Hell-Fire Club interviews with BBC

I've been away with work and research, but still super enthused about the Hell-Fire Clubs! The media types quite like the story as there are lots of spooky myths relating to the club sites.

Read all about it here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37609835

Hear all about it here:
https://soundcloud.com/tierneae/hell-fire-club-interview

Bring on the BBC

Just had a fantastic evening session with archaeologist extraordinaire, Win Scutt. He graciously offered me the  chance to sit in and contribute to his BBC Five Live session, "Up All Night", where I got to talk about my current archaeological work with Giles Dilnot. Later, we were on the line to Vic Morgan's Late Bhow on BBC Radio in the South West. Brilliant time all round - it was great to see inside the BBC Bristol studios and witness the nitty gritty workings of radio production. We even got some texts in about my PhD research; seems there is plenty of interest in the Hell-Fire Clubs throughout the country!

Historian tackles more than the past

TV Presenter Dan Snow tackled a looter outside his home in London. Hearing the windows of his local pub smashed in, Snow rushed out onto the street. A youth ran past him, preoccupied with carrying looted shoes. The historian told BBC 5 live Breakfast how he seized the opportunity to tackle him to the ground and then sat on the looter until police arrived.

On a complete side note, while looking up a picture of him on the internets, I found lots of people have taken a strong fancy to his face, while another had this snarly piece to say:

He presents history documentaries on the BBC. He's unbeleivably wooden in front of the camera, almost unbearably posh - and more than just a little bit geeky. 

He's only 31, but his hair and fashion sense make him look more like a 45 year-old dentist. Whenever he's on TV, droning on about King Henry VIII or something, I just sit there staring at him, thinking of ways to corrupt him.

BBC Radio 5 Live Interview!

Catch me on BBC Radio 5 this Saturday 17th July at 8am! I'll be talking about high-end memorabilia, particularly movie merchandise (like the recently auctioned Terminator robotic arm)