Radio NZ interview 7 Jan 2017
This weekend I was interviewed (by the magic of Skype) by Lynn Freeman on Radio NZ. We talked about my book Charles Dickens and his …
Charles Dickens and the Women Who Made Him
My article for The Guardian, on Charles Dickens and the women in his life. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/charles-dickens-and-the-women-who-made-him
Malton Dickens Festival
In December, we had another successful Dickens festival in the pretty Yorkshire town of Malton – where Charles Dickens’ younger brother, Alfred, lived. This photo …
Walking Dickens’s London
Download my walking tour of London in the footsteps of Charles Dickens https://voicemap.me/tour/london/charles-dickens-from-furnival-s-inn-to-doughty-street
Front Row on BBC Radio 4
An amazing review of Bitten By Witch Fever on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. It starts just after minute 15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08558np
Huffington Post’s Top 8 History Books
My new book for Thames & Hudson, Bitten By Witch Fever, was chosen by the Huffington Post as one of their eight best history titles …
Guardian Books Podcast
Listen to my podcast for Guardian Books, talking about arsenic in the Victorian home and my latest book, Bitten By Witch Fever, with Claire Armitstead. …
BBC Berkshire interview
I was invited onto BBC Berkshire on New Year’s Day, to talk about my new book “Bitten By Witch Fever” (Thames & Hudson), my interview …
Could this wallpaper kill you? Victorian Britain’s lethal obsession with the perfect shade of green
Vividly coloured wallpaper was the height of fashion for aspirational Victorians – and the cause of countless deaths. On Thursday, April 3 1862, Dr Thomas …