About
Host
Tam McDonald is founder and publisher of Cradle of English which tells the story of how one short but famous street in old London made such an outsized contribution to the development of a global language – many would say to the world’s pre-eminent language.
Host
Dr Geoff Browell is Project Lead: Heritage Collections at King’s College London, an experienced archivist, enthusiastic proponent of the intelligent use of technology in storytelling and a keen collector of unusual ideas and memories. He recently published The Strand: A Biography
Producer
Christopher Winn is the author of the best selling I Never Knew That Book Series. He was Terry Wogan’s assistant on his BBC TV chat show and Associate Producer on I Never Knew That About Britain for ITV. As well as TimeTable London, he is producer of the popular podcast series Christopher Winn’s I Never Knew That and of That Wilbur Smith Show.
Guest Host
Dr Jessica Borge is an all-rounder in the field of historical research, with experience in the libraries & archives sector, private and academic research, and digitisation and digital services for archives and historians. She is Business Development Manager at Max Communications, the UK's premiere digital services firm for the Archives, Heritage and Natural History sectors, and is the author of "Protective Practices. A History of the London Rubber Company and the Condom Business" McGill-Queens University Press, 2020. Alas, Jess had to leave us after three episodes but we hope to have her back from time to time as an occasional host!