual settings.... [more]
Paul Laidlaw
Paul Laidlaw speaker, auctioneer and antiques expert on BBC Antiques Roadtrip. Specialist Speakers is nominated by Paul Laidlaw agent for speaking and presentation in both in-person and virtual settings.... [more]
Geoff Marshall
Geoff Marshall is a leading authority on London, its transport history, its development and its future. ... [more]
David Murrin
David Murrin, investor, polymath and author of Breaking the Code of History talks about investment and the great themes of our times - the shifting balance of power in favour of Asia and Africa.... [more]
Patrick Vernon OBE
Patrick Vernon OBE - member of Healthwatch England, NHS England Equality Diversity Council, Advisory board member for Time To Change and former Labour and the Coalition government Ministerial Advisory for Mental Health.... [more]
David Olusoga
David Olusoga speaker, broadcaster, author, film-maker - historian of Black Britain.... [more]
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman - charismatic award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster.... [more]
Fern Riddell
Fern Riddell - expert cultural historian, best known for her broadcasting on the working classes in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.... [more]
Simon Schama
Simon Schama - author, thinker, broadcaster and Professor of Art History and History. Creator of the landmark TV series History of Britain.... [more]
Paul Sinha
Paul Sinha - stand-up comedian, broadcaster and brilliant after dinner speaker. Paul Sinha is also a fully qualified doctor and an absolute master awards host.... [more]
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith - author and documentary maker. His work has covered the distance from Apollo astronauts to crop circle hoaxers via Damien Hirst. ... [more]
Crispin Swayne
Crispin Swayne - social and military historian - presented and co-wrote the critically acclaimed television series, 'Great Battles' on Discovery Channel, in which he passionately retraced and told the stories behind decisive battles throughout history.... [more]
Brendan Walker
Professor Brendan Walker - science and engineering broadcaster, educator and the world's foremost (and perhaps only) 'thrill engineer'.... [more]
Emma Wells
Emma Wells - global authority on British historic buildings and sites, Dr Emma Wells speaks on social history, the historic built environment, theology, art and architecture.... [more]
Kate Williams
Kate Williams - historian and broadcaster, specialist in modern history, royal and constitutional affairs.... [more]
Mark Williams
Mark Williams - best known for the The Fast Show, as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter films and as an comedy actor, his first love is engineering and history. He has presented several TV engineering history documentaries.... [more]
