TV historian name

[theplayingmantis]

Weird one folks, but trying to find the name of a english historian/expert who is occasionally on tv, in things like tony robinson or sam willis programs.

the guy is in his 50's, dresses very old fashioned/smart with patterned waistcoats to the fore, has glasses and long lankish, possibly balding hair and is well spoken. im fairly ceratin hes also a practising druid if that helps!

someone must know who i mean

[silverfoxcc]

If this is the guy he is doing war walks on BBC I player

[dontfollowme]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/willgompe... this guy?

[Gargamel]

silverfoxcc said:

If this is the guy he is doing war walks on BBC I player

Thats Dan Snow, pretty sure OP description doesn’t fit

[Riley Blue]

Gargamel said:

silverfoxcc said:

If this is the guy he is doing war walks on BBC I player

Thats Dan Snow, pretty sure OP description doesn’t fit

You mean Richard Holmes, I'm watching him on BBC4 as I type, but it doesn't sound like him either.

[BryanC]

I give you Professor Ronald Hutton ?

[theplayingmantis]

BryanC said:

I give you Professor Ronald Hutton ?

indeed it was, my crude googling tuned him up 5 minutes after posting my OP. i was too lazy to tell folk to stand down...

googling 'british druid expert historian' hes the 4th result.

thanks though and everyone else!

[theplayingmantis]

Gargamel said:

silverfoxcc said:

If this is the guy he is doing war walks on BBC I player

Thats Dan Snow, pretty sure OP description doesn’t fit

war walks is the late great prof richard holmes. at least it was.

[coppernorks]

theplayingmantis said:

war walks is the late great prof richard holmes. at least it was.

War Walks is getting a re-run this week.

Remembrance week is sheer manna from heaven for the BBC schedulers , just show
ancient repeats of sentimental war related stuff and no-one dares to complain lest
they be seen as unpatriotic and a possible fifth columnist.