Interviews

Video interviews available online

• Interview with Rock, Paper Swords at the historical Novel Conference (2024)
• Interview with Chris Edgerly in November 2022, a whopping 2hrs 50mins in length, touching on a wide range of subjects, as below. Chris has great patience! NB. This is also available as an audio-only podcast, at Spotify

  00:00 - Introduction

  0:37 - The importance of perspective in history

  08:43 - The Time Traveller's Guide books

  17:50 - The usefulness of other subjects in understanding history

  25:45 - The threat of misinformation and disinformation throughout history

  38:34 - Law and order and democracy in history and today

  50:01 - Postmodernism as a tool for understanding history

  57:11 - Concerns for the future

  1:05:07 - Empires and governments

  1:22:14 - The flexibility of the British class system through history

  1:34:51 - Social media and issues with Yuval Noah Harari's "Sapiens"

  1:51:13 - Why Running Matters

  2:15:27 - Voice acting and doing your own audiobook reads

  2:19:57 - Chris's choice of Anglo Saxon England for his first novel

  2:34:09 - Millennium and technology's impact on history and the future

• Interview with Bruce Holsinger about writing history in different forms (2012). Unfortunately the sound isn't so good, which is a shame as it was a good discussion. It also available on Youtube.
• Interview with George Miller about life in Elizabethan England (2012)
• A few words introducing The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (2012)
• Panel session, 'Novel Approaches: The differences and similarities between historical fiction and academic history' at the Institute of Historical Research, London (2011) (Youtube). I have to say, I was not feeling great that day, as I explained in my write-up for the Society of Authors about the whole conference.
• Appledore Festival (2009) (Youtube)