Benjamin Woolley

Benjamin Woolley is an author, media journalist and television presenter.[1] In 2018, he published The King's Assassin[2].

Biography

Woolley studied Philosophy & Politics at Durham University, graduating in 1979.[3] Woolley currently teaches English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Books

  • Woolley, Benjamin (2007). Savage kingdom: The true story of Jamestown, 1607, and the settlement of America (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-009056-2. OCLC 122571096. LCC F234.J3 W66 2007.[4]
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2005) [2004]. The herbalist : Nicholas Culpeper and the fight for medical freedom. London: Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0-00-712658-3. OCLC 61476864. LCC RS164.C89 W635 2004.
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2001). The Queen's conjuror : the life and magic of Dr. Dee, adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-6509-1. OCLC 45376415.[5]
  • Woolley, Benjamin (2002) [1999]. The bride of science : romance, reason, and Byron's daughter. New York : London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-138860-3. OCLC 59421218.
  • Woolley, Benjamin (1993) [1992]. Virtual worlds : a journey in hype and hyperreality. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-015439-9. OCLC 475636749. LCC BD331 .W866 1992.

TV programmes

Woolley presented Games Britannia,[6] a documentary on the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump for BBC Four,[7] and an episode of The Late Show, Libraries and Civilization.[8] 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.[9]

References

  1. "Mr. Benjamin Woolley from HarperCollins Publishers". New York, NY: HarperCollins. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  2. "The King's Assassin | Benjamin Woolley | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. "St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. Wright, Ronald (2007). "Review: Savage Kingdom by Benjamin Woolley". The Liberal.
  5. Jardine, Lisa (30 March 2003). "Review: The Queen's Conjuror by Benjamin Woolley". The Guardian.
  6. "BBC Four Programmes - Games Britannia". BBC. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  7. "The Century that Made us. Bird In The Air Pump". BBC. 20 June 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. Libraries and Civilization Part 1 Youtube. Uploaded by bwoolley on Apr 26, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  9. International Documentary Association (1998). International documentary: the newsletter of the International Documentary Association. 17. International Documentary Association. p. 59.; see also and .


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