Bettany Hughes
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Bettany Hughes (born 1968) is a broadcaster and writer.
She has presented several Channel 4 television documentaries on ancient history.
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[edit] Biography
She won a scholarship to read Ancient and Modern History at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford, achieving a 2:1. After graduating she travelled through Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Her father is the actor Peter Hughes and her brother is the cricketer and journalist Simon Hughes.
[edit] Television series
- Helen of Troy — produced by Lion TV
- When The Moors Ruled In Europe
- 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
- Athens: the Dawn of Democracy
[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
- When The Moors Ruled In Europe Video (102 mins)
