# Jerry Brotton
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jerry brotton is a British historian. He is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London, a television and radio presenter and a curator.
He writes about literature, history, material culture, trade, and east-west relations, particularly in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
S5 Ep6: The Craft of Globemaking with Jonathan Wright
In this episode, Jerry meets master craftsperson, globemaker and conservator Jonathan Wright. Jonathan brings with him a twelve-inch celestial globe produced by Scottish firm James Kirkwood & Sons from 1810.
For Jonathan, this globe marks a significant career milestone: it was the first one he ev…
S5 Ep7: Sea Queens and Desert Ants: Celestial Navigation with David Barrie
In this episode, Jerry meets master navigator, sailing expert and award-winning author David Barrie. Together, they discuss a British Admiralty chart of the North Atlantic Ocean that tracks David’s incredible 1973 Transatlantic voyage aboard a 35-foot yacht named Sæcwen, from Halifax in Nova Scot…
S5 Ep8: Here Be Dragons! The plot thickens with Cressida Cowell
In this episode we have a roar-some treat: our intrepid host Jerry Brotton journeys to the legendary Barbaric Archipelago with best-selling children's author and illustrator Cressida Cowell.
Cressida’s chosen map shows the landscape she created for her acclaimed children’s series, How to Train Yo…
Free Thinking 2013 - Why Are Maps Still So Powerful?
Can a map reveal too much? How do they direct our thinking? From ancient atlases to satnav and Google, maps continue to be a key planning tool, but how much are they now instruments of control?
To discuss what the very word ‘mapping’ now means Rana Mitter is joined by Vanessa Lawrence CB, head of t…
The CXLive! Episode 99: Russ Fowler: Leadership, Legacy and Lessons Learned
This month’s CXLive! episode features an inspiring conversation with one of the true legends of the customer engagement and briefing industry: Russ Fowler, Vice President of Marketing Environments at Derse.
From his first role in experience design to more than three decades of shaping unforgettable…
What's Your Map? Live at Hay Festival: David Olusoga, Emma Jane Unsworth and Tim Marshall
In this special episode, live from Hay Festival 2026, Jerry was joined by former diplomatic editor at Sky News and author Tim Marshall; award winning historian, broadcaster and author David Olusoga OBE; and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and novelist Emma Jane Unsworth.
To explore the maps as you …
S6E8: The Arts and England's Early Relations with the Islamic World, with Jerry Brotton
Tune in to Jerry Brotton as he tells the story of some of England’s earliest interactions with the Islamic world, specifically the Saadi Sultanate of Morocco during the Elizabethan period. At this unique time, Queen Elizabeth I sought to forge alliances that could act as a bulwark against the Catho…
S6 Ep2: Mapping Albion with Zakia Sewell
In this episode, host Jerry sits down with broadcaster, producer, writer and DJ, Zakia Sewell. Together they discuss her latest book, Finding Albion, which chronicles her journey across the British Isles to explore its seasonal myths, enduring legends, and deep-rooted rituals.
Zakia shares the ma…
S6 Ep3: Rounding the Cape with Patricia Seed
In this episode, Jerry meets with Patricia Seed, an American professor of history at the University of California, Irvine. Patricia has spent her career mapping the earliest voyages of European ‘discovery’ that transformed our world. Specialising in the history of cartography and navigation, she …
S6 Ep4: At Doom’s Gate with John Romero
In this episode, Jerry will be joined by pioneer of the video game industry John Romero. John is best known as a co-founder of id Software, and responsible for designing over 130 games, including the iconic Wolfenstein 3D (1992), DOOM (1993) and Quake (1996) - to name but a few!
Together, Jerry …
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