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I was interviewed on Radio Newcastle in a special programme live from Gibside on Friday 28 May.
Radio 4 interview
I was interviewed by Australian gastroenterologist Barry Marshall about his hero John Hunter on Radio 4 on 22 April.
Talk at Durham Festival
I enjoyed speaking about my book at Durham Book Festival on 29 October 2009. Thanks to everyone involved.
Talk in Newcastle
I was delighted to speak at the Miners' Institute, Newcastle, for an event hosted by the North East England History Institute, on 14 May 2009.
Talk at Gibside NT for Hexham Book Festival
It was a huge pleasure to give a talk at Gibside, National Trust, Mary Eleanor Bowes's former home, as a guest of Hexham Book Festival on 25 April 2009. My thanks to everyone involved.
I enjoyed giving a talk at Benjamin Franklin House on 20 April. Thanks to the organisers.
Talk at the Royal College of Surgeons, London - 'The surgeon, the countess, her husband and his lover'
I was delighted to give my first talk on my new book Wedlock at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 19 March 2009. For details of other talks in the season, Sex and Scandal in the 18th Century, click here.
Woman's Hour
Hear my interview on Woman's Hour in a discussion about 18th century marriage.
November 2008
Croydon Medical Society
I enjoyed talking to the Croydon Medical Society about John Hunter on 20 November 2008.
September 2008
University of North Carolina
I was privileged in giving lectures on John Hunter to the Bullitt History of Medicine Club on 23 September and to the surgeons' Grand Rounds on 24 September. My thanks to Dr Liz Dreesen and everyone else who helped make my visit memorable.
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
I was delighted to give the Third Annual John Thompson History of Medicine Lecture to the Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeoons in Orlando, Florida, on John Hunter on 25 September 2008.
October 2007
Marsh Biography Award
The Knife Man was shortlisted for the 2007 Marsh Biography Award. The award is presented biennially for a work that is historically important, records significant human achievement and is representative of the highest standards of written English and serious research.
Talk at Benjamin Franklin's House, Craven Street, London
Talk at Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
I enjoyed talking and meeting readers (including descendants of the Stoney family!) at the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, on 10 September.
TV Book Club
'Wedlock' was discussed on the Channel 4 TV Book Club on 21 and 22 March.
US paperback
The US paperback Wedlock: The True Story of the Disastrous Marriage and Remarkable Divorce of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore was published by Three Rivers Press (an imprint of Random House) in March 2010 and is on sale now.
March 2010