Nick Barratt
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Dr Nick Barratt | |
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Born | Nicholas David Barratt 16 May 1970 Hammersmith, London, England |
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Education | Hampton School |
Alma mater | King's College London |
Nicholas David Barratt (born 16 May 1970)[
Biography
Barratt was born at
Following a career as a broadcaster and author from 2002-2012, he returned to work at The National Archives in 2013, before leaving in 2015 to join
Television
Barratt has made numerous TV appearances, and his research credits include House Detectives, Invasion, Omnibus and the BAFTA-nominated Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Since 2002 he has moved into presenting, with appearances on Who Do You Think You Are in the UK, Ireland, Australia and USA as well as History Mysteries, Hidden House History, So You Think You’re Royal, Secrets from the Attic, Missing Millions, and Live the Dream as Seen on Screen on television, and Tracing Your Roots for Radio 4. He also presented the research strands for BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? DVD as well as onscreen appearances for the format in the UK, Ireland, Australia and the US.
Published works
- Tracing the History of Your House (Public Record Office, 2001)
- House History Starter Pack (Public Record Office, 2002)
- History Trail (BBC, 2002)
- Your Family's War History (BBC Learning, 2004)
- Who Do You Think You Are?: Trace Your Family Tree Back to the Tudors (with Anton Gill; HarperCollins, 2006)
- Genealogy Online for Dummies (Wiley, 2006)
- The Family Detective (Ebury, 2006)
- Who Do You Think You Are?: Discovering the Heroes and Villains in Your Family (with Dan Waddell; HarperCollins, 2006)
- Who Do You Think You Are Encyclopedia of Genealogy (Harper Collins, 2008)
- Lost Voices from the Titanic: The Definitive Oral History (Preface, 2009)
- Nick Barratt's Guide to Your Ancestors' Lives (Pen and Sword, 2010)
- Greater London: the Story of the Suburbs (Random House, 2012)
- The Forgotten Spy (Blink, 2015)
- The Restless Kings (Faber, 2018)
Barratt's other works include academic articles and volumes on
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ISBN 1-84884-056-X
- ^ "Dr Nick Barratt | SCONUL". sconul.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Senate House Library". University of London. Retrieved 14 July 2020.