Iszi Lawrence
Iszi Lawrence (born 7 June 1985[1]) is a British broadcaster, comedian and author. She presents The Forum on the BBC World Service,[2] and co-presents the podcast Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny.[3]
Education
[edit | edit source]Lawrence attended Wychwood School in Oxford. She studied geography at the University of Bristol, graduating with first-class honours. She later studied a diploma in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and graduated with this diploma.[4]
Broadcasting career
[edit | edit source]Lawrence was producer for the 2013 documentary film Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie.[5]
In 2016, Lawrence began presenting for the BBC Radio 4 programme Making History,[6] which explores historical topics. She joined the presenting team for the programme officially in 2018.[7]
In 2021, Lawrence appeared in the TV series Royals: Keeping the Crown, which examined the successes of, and difficult events relating to, various royal families.[8] Also in 2021, she appeared[9] in the TV series[10] The Lost Pirate Kingdom[9] which examined real pirates in the Caribbean.[10] Also in 2021, she appeared in the factual television series Ancient Apocalypse, as a history expert.[11]
In 2022, Lawrence began co-presenting Your Place or Mine on BBC Radio 4 with Shaun Keaveny.[12] In the same year, she appeared as a history expert in the factual television series U-Boat Wranglers.[11]
As of 2023, Lawrence presented The Forum,[13] an in-depth discussion programme on the BBC World Service's English-language service. She still presents the programme today.
Lawrence presents the British Museum's Membercast podcast, which explores topics connected to artifacts in the museum's collections.[14]
Comedy career
[edit | edit source]Lawrence was a semi-finalist in the BBC Radio 7 New Comedy Awards.[15]
Lawrence has performed comedy in many countries, and in venues where comedy is not commonly performed, such as museums.[16] However, she has performed in conventional venues for comedy, also: in 2012, she had a show Wotnot, at the Edinburgh Fringe.[17]
She appears regularly at the Lil Fat Comedy Club in Oxfordshire.[15]
Writing career
[edit | edit source]Lawrence is the author of several books, all aimed at children.[18] Her book The Time Machine Next Door was launched at Waterstones in Reading in 2023.[19] She has worked with the illustrator Rebecca Bagley for at least some of her books.[20] Her series of books The Unstoppable Letty Pegg is a historical adventure series.[21]
She runs workshops focussing on historical storywriting and history in general for children studying at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.[22]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lawrence's family is multicultural, including people from Australia and Morocco.[16]
She has a dark blue belt in Japanese-style jujutsu.[21]
References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- BBC Radio 4 presenters
- BBC World Service presenters
- British historical fiction writers
- British women children's writers
- British women comedians
- British women historians
- British women radio presenters
- English people of Australian descent
- English people of Moroccan descent
- Historians of the Caribbean
- Historians of monarchy and royalty
- People educated at Wychwood School
- British women podcasters