Events

I am an experienced speaker and a regular participator in events such as literary and history festivals, libraries, public lectures and conferences. 

I mostly talk about the history of crime, detectives and forensic science. My current and recent events are listed below.

These include some of my most popular talks, which I am always happy to share. I can also create and deliver new related subjects on request. If you are interested in one of my talks, please contact me.

2025

18 November 2025 – The Bermondsey Murder, Chadwell Heath Historical Society

29 October 2025 – The Bermondsey Murder, Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Local History Society

25 September 2025 – Dickens and the Detectives, Medina Bookshop, Cowes

12 September – London Crime, Society of Genealogists

18 Aug-2 Sept 2025 – crime history lectures, Seabourn

17 May 2025 – Smugglers and Wreckers (repeat), Brading Roman Villa 

8 March 2025 – The Bermondsey Murder, Bermondsey and Beyond Literary Festival

22 February 2025 – Smugglers and Wreckers, Brading Roman Villa

11 February 2025 – The Real Sherlock Holmes, Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society

1 February 2025 – The Bermondsey Murder, The Whitechapel Society

8 January 2025 – The Real Sherlock Holmes, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society

2024

15 November 2024 – The Science of Sleuthing, University of Warsaw

25 October 2024 – The Bermondsey Murder, Basingstoke Crime Writing Festival

22 October 2024 – The Bermondsey Murder, Society of Australian Genealogists

9 October 2024 – The Bermondsey Murder, Metropolitan Police History Society

8 October 2024 – The Golden Age of Detection, the London Month of the Dead Festival

6 October 2024 – Murder in the Neighbourhood, Society of Genealogists

4 October 2024 – From Inspiration to Publication, Isle of Wight Literary Festival

2 October 2024 – The Bermondsey Murder, the London Archives

13 June 2024 – True Crime: Going Beyond the Headlines, Crime Writers’ Association

15 May 2024 – Victorian CSI, Bristol Metalworkers Society