Bettany Hughes
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Bettany Hughes (b. 1968) MA in Ancient and Modern History from Oxford, England is a broadcaster and writer.
She has been widely acknowledged as one of the best of the new generation of television historians[citation needed]. She has presented several acclaimed[citation needed]Channel 4 television documentaries on ancient history.
She won a scholarship to read Ancient and Modern History at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford and completed her postgraduate research while travelling through Eastern Europe and Central Asia. She holds a masters degree from Oxford.
Her father is the actor Peter Hughes and her brother is the cricketer and journalist Simon Hughes.
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[edit] Television series
- Helen of Troy — produced by Lion TV
- The Moors
- The Spartans - produced by Lion TV, three 60-minute episodes
- The Minoans
- Seven Ages of Britain — a social history from the Ice Age to the Industrial Revolution
- Mysteries of the Ancients
- Breaking the Seal
[edit] BBC Radio
- Amongst the Medici - 3 parts, BBC Radio 4, February-March 2006.
[edit] Books
- Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore, 2005. ISBN 0-224-07177-7.
[edit] Trivia
During a debate on Starkey's Last Word on 4th December 2006 she said she had always voted Labour.
When asked by the Evening Standard the question, "If there were three, beautiful naked women standing in front of you, which one would you pick? Does this have any relevance to economics?" Bettany answered, "I would have a bit of a lesbian something going on with this one. I would find a reason to pick all of them to justify taking all three of them home." [1]
[edit] External links
- Public Speaking information
- PBS presents Helen of Troy, PRNewswire, September 14, 2005
- www.bettanyhughes.co.uk Official Website
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