Killing Time Creators & Guests

Rebecca Rideal is a Historian, occasional TV producer, bestselling author of 1666: PLAGUE, WAR & HELLFIRE. Founder @HistFestUK. Host of Killing Time podcast and an Ambassador @SaveTheLondon

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.

Duncan Barrett is a writer and editor who specialises in biography and memoir. He also works as an actor and theatre director.Barrett published several books in collaboration with other authors. His his first solo book, "Men of Letters," was published in 2014.

Art historian, writer and presenter. Ferren is a researcher and advocate for art education. Her research areas include modern Chinese art history and the wonderful intersections between pop culture and art history.

Stephen McGann is a British actor, best known for portraying Dr. Patrick Turner in the BBC One medical period drama series Call the Midwife. He is one of a family of acting brothers, the others being Joe, Paul, and Mark.McGann was born in Kensington, Liverpool, and began his professional acting career in 1982, starring in the West End musical Yakety Yak. He has since worked extensively in British theatre and on screen.