Dan Jones Archives - Suzannah Lipscomb

Breaking news: new history series on Elizabeth I

August 26, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Here's our breaking news, just announced by Channel Five: Brand new history series looks at the era of Elizabeth I Building on the success of Henry VIII and His Six Wives, Oxford Film and TV will produce a 3 x 60” docu-drama focussing on Queen Elizabeth I. The epic story…

Some of the short videos Dan Jones and I made about Henry VIII’s Six Wives

May 18, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Thought you might like to see the Ch. 5 videos of me and Dan Jones talking about the series again, so here they are: For even more videos, please visit Henry VIII and His Six Wives from our Director, Chris Holt Oh, and if you missed HenryVIII and His Six…

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

May 9, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones co-wrote and co-presented this four-part series for CHANNEL FIVE, which aired in April and May 2016. All four episodes of Henry VIII and His Six Wives are available to watch online until May 2017 here and if you don't have access to Channel 5's website, you can…

Ep 3 Henry VIII and his Six Wives …

April 29, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

... goes out this evening at 8pm Ch. 5. Do watch if you can. This week we'll be telling you the true stories behind Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves' marriages. Suzannah and Dan Jones talk about Anne of Cleves

BBC History Extra Podcast

April 28, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

I've been working with Dan Jones a lot lately - this is the podcast I did with him about Henry VIII's will: Dan Jones interviews Suzannah about Henry VIII's will

Trailer for Henry VIII and His Six Wives

April 11, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Here's the trailer for my new series with Dan Jones: Henry VIII and His Six Wives. For those living in the UK, it starts this Friday at 8pm on Channel 5.

Some BIG news for UK-based history fans

March 31, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

My new series with Dan Jones - HENRY VIII AND HIS SIX WIVES - has been brought forward, thanks to popular demand, and will now air in a FORTNIGHT's time: it starts on Friday April 15th at 8pm on Channel 5 and runs for four weeks. Set your alarms now. (Meanwhile, here's…

Channel 5 To Show Major History Series Examining Henry VIII’s Wives

March 8, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

Breaking news: here's today's exciting announcement from Channel Five STOP PRESS 31.03.16: THE SERIES WILL START AIRING ON FRIDAY 15TH APRIL AT 8PM. Oxford Film & Television have been commissioned to produce an innovative historical series looking at the wives of King Henry VIII. Following on from Channel 5’s…

Henry VIII’s Will – Podcast with Dan Jones

February 4, 2016July 20, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb

The wonderful medieval historian, Dan Jones, here interviews me about my new book The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII for BBC History Magazine's podcast. It has been lovingly excised to remove most of our ribbing of each other, but a stray comment or two have made it…