History Extra podcast Creators & Guests

Nathan Connolly is a historian and professor, he is the Herbert Baxter Adams Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and co-host of the U.S. history podcast BackStory.

Nick Hayes is an illustrator, print-maker, political cartoonist, and author of the book The Book of Trespass.

Alex Bellos is a British writer and broadcaster. He is the author of books about Brazil and mathematics, as well as having a column in The Guardian newspaper.

Andy Beckett is a journalist and historian. Currently, he writes for The Guardian, the London Review of Books, and The New York Times magazine.Beckett studied Modern History at Oxford University, and journalism at the University of California Berkeley.

Greg Jenner is a historian and author.

Shushma Malik is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Roehampton.

Suzannah Lipscomb is a historian, academic and television presenter, broadcaster, and author of the book The Voices of Nîmes.

Giles Tremlett is a historian and author.

Lucy Worsley is a British historian, author, curator, and television presenter.

Levi Roach is an Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Exeter.

Kehinde Nkosi Andrews is an academic specializing in Black Studies. He is a professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University, director of the Centre for Critical Social Research, founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity, and co-chair of the UK Black Studies Association.

Dr. Francis Young is a historian and author of religion and belief. He is a professional indexer, a reader in the Church of England, and a tutor for the University of Oxford Continuing Education.

Mary Sarotte is a historian.

Philippe Sands, QC is a British and French lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College London. A specialist in international law, he appears as counsel and advocate before many international courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court.Sands serves on the panel of arbitrators at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).He is the author of sixteen books on international law, including Lawless World (2005) and Torture Team (2008). His book East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity (2016) has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. His latest book is The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive (2020).

Helen H. Carr is a historian, writer, and producer who specializes in medieval history and public history. Currently, she is a Professor at Queen Mary University London.Carr writes a monthly column for BBC History Magazine, and contributes to the TLS, Unherd and The New Statesman. Her first book, "Inventing the American Primitive: Politics, Gender and the Representation of Native American Literary Traditions, 1789–1936," was published in 1996.Carr has appeared as an expert on television and radio. She produced and hosted the podcast "Hidden Histories" and has hosted podcasts for BBC History.

Ruth Goodman is a freelance historian of the early modern period, who specializes in consulting for museums and heritage attractions.Goodman hosted the 2005 television series "Tales from the Green Valley," and participated in several BBC historic farm series. She occasionally presents features for "The One Show," and she co-hosted "Secrets of the Castle" in 2014, and "24 Hours in the Past" in 2015.

Benedict Macintyre is a historian, reviewer, columnist for The Times newspaper, and author of the book Agent Sonya.

Margarette Lincoln is an author, and deputy director of the National Maritime Museum.

Dr. Caroline Dodds Pennock is a Lecturer of International History at the University of Sheffield, author of both popular and scholarly articles on Aztec and Atlantic history, and has also worked on several projects for the BBC.