Talk:Tristram Hunt

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Tristram Hunt (born 1974), is a controversial British TV historian. He also lectures at the University of London.

Dr Hunt's four-part series on the English Civil War, first broadcast on the BBC2 in 2002, though regarded by many as extremely gimmicky and lightweight, attracted considerable attention. Hunt added to the controversy by attacking the popular history programmes presented by David Starkey, accusing him of a "gossip columnist" approach.

In the series of programmes concluding the 100 Greatest Britons poll organised by the BBC, Hunt presented the programme advocating Isaac Newton.

Hunt also recently published his first book, Building Jerusalem [1], which received mixed reviews. He is now undertaking a biography of Friedrich Engels and has just completed a television programme for Channel 4 on the historical role of the middle class in England. He was recently appointed to the board of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Hunt is married and lives in Harringay.