Benjamin Woolley
Benjamin Woolley is an author, media journalist and television presenter.[1]
In 2018, he published The King's Assassin,[2] about the affair between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In its review, Kirkus reviews considered it a "perfect choice for readers who love English history, especially the Stuart period."[3] In 2024, it formed the basis for Mary & George, a British historical drama miniseries created by D. C. Moore starring Julianne Moore.[4]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Woolley studied Philosophy & Politics at Durham University, graduating in 1979.[5] Woolley currently teaches English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Books
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TV programmes
[edit | edit source]Woolley presented Games Britannia,[8] a documentary on the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump for BBC Four,[9] and an episode of The Late Show, Libraries and Civilization.[10] Together with Martyn Ives, David H. Levy, and David Taylor, Woolley won a 1998 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the "Individual Achievement in a Craft, Writer" category for the script of the documentary 3 Minutes to Impact produced by York Films for the Discovery Channel.[11]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- BenWoolley.com Authors Page
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