MEDIA
History in the news
Expert commentary for television, radio, podcasts and the international press. Available for interviews in English and Spanish.
WATCH & LISTEN
Selected appearances
Popes vs Power
Jesuitical — 60-minute feature interview.
Watch & listen →Blasphemy, outrage and competitive victimhood
God Forbid — 60-minute programme and panel discussion.
Listen →Papal Infallibility
In Our Time — 60-minute programme.
Listen →IN THE PRESS
Comment & analysis for international press
THE WASHINGTON POSTPOLITICOTIMETHE TIMES OF LONDONTHE GUARDIANLE MONDEAGENCE FRANCE-PRESSEASSOCIATED PRESSDIE WELTEL MERCURIOLA NACIÓN
Touring Africa, Pope Leo raised his voice but didn't like the echo
Expert comment on the papacy’s religious and international significance.
Read →How the pope went pop
Expert comment on the cultural image and public reach of the modern papacy.
Read →“El cónclave es un referéndum sobre el futuro de la Iglesia”
A substantial Spanish-language interview on the conclave and the future direction of the Catholic Church.
Read →ELSEWHERE
Beyond the usual subjects
New Scientist podcast
An appearance during the 2025 conclave period.
Listen →The theology of chocolate
A lighter historical intervention on Catholicism and chocolate.
Read →If I could go anywhere: the “cathedral” at Blythburgh that rises from the marshes
A journey through history, landscape and one of Suffolk’s great medieval churches.
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