Doing History

“Don’t you feel a bit ambivalent about doing TV history?” people often ask. “I mean, isn’t it all terribly compromising/cheapening/over-simplifying….or whatever adjective you like?” The simple answer is “No”.  Of course, for me there have

If you haven’t seen it yet – and if your Twitter feed is anything like mine then that seems unlikely – do take a look at Fox News’s interview with Reza Aslan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7IVgj6tOR4 Aslan is

As a songwriter with a fascination for American history, I’m often in a quandary about how to balance my desire for authenticity with the need for drama. I remember the first song I wrote with

Beyond the Bailey is a project that I set up with the assistance of Sheffield's Practical Public Engagement  module. It began with a creative writing workshop in which participants were introduced to online historical archives,