Word Play - The History Collection

Norman Davies is the bestselling author of Europe: A History; The Isles: A History, Rising '44 and Europe at War. He is also the author of the definitive history of Poland, God's Playground, and several books on European history. Born in Bolton, Lancashire in 1939, Davies is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. He is a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Professor Emeritus of London University. He lives in Oxford and Krakow, Poland. Tamasin Day-Lewis is now one of Britain's most popular food writers. She is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph, American Vogue and Vanity Fair among other publications. . She has been a documentary film-maker for fifteen years, her credits including the ITV documentary that accompanied her book Last Letters Home. She is the author of many acclaimed cookery books and presenter of Tamasin's Weekends for UK TV Food. She lives in Somerset. Martin Davidson is one of Britain's leading television producers, specializing in history and arts programmes. He was the executive produce of Channel 4's series and book of the same name Spitfire Ace and is the author of other books such as The Consumerist Manifesto and A Visitor's Guide to a History of Britain. James Taylor is a writer and television researcher. He joined RDF Media in 2001, where has worked on a broad range of series including Spitfire Ace and Carthage: The Roman Holocaust. Andrew Sachs is one of Britain's busiest actors, best known for his twelve-week visit to the Faulty Towers hotel in the 1970s. His other screen credits include Minder, Bergerac, and playing Albert Einstein for a BBC Horizon special. He has written and appeared in many radio dramas, and narrated a range of TV documentaries including Children's Hospital and Hotel. David Shaw Parker began his career with the RSC after having completed his training at RADA. His most recent stage work includes roles in The False Servant and My Fair Lady at the National Theatre. Steven Pacey is well known for his role as Tarrant in the cult TV series Blake's Seven and received critical acclaim for his performance as Stanley in The Birthday Party at the Piccadily Theatre. His other television work includes Pie in the Sky, Law and Disorder, Lovejoy and M.I.T: Murder Investigation Team. He has been prolific in radio where he has done over 300 broadcasts.