Media Work
Sarah frequently appears on television and radio programmes, working to bring history to life in a public setting. Sarah has presented, appeared and consulted on historical documentaries for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky History, National Geographic and PBS. She is also the presenter of ‘A Touch of History’ - details at the bottom of this page.
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BBC, Who Do You Think You Are
Sarah has appeared in three episodes of Who Do You Think You Are, including the episode she filmed with Ralf Little for series 19. The other two episodes will air in 2025.
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Channel 4, My Grandparents’ War
Sarah appeared as an expert WWII historian on the episode featuring actress Keira Knightley.
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Channel 4, Fortress Britain with Professor Alice Roberts
Sarah appeared as the HQ expert historian on WWII alongside Professor Alice Roberts in this mini-series.
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BBC, Saving Lives at Sea – WWII Special
Sarah appeared as an historical expert on the Second World War at sea in this WWII special of the popular series on the RNLI. Sarah joined presenter Dermot O’Leary and historian James Holland on stage at the We Have Ways Festival, talking about this episode.
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Channel 4, Women On the Frontline
Sarah appeared in all three episodes of this mini-series, and contributed as a historical expert and advisor in research and scriptwriting for series.
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Channel 5, The Midlands Through Time with Jay Blades
Sarah appeared as an historical expert in the episode on the WWII bombing of Coventry with Jay Blades.
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BBC News, D-Day Coverage
Sarah appeared on the BBC News Channel’s coverage of the D-Day 80th Anniversary commemoration event in Portsmouth, as an expert advisor on the Second World War at sea. She also appeared on news live from Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge in an interview with Asad Ahmad, during which she spoke about the intelligence and deception campaigns behind D-Day.
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BBC, Points of View
Sarah appeared as an expert on D-Day for the episode covering D-day, reviewing ‘The Last Heroes’.
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Nazis, U-Boats, and Spies, BBC Northern Ireland (NITV)
Sarah recently filmed a documentary on Ireland in the Second World War. Watch here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00292r2/nazis-uboats-and-the-battle-for-the-atlantic
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ITV News
Sarah appeared on the ITV News talking about the Dowding System in the Battle of Britain
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World War II: Secrets From Above
Sarah is an expert presenter on an the most recent series of World War II: Secrets From Above on National Geographic: https://www.natgeotv.com/uk/shows/natgeo/wwii-secrets-from-above#episodes-t3
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Channel 5, Inside Windsor Castle
Sarah appeared as an historical expert covering Princess Elizabeth in the ATS in this mini-series.
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BBC, Who Do You Think You Are?
Sarah will appear in two upcoming episodes of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? Due to air this year.
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ITV News
Sarah speaks on the ITV News about the ATA.
Sarah’s additional television work includes the following documentaries:
Sky History, Secret Weapons of WWII: Sarah appeared as an historical expert in episode on the Dambusters raid.
Sky History, Weapon of the Century : Sarah appeared as an historical expert on this documentary about weapons and war.
Sky History, Deception: World War II: Sarah appeared as an historical expert in the episodes for this mini-series and assisted the the production team with research.
Sky History, The Bomber: Terror of World War II: Sarah appeared as an historical expert in multiple episodes of this international six-part television documentary series.
Junto Media and Real Engineering Productions, Battle of Britain: Sarah appeared on and assisted with the script-writing for this series on the Battle of Britain
A Touch of History
Our history is all around us.
It can, though, be difficult to connect to history, and for many of us, it feels like a far-off place of dates and timelines, kings and queens, and events we didn’t witness and feel we have no real link to.
In A Touch of History, Sarah and her fellow historians travel to places and investigate objects that provide us with the tangible links to the past we are looking for.
From castles and hillforts to islands and tunnels, and from chess pieces and standing stones to aircraft, ships and monuments, we investigate the history around us through the places and objects it left behind - objects which connect us to the past. These connections are explored in mini-documentaries and shorts.
Join us for a Touch of History!
Sarah produces and writes the episodes for the Secret History series, as well as appearing in them with other historical experts.
